Don Bradman Batting Average

The right-handed batsman broke the 71-year-old record previously held by Bradman. The legendary cricketer had an average of 98.22 at home soil in Test Cricket.

Australian cricketing great Don Bradman's batting average could be 109.42, instead of the famed 99.94, as per a new study by the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C). While there have been calculations by ICC or ESPN Cricinfo on who is the best batsmen across cricketing eras, the study maintains that comparing between top batsmen like Gary Sobers, Viv Richards, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, and Rahul Dravid has proved to be a challenge on account of various dimensions of batting statistics such as batting average, batting consistency, and longevity of careers, among others. In addition, there are also challenges of comparing quality of opposition bowlers across eras and the quality of runs scored against strong or weak opponents in home or away matches. On the contrary, the research paper titled 'Measuring batting consistency and comparing batting greats in test cricket: innovative applications of statistical tools' by faculty members Sahadeb Sarkar and ...