10 Indian batsmen who have dominated overseas
Jan 28, 2019 at 11:41 AM
India is a country which have had some of the batting legends in modern cricket and has always relied on the batsmen. Considering the quality of the Indian batting since the late 90s, we look at 10 batsmen who have dominated the opposition bowlers overseas over the years.
10. Mohinder Amarnath
One of the vital cogs in India’s maiden World cup triumph in 1983, Mohinder Amarnath had been a reliable all-rounder for India for nearly two decades.
He was one of the most technically gifted players during his time as he had sheer elegance in his batting which helped him dominate the opposition overseas as he piled up over 3000 runs away from home in just 37 tests.
9. Gautam Gambhir
One of the best openers India ever had, Gautam Gambhir alongside Virender Sehwag has made Indian batting more stable than ever as they took on the bowlers on any ground in the world.
The player has broken some of the unbreakable records set by the likes of Viv Richards in test cricket as he was No.1 ranked in test cricket back then. The player’s 137(436) against New Zealand will be cherished by every Indian as he helped India win its first ever test series in New Zealand.
8. Yuvraj Singh
One of the greatest players ever to play for Team India in colored jersey, Yuvraj Singh is the perfect all-rounder that any team would have wanted.
The player’s determination to give his all for the nation has earned him millions of fans across the world. The 34-year old has been the most dominant player in ODIs as he helped India to many victories from 2004 to 2011 both at home and away.
7. Virender Sehwag
Arguably the most destructive batsman India ever had, Sehwag was in a world of his own when he gets going. There has been days when bowlers are happy to bowl to any batsman in the world rather than bowling to him. Sehwag has made many memorable knocks both in tests and ODIs away from home as even his 309 came against Pakistan at Multan.
6. Virat Kohli
It would be a surprise if Virat Kohli is not included in this list. The player has been dominating bowlers all over the world since 2010 and has reached a new level this year where he is almost unreal to watch.
Virat Kohli has scored 133* against Sri Lanka at Hobart, 183 against Pakistan at Dhaka and many more memorable knocks away from home. The player still has a lot to do with his test cricket as he looks to break more records in the process.
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5. VVS Laxman
One of the greatest Test batsmen India ever had, VVS Laxman was an ever reliable batsman for India coming at No.6 at tests. He has been one of the most consistent batsmen away from home.
The Hyderabadi has dominated the Australian legendary bowling attack in their own den with such ease and elegance. He is undoubtedly one of the best players overseas for India.
4. Sourav Ganguly
One of the greatest captains of all-time, Sourav Ganguly has been one of the most dominant batsmen away from home as well. The Bengal boy has started his career with a century in Lords back in 1996 and have also dominated Australia in Australia over the years.
He also holds the record of scoring most centuries in ODIs for India away from home and India have won in all of them which shows his ability to play overseas with ease.
3. Sunil Gavaskar
One of the greatest batsmen of his era, Sunil Gavaskar is the first run machine for India who have scored 10000 test runs for the first time in cricket history. The now-commentator has been dominant across the world and have piled up runs against all bowling attacks during his time.
2. Rahul Dravid
Arguably the greatest test player for India, Rahul Dravid had the technique to score runs on any type of wicket across the world. The player has shown his class when the team were in desperate trouble over the years especially away from home.
He had dominated Australia, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies at their home with so much of ease during his playing days.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
Undoubtedly, the greatest cricketer in modern day cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has dominated every country in their own backyard during his illustrious 24-year long career.
He has scored centuries in every country and have piled up tons with ease every single year. It would be foolish to place someone else as Sachin have dominated the oppositions in both the formats of the game which makes him No.1 in this list.