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Allan Border vs Sunil Gavaskar — International Fantasy Cricket Stats Comparison

Who is better — Allan Border or Sunil Gavaskar?

Sunil Gavaskar has the edge on the headline numbers: Sunil Gavaskar leads on ODI batting (3,092 runs, avg 35.1). Full T20I, ODI, Test and IPL stats are below.

Allan Border () has 6,524 ODI runs at avg 30.6 in 273 matches. Sunil Gavaskar () has 3,092 ODI runs at avg 35.1 in 108 matches. Head-to-head batting, bowling & fielding across T20I, ODI & Test.

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PLAYER 1
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Allan Border
· 8 cr
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PLAYER 2
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Sunil Gavaskar
· 8 cr
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Allan Border
BAT
8 cr
Credits
0
Avg Pts
0
Best FP
0.0
Pts/Cr
0
Total Runs
0
Total Wkts
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Sunil Gavaskar
BAT
8 cr
Credits
0
Avg Pts
0
Best FP
0.0
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0
Total Runs
0
Total Wkts
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🏏 Allan Border
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🏏 Sunil Gavaskar
ODI Career Overview
273Matches108
🏏 Batting
6524Runs3092
30.63Batting Avg35.14
71.43Strike Rate62.26
3Centuries1
39Half-Centuries27
43Sixes 🔴21
127*
Best Score
103*
🎳 Bowling
73Wickets1
28.37Bowling Avg25.00
4.67Economy Rate7.50
05-Wkt Hauls0
3/20
Best Figures
1/10
Source: Cricsheet (cricsheet.org, CC BY 4.0) · International matches only

Allan Border vs Sunil Gavaskar — Stat Comparison Table

Head-to-head numbers at a glance. Higher value is highlighted in green (lower is better for economy and bowling/batting averages).

International career — ODI
StatisticAllan BorderSunil Gavaskar
Matches273108
Runs65243092
Batting average30.6335.14
Strike rate71.462.3
Centuries (100+)31
Half-centuries (50+)3927
Wickets731
Bowling average28.3725.00
Economy rate4.677.50

📋 Format by format

ODI. Allan Border has played 273 ODIs and Sunil Gavaskar 108. Allan Border has 6,524 runs at 30.6 (strike rate 71.4), against 3,092 at 35.1 (62.3) for Sunil Gavaskar, so Allan Border has scored more. Hundreds: Allan Border 3, Sunil Gavaskar 1. Fifties: 39 and 27. With the ball, Allan Border has 73 wickets at an economy of 4.67 and Sunil Gavaskar 1 at 7.50; Allan Border has more wickets.

Test. Allan Border has played 156 Tests and Sunil Gavaskar 125. Allan Border has 11,174 runs at 50.6 (strike rate 41.4), against 10,122 at 51.1 (66.0) for Sunil Gavaskar, so Allan Border has scored more. Hundreds: Allan Border 27, Sunil Gavaskar 34. Fifties: 63 and 45. With the ball, Allan Border has 39 wickets at an economy of 2.34 and Sunil Gavaskar 1 at 3.29; Allan Border has more wickets.

International numbers up to 8 April 1994.

Stats updated
📝 T20I Career Comparison

Allan Border vs Sunil Gavaskar — T20I is a highly-debated cricket matchup. Below are their T20I career highlights.

Allan Border does not have T20I career data recorded yet.

Sunil Gavaskar does not have T20I career data recorded yet.

Stats are sourced from international career records. Compare more players using our Player Comparison Tool.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Who has more ODI runs, Allan Border or Sunil Gavaskar?

Allan Border has more ODI runs: Allan Border has 6,524 in 273 matches (average 30.6) and Sunil Gavaskar has 3,092 in 108 (average 35.1).

Who has the better ODI strike rate?

Allan Border scores faster in ODIs: Allan Border strikes at 71.4 and Sunil Gavaskar at 62.3.

Who has more Test runs, Allan Border or Sunil Gavaskar?

Allan Border has more Test runs: Allan Border has 11,174 in 156 matches (average 50.6) and Sunil Gavaskar has 10,122 in 125 (average 51.1).
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