Top 5 Batsmen with Highest Striking Average in ODI Cricket

2. Hashim Amla (South Africa) – 72.59 points:

Whenever the name of South African Test captain pops up, we get an image of genius who oozes sheer elegance with his leg side flicks and delightful stroke play. Hashim Amla is a run machine with the willow and his classical strokes are very pleasing on the eye. He not only enjoyed a successful transition in ODI cricket but is now widely regarded as one of the best ODI players of the decade. A man who is always overshadowed by the brilliance of AB DE VILIERS, Amla possess some mind blowing stats which are second to none. He is the fastest to reach 20 Centuries and also holds the highest batting average for a batter who has played a minimum of 100 matches. He is also the fastest to reach 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 ODI runs. In ODI’s played at home he averages 60 while in away matches its 52 per innings, while batting first Amla averages 62 which drops to 49 while chasing. He has faced 6,330 balls with 5,692 runs against his name.