Most prolific run-scorer against Pak

With strike rate of 80.31, Sehwag is the second fastest run-scorer against Pak, writes Rajneesh Gupta.

Sehwag's dismissal on the final day of Lahore Test brought his average down by 10 points against Pakistan from what it was at the end of day four.

HT Image

Still Sehwag is averaging a staggering 112.36 against Pakistan at the end of Lahore Test, which is not only the highest for any batsman against Pakistan but also the second highest for a batsman in Test cricket history against a particular country. England's Wally Hammond had scored his runs against New Zealand at just a marginal better average.

Moreover, Sehwag has scored his runs at a phenomenal strike rate of 80.31 (runs per 100 balls), which puts him at the second place among the fastest run-scorers against Pakistan, ahead of countryman Kapil Dev and behind only Australia's Adam Gilchrist.

Highest batting average against Pakistan
AVE		Batsman		For		Runs		Tests		Inns		NO
112.36		V Sehwag		Ind		1236		7		11		0
93.63		ER Dexter		Eng		749		8		10		2
89.45		GStA Sobers		WI		984		8		13		2
84.43		G Boycott		Eng		591		6		10		3
81.62		RT Ponting		Aus		1061		10		16		3
79.44		KF Barrington		Eng		715		9		12		3
79.24		MA Taylor		Aus		1347		12		20		3
68.44		AC Gilchrist		Aus		616		9		12		3
64.30		CC Hunte		WI		643		6		11		1
63.24		GS Chappell		Aus		1581		17		27		2

Highest batting average against a particular country
AVE		Batsman		Vs		Runs		Tests		Inns		NO
112.78		WR Hammond (Eng)		NZ		1015		9		11		2
112.36		V Sehwag (Ind)		Pak		1236		7		11		0
106.79		EC Weekes (WI)		Ind		1495		10		15		1
106.75		Shoaib Mohammad (Pak)		NZ		854		7		10		2
97.90		R Dravid (Ind)		Zim		979		9		13		3
95.42		MS Atapattu (SL)		Zim		1145		10		15		3
94.83		A Flower (Zim)		Ind		1138		9		18		6
93.63		ER Dexter (Eng)		Pak		749		8		10		2
92.00		KD Walters (Aus)		WI		1196		9		14		1
90.13		MP Vaughan (Eng)		Ind		721		6		10		2

Highest strike-rate against Pakistan
SR		Batsman		For		Balls		Runs		Tests		Inns		Ave
83.70		AC Gilchrist		Aus		736		616		9		11		68.44
80.31		V Sehwag		Ind		1539		1236		7		11		112.36
77.77		Kapil Dev		Ind		1030		801		20		28		29.67
68.66		BC Lara		WI		1056		725		9		17		42.65
66.53		IVA Richards		WI		1228		817		9		15		58.36
62.16		RT Ponting		Aus		1707		1061		10		16		81.62
61.01		Habibul Bashar		Ban		908		554		6		12		50.36
60.36		ST Jayasuriya		SL		2414		1457		15		27		56.04