Highest Strike Rate in Test

Highest Strike Rate in Test is a premier metric evaluating a batter's aggression and their ability to dismantle a bowling attack's rhythm in the sport's longest format. This record is currently spearheaded by England’s Harry Brook.

Among players with at least 20 innings, Brook maintains an extraordinary strike rate near 90.00, a statistical anomaly in Test cricket where the traditional average often hovers between 40 and 50. He follows in the footsteps of legendary trailblazers like Virender Sehwag and Adam Gilchrist. As of April 2026, under the "Bazball" philosophy, this metric represents a paradigm shift in Test cricket—moving from attrition to explosive dominance. It highlights a batter’s technical courage to take risks and their psychological impact on the opposition, effectively turning a five-day game into a high-speed contest.

RANK 1

Anshuman Gaekwad

128.73

Runs

1985

RANK 2

Kapil Dev

94.76

Runs

5248

RANK 3

Madan Lal

94.04

Runs

1042

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Anshuman Gaekwad	40	70	1985	0	201	29.63	128.73	4	109	0	10	2
2	Kapil Dev	131	184	5248	5538	163	31.05	94.76	15	587	61	27	8
3	Madan Lal	39	62	1042	1108	74	22.65	94.04	16	87	1	5	0
4	Mohammad Rafique	33	48	4076	1630	0	40.76	87.4	6	110	34	4	1
5	Shahid Afridi GER	27	48	1716	1973	156	36.51	86.97	1	220	52	8	5
6	Ben Duckett ENG	43	80	3074	3555	182	39.92	86.46	3	398	19	16	6
7	Mohinder Amarnath	69	113	4378	5119	138	42.5	85.52	10	330	21	24	11
8	Tim Southee NZ	107	156	2245	2715	77	15.48	82.68	11	215	98	7	0
9	Virender Sehwag	104	180	8586	10441	319	49.34	82.23	6	1233	91	32	23
10	Adam Gilchrist	96	137	5570	6796	204	47.6	81.95	20	677	100	26	17
11	Colin de Grandhomme NZ	29	44	1432	1780	120	38.7	80.44	7	141	41	8	2
12	Matt Henry NZ	33	45	670	855	72	17.17	78.36	6	90	21	4	0
13	Graeme Swann	60	76	1370	1791	85	22.09	76.49	14	181	19	5	0
14	Sandeep Patil	29	47	1588	2103	174	36.09	75.51	4	197	9	7	4
15	Kris Srikkanth	43	72	2062	0	123	29.88	75.34	3	221	19	12	2
16	Mohammad Shami	64	89	750	1005	56	12.09	74.62	27	83	25	2	0
17	Rishabh Pant IND	49	86	3476	4682	159	42.91	74.24	5	372	94	18	8
18	Kusal Perera SL	22	41	1177	1629	153	30.97	72.25	3	151	12	7	2
19	Hasan Ali PAK	25	40	382	530	30	11.93	72.07	8	34	20	0	0
20	Mark Wood ENG	38	64	811	1143	52	15.59	70.95	12	108	20	1	0
21	Quinton De Kock SA	54	91	3300	4652	141	38.82	70.93	6	411	33	22	6
22	Muttiah Muralitharan	133	164	1261	1794	67	11.67	70.28	56	146	29	1	0
23	David Warner AUS	112	205	8786	12517	335	44.59	70.19	8	1036	69	37	26
24	Sarfaraz Ahmed	54	95	3031	4320	118	37.41	70.16	14	309	9	21	4
25	Travis Head AUS	65	111	4592	6576	175	43.73	69.82	6	557	41	20	12
26	Roger Binny	27	41	830	0	83	23.05	68.54	5	64	5	5	0
27	Daren Sammy	38	63	1323	1949	106	21.68	67.88	2	157	34	5	1
28	Mashrafe Mortaza BAN	36	67	797	1186	79	12.85	67.2	5	95	22	3	0
29	Shikhar Dhawan	34	58	2315	3458	190	40.61	66.94	1	316	12	5	7
30	Niroshan Dickwella SL	54	96	2757	4148	96	30.97	66.46	7	304	11	22	0
31	Sunil Gavaskar	125	214	10122	15327	236	51.12	66.04	16	1016	26	45	34
32	Tillakaratne Dilshan	87	145	5492	8379	193	40.98	65.54	11	677	24	23	16
33	Zak Crawley ENG	64	117	3586	5475	267	31.18	65.49	2	499	13	21	5
34	Stuart Broad	167	244	3662	5607	169	18.03	65.31	41	438	55	13	1
35	Sanath Jayasuriya	110	188	6973	10698	340	40.07	65.18	14	910	59	31	14
36	Harbhajan Singh	103	145	2224	3432	115	18.22	64.8	23	277	42	9	2
37	Andrew Symonds	26	41	1462	2256	162	40.61	64.8	5	154	28	10	2
38	Brendon McCullum	101	176	6453	9989	302	38.64	64.6	9	776	107	31	12
39	Sean Williams ZIM	24	47	1946	3020	154	45.25	64.43	4	222	16	7	6
40	Ollie Pope ENG	64	113	3732	5793	205	34.55	64.42	5	439	18	16	9
41	Sam Curran ENG	24	38	815	1271	78	24.69	64.12	5	96	21	3	0
42	Ian Smith	63	88	1815	2873	173	25.56	63.17	17	231	7	6	2
43	Ryan Harris	27	39	603	955	74	21.53	63.14	11	63	9	3	0
44	Kamran Akmal	53	92	2648	4196	158	30.79	63.1	6	372	14	12	6
45	Mohammad Azharuddin	99	147	6215	9852	199	45.03	63.08	9	720	19	21	22
46	Danny Morrison	48	76	5549	1696	0	34.68	62.9	26	35	1	0	0
47	Jerome Taylor	46	73	856	1368	106	12.96	62.57	7	116	19	1	1
48	Syed Kirmani	88	124	2759	4422	102	26.79	62.39	22	246	3	12	2
49	Salman Agha PAK	23	44	1487	2387	132	39.13	62.29	6	162	15	10	3
50	Kevin Pietersen	104	181	8181	13255	227	47.28	61.72	8	985	81	35	23
51	Chetan Sharma	23	27	396	0	54	22	61.68	9	32	1	1	0
52	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	71	130	4609	7473	217	37.77	61.67	8	556	28	31	5
53	Sir Ian Botham	102	161	5200	8565	208	33.54	60.71	6	621	67	22	14
54	Keshav Maharaj SA	62	95	1334	2197	84	15.33	60.71	8	153	29	6	0
55	Sulieman Benn	26	39	486	802	42	14.29	60.59	5	58	13	0	0
56	Brian Lara	131	232	11953	19753	400	52.88	60.51	6	1559	88	48	34
57	Habibul Bashar	50	99	3026	5020	113	30.87	60.27	1	401	4	24	3
58	Chris Gayle WI	103	182	7214	11970	333	42.18	60.26	11	1046	98	37	15
59	Winston Benjamin	21	26	470	781	85	18.8	60.17	1	51	8	2	0
60	Matthew Hayden	103	184	8625	14349	380	50.73	60.1	14	1049	82	29	30
61	Trent Boult NZ	78	94	759	1265	52	15.81	60	46	82	30	1	0
62	Dilip Vengsarkar	116	185	6868	11450	166	41.37	59.98	22	560	17	35	17
63	Lance Klusener	49	69	1906	3187	174	32.86	59.8	11	236	20	8	4
64	Graeme Smith	117	205	9265	15525	277	48.25	59.67	13	1165	24	38	27
65	Litton Das BAN	52	90	3117	5225	141	35.42	59.65	2	374	23	19	5
66	Mitchell Starc AUS	105	154	2478	4177	99	20.47	59.32	33	255	49	13	0
67	Ross Taylor NZ	112	196	7683	12957	290	44.66	59.29	24	932	55	35	19
68	MS Dhoni	90	144	4876	8249	224	38.09	59.11	16	544	78	33	6
69	Jonny Bairstow	100	178	6042	10228	167	36.39	59.07	12	719	56	26	12
70	Aiden Markram SA	50	92	3192	5407	152	35.46	59.03	2	452	16	13	8
71	Amit Mishra	22	32	648	1103	84	21.6	58.74	2	79	3	4	0
72	Ricky Ponting	168	287	13378	22782	257	51.85	58.72	29	1509	73	62	41
73	Kusal Mendis SL	73	135	4757	8116	245	36.87	58.61	6	572	52	22	10
74	Brad Haddin	66	112	3266	5587	169	32.98	58.45	13	363	54	18	4
75	Ben Stokes ENG	120	216	7216	12348	258	34.85	58.43	9	828	136	37	14
76	Mitchell Johnson	73	109	2065	3536	123	22.2	58.39	16	247	31	11	1
77	Dhananjaya de Silva SL	65	115	4133	7089	173	38.99	58.3	9	499	36	19	12
78	Daniel Vettori	113	174	4531	7787	140	30	58.18	23	556	17	23	6
79	Tamim Iqbal BAN	70	134	5134	8852	206	38.89	57.99	2	655	41	31	10
80	Yuvraj Singh	40	62	1900	3277	169	33.92	57.97	6	260	22	11	3
81	Wiaan Mulder SA	24	40	1253	2167	367	35.8	57.82	5	152	17	1	3
82	Shane Warne	145	199	3154	5470	99	17.32	57.65	17	353	37	12	0
83	Yasir Hameed	25	49	1491	2588	170	32.41	57.61	3	223	4	8	2
84	Joe Root ENG	163	298	13943	24242	262	51.07	57.51	25	1492	46	66	41
85	Rohit Sharma IND	67	116	4301	7538	212	40.57	57.05	10	473	88	18	12
86	Tino Best	25	38	401	706	95	12.53	56.79	6	52	5	1	0
87	Alzarri Joseph WI	40	65	770	1357	86	12.22	56.74	2	83	28	2	0
88	Joe Burns ITA	23	40	1442	2557	180	36.97	56.39	1	183	14	7	4
89	Mitchell Marsh AUS	46	80	2083	3700	181	28.53	56.29	7	270	32	9	3
90	Sikandar Raza ZIM	22	42	1434	2555	127	34.14	56.12	0	146	17	11	1