Who is better, Border or Ashwin?
Allan Border leads with a GOAT score of 90.5 against 90.5 for Ravichandran Ashwin — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Border vs Ashwin
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Allan Border and Ravichandran Ashwin level at 90.5. Allan Border leads on Longevity. Ravichandran Ashwin leads on Peak, Dominance, Statistics.
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BorderWinner
90.5Border wins: Longevity
Ashwin
90.5Ashwin wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Allan Border
90.5
Border leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Allan Border
2. Ravichandran Ashwin
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇮🇳 Ravichandran Ashwin5 years played · career day 2,190196 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Allan Border5 years played · career day 2,92119 runs
-90.3% vs Ashwin at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Border | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 🇮🇳 Ashwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 134 | 331 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BorderRetired | AshwinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 11,174 | 3,503 |
| Test centuries | 27 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Tests as captain | 93 | — |
| Consecutive Tests played | 153 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 537 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 37 |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Player of the Series awards | — | 11 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Border90.5
Ashwin90.5
FAQ
Where does Ashwin beat Border?
Ashwin scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Border leads on longevity.
How is the Border vs Ashwin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Border: 90.5, Ashwin: 90.5.
What do you think?
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