Overseas Specialists: 10 batsmen who performed better overseas in Test cricket

(9) Steve Waugh (Australia)

Stephen Waugh laid the foundation for Australia's world domination.

Home- Matches: 89, Runs: 5710, Average: 47.58, Highest: 170, 100/50: 15/30.

Away- Matches: 79, Runs: 5217, Average: 55.50, Highest: 200, 100/50: 17/20.

Average Difference: 7.92.

No batsmen shaped his country's fortunes in the same way as Stephen Rodgers Waugh did for Australia. Waugh was instrumental in bringing down the Windies and paved the way for the decade-long domination of Australia.

Waugh finished his career as the second highest leading run-scorer in Test history. He scored 80 in his final Test innings to save Australia from a series defeat against India. It was a perfect summation of Steve Waugh, the batsman, and the cricketer.

Waugh played 88 Tests at home in his career and scored 5710 runs at an average of 47.58. His highest score of 170 came against Sri Lanka in 1996. Waugh played at a time when Australian wickets were not the batting paradise of today and batted at No.6 which makes his contribution all the more fantastic.

Waugh was at his best playing Away from home, scoring 5217 runs at an average of 55.50. 10 of Waugh's 15 highest scores came when playing in overseas conditions.

Waugh's biggest rivals during his playing days were Australia and England, and he thrived in their backyard. Waugh played 14 Tests in West Indies, scoring 1096 runs at an average of 68. Waugh scored 4 hundreds in the Caribbean, including his highest score of 200. The likes of Ambrose, Walsh, and Bishop were no match to Waugh's resilience.

He was even more spectacular in England, scoring 1633 runs at an average of 74 in 22 Tests. It included 7 hundreds, two of them in the same match at Lord's in 1997.

Waugh was equally good in India and South Africa, averaging 47 and 50 in the respective countries. He also struck a hundred in his solitary match in the UAE and Zimbabwe. He also made a 150+ score in Pakistan and New Zealand where he averaged 41 and 35 respectively.