Three Greats at Number 3

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                  M     I       NO      Runs    HS      Avg     100s    50s
Sir Don Bradman   52	80	10	6996	334	99.94	29	13
Ricky Ponting*    51	90	13	5734	257	74.46	23	19
Rahul Dravid**    49	80	13	4912	270	73.31	14	22

(* Ponting's record between 3 Oct 2002 & 3 Dec 2006 // ** Dravid's record during Sourav Ganguly's captaincy between 2000 & 2005 // Ponting's strike-rate was sixteen runs per 100 balls quicker than Dravid's)

Daylight separates Sir Donald Bradman from every batsman in Test history and just to illustrate this point, I've chosen two modern Number 3 greats who even at the peak of their powers, were on average scoring 25 runs less per innings than The Don.