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Top 10 Indian Fast Bowlers In Tests In West Indies

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All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers from India in West Indies in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Abbreviations
TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T) IND
Venue (V) WI
Oposition (O) ALL

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Attacking Strike Rate 250.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 200.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 5
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS I Sharma IND 17 41 300.00
1 I Sharma IND 17 41 300.00
2 N Kapil Dev IND 13 35 256.10
3 Mohammed Shami IND 11 20 146.34
4 Zaheer Khan IND 7 15 109.76
4 MM Patel IND 10 15 109.76
6 A Kuruvilla IND 8 13 95.12
7 A Nehra IND 6 12 87.80
7 P Kumar IND 6 12 87.80
9 S Abid Ali IND 10 11 80.49
10 S Sreesanth IND 6 10 73.17

CONSISTENT

R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly it takes into account:-

  • Strength of Opposition.
  • Venues at which a player has played.
  • Time Period in which a bowler has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 10

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS I Sharma 17 763 41 18.61 19.31 250.00
1 I Sharma 17 763 41 18.61 19.31 250.00
2 P Kumar 6 254 12 21.17 20.04 240.92
3 N Kapil Dev 13 809 35 23.11 20.99 229.97
4 Mohammed Shami 11 444 20 22.20 24.31 198.58
5 S Sreesanth 6 335 10 33.50 32.28 149.54
6 A Kuruvilla 8 480 13 36.92 33.19 145.43
7 MM Patel 10 582 15 38.80 35.78 134.93
8 S Abid Ali 10 523 11 47.55 39.83 121.20
9 Zaheer Khan 7 568 15 37.87 40.61 118.87
10 A Nehra 6 453 12 37.75 40.90 118.04

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.

Criteria: Points For R SR or Balls/Wkt

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 10

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS I Sharma 17 1545 41 37.68 39.79 250.00
1 I Sharma 17 1545 41 37.68 39.79 250.00
2 Mohammed Shami 11 864 20 43.20 46.81 212.50
3 N Kapil Dev 13 1804 35 51.54 52.77 188.50
4 P Kumar 6 660 12 55.00 55.47 179.32
5 S Sreesanth 6 576 10 57.60 56.00 177.63
6 MM Patel 10 1158 15 77.20 72.31 137.56
7 S Abid Ali 10 986 11 89.64 73.71 134.95
8 Zaheer Khan 7 1129 15 75.27 74.54 133.44
9 A Kuruvilla 8 1032 13 79.38 77.91 127.67
10 A Nehra 6 1026 12 85.50 85.95 115.73

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 5 innings divided by 5.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS I Sharma 6/55 5/43 5/77 4/53 3/29 4.60 200.00
1 I Sharma 6/55 5/43 5/77 4/53 3/29 4.60 200.00
2 N Kapil Dev 6/84 5/58 4/45 4/73 3/76 4.40 191.30
3 Mohammed Shami 4/66 3/15 3/65 2/13 2/23 2.80 121.74
4 A Kuruvilla 5/68 3/82 2/69 1/47 1/56 2.40 104.35
4 A Nehra 4/112 3/72 2/52 2/72 1/23 2.40 104.35
4 Zaheer Khan 4/79 2/47 2/55 2/83 2/97 2.40 104.35
4 MM Patel 3/51 3/80 3/134 2/50 1/24 2.40 104.35
8 S Abid Ali 3/70 3/73 2/54 2/127 1/58 2.20 95.65
8 P Kumar 3/38 3/42 2/22 2/44 1/41 2.20 95.65
10 S Sreesanth 3/38 2/19 2/34 2/49 1/99 2.00 86.96

TEAM VEN OPP RATING

The TEAM VEN OPP (TVO) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ATT BBW TVO RAT
1 I Sharma 300.00 250.00 250.00 200.00 1,000.00
2 N Kapil Dev 256.10 229.97 188.50 191.30 865.87
3 Mohammed Shami 146.34 198.58 212.50 121.74 679.16
4 P Kumar 87.80 240.92 179.32 95.65 603.70
5 S Sreesanth 73.17 149.54 177.63 86.96 487.29
6 MM Patel 109.76 134.93 137.56 104.35 486.60
7 A Kuruvilla 95.12 145.43 127.67 104.35 472.57
8 Zaheer Khan 109.76 118.87 133.44 104.35 466.41
9 S Abid Ali 80.49 121.20 134.95 95.65 432.29
10 A Nehra 87.80 118.04 115.73 104.35 425.92

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current bowlers set new benchmarks.

Trend Setter (TS)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  4. TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
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Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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