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Top 10 Indian Spinners Vs England In Tests In India

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All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). 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. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Spin bowlers from India against England in India in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
TVO RATING

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

Team (T) IND
Venue (V) IND
Oposition (O) ENG

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 200.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 200.00
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is a simple example:-

  • TS Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  • TS Points: 300.00(Max); Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00
  • Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 5

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2016
Era 3 MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS BS Chandrasekhar IND 1964 1977 1970.5 23 64 260.00
1 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1964 1977 1970.5 23 64 260.00
2 BS Bedi IND 1972 1977 1974.5 18 50 203.13
3 SA Durani IND 1961 1973 1967 20 35 142.19
4 EAS Prasanna IND 1962 1977 1969.5 15 29 117.81
5 DR Doshi IND 1980 1982 1981 11 23 93.44
5 L Sivaramakrishnan IND 1984 1985 1984.5 9 23 93.44
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS A Kumble IND 1993 2006 1999.5 17 56 260.00
1 A Kumble IND 1993 2006 1999.5 17 56 260.00
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS R Ashwin IND 2012 2024 2018 36 100 300.00
1 R Ashwin IND 2012 2024 2018 36 100 300.00
2 RA Jadeja IND 2012 2024 2018 20 48 144.00
3 AR Patel IND 2021 2024 2022.5 10 32 96.00

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 AR Patel 10 492 32 15.38 19.23 300.00
1 AR Patel 10 492 32 15.38 19.23 300.00
2 DR Doshi 11 537 23 23.35 23.45 246.00
3 A Kumble 17 1324 56 23.64 24.95 231.17
4 EAS Prasanna 15 630 29 21.72 25.76 223.91
5 BS Chandrasekhar 23 1538 64 24.03 26.28 219.45
6 BS Bedi 18 1206 50 24.12 27.99 206.09
7 L Sivaramakrishnan 9 723 23 31.43 28.79 200.33
8 RA Jadeja 20 1265 48 26.35 29.90 192.89
9 R Ashwin 36 2700 100 27.00 31.17 185.05
10 SA Durani 20 1152 35 32.91 31.94 180.56

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 AR Patel 10 1048 32 32.75 53.02 200.00
1 AR Patel 10 1048 32 32.75 53.02 200.00
2 BS Chandrasekhar 23 3880 64 60.63 55.54 190.94
3 L Sivaramakrishnan 9 1647 23 71.61 59.48 178.28
4 A Kumble 17 3285 56 58.66 61.28 173.05
5 SA Durani 20 2950 35 84.29 68.11 155.69
6 EAS Prasanna 15 2020 29 69.66 68.21 155.47
7 DR Doshi 11 1781 23 77.43 68.61 154.55
8 R Ashwin 36 5332 100 53.32 74.28 142.75
9 BS Bedi 18 4025 50 80.50 78.45 135.18
10 RA Jadeja 20 3040 48 63.33 86.74 122.25

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 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 6/76 6/90 5/50 5/65 6.00 200.00
1 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 6/76 6/90 5/50 5/65 6.00 200.00
2 A Kumble 7/115 6/64 6/81 5/76 4/49 5.60 186.67
2 R Ashwin 6/55 6/61 6/112 5/43 5/47 5.60 186.67
4 AR Patel 6/38 5/32 5/48 5/60 4/68 5.00 166.67
5 BS Bedi 6/71 5/63 5/110 4/38 4/72 4.80 160.00
6 RA Jadeja 7/48 5/41 4/67 4/109 3/86 4.60 153.33
7 SA Durani 6/105 5/47 4/72 3/59 3/66 4.20 140.00
7 L Sivaramakrishnan 6/64 6/99 6/117 2/90 1/12 4.20 140.00
9 EAS Prasanna 4/16 4/55 4/73 4/93 3/33 3.80 126.67
10 DR Doshi 5/39 4/69 4/81 2/28 2/63 3.40 113.33

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 BS Chandrasekhar 260.00 219.45 190.94 200.00 870.38
2 A Kumble 260.00 231.17 173.05 186.67 850.89
3 R Ashwin 300.00 185.05 142.75 186.67 814.46
4 AR Patel 96.00 300.00 200.00 166.67 762.67
5 BS Bedi 203.13 206.09 135.18 160.00 704.39
6 EAS Prasanna 117.81 223.91 155.47 126.67 623.86
7 SA Durani 142.19 180.56 155.69 140.00 618.43
8 RA Jadeja 144.00 192.89 122.25 153.33 612.47
9 L Sivaramakrishnan 93.44 200.33 178.28 140.00 612.04
10 DR Doshi 93.44 246.00 154.55 113.33 607.32

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