Top 10 Indian Spinners Vs New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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) NZ

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 S Venkataraghavan IND 1965 1976 1970.5 17 43 260.00
1 S Venkataraghavan IND 1965 1976 1970.5 17 43 260.00
2 BS Bedi IND 1969 1976 1972.5 12 37 223.72
3 SP Gupte IND 1955 1956 1955.5 10 34 205.58
4 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1965 1976 1970.5 10 25 151.16
5 Arshad Ayub IND 1988 1988 1988 6 21 126.98
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS A Kumble IND 1995 2003 1999 12 39 260.00
1 A Kumble IND 1995 2003 1999 12 39 260.00
2 ND Hirwani IND 1988 1995 1991.5 7 26 173.33
3 PP Ojha IND 2010 2012 2011 10 25 166.67
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS R Ashwin IND 2012 2024 2018 20 68 300.00
1 R Ashwin IND 2012 2024 2018 20 68 300.00
2 RA Jadeja IND 2016 2024 2020 14 35 154.41

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 Arshad Ayub 6 287 21 13.67 18.12 300.00
1 Arshad Ayub 6 287 21 13.67 18.12 300.00
2 BS Bedi 12 598 37 16.16 21.68 250.81
3 ND Hirwani 7 449 26 17.27 23.19 234.45
4 R Ashwin 20 1246 68 18.32 23.52 231.17
5 SP Gupte 10 669 34 19.68 24.01 226.47
6 A Kumble 12 850 39 21.79 25.35 214.42
7 RA Jadeja 14 779 35 22.26 28.06 193.73
8 S Venkataraghavan 17 913 43 21.23 28.27 192.32
9 PP Ojha 10 689 25 27.56 32.34 168.12
10 BS Chandrasekhar 10 683 25 27.32 33.94 160.16

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 ND Hirwani 7 1194 26 45.92 53.82 200.00
1 ND Hirwani 7 1194 26 45.92 53.82 200.00
2 R Ashwin 20 2621 68 38.54 58.30 184.63
3 SP Gupte 10 2140 34 62.94 61.97 173.68
4 BS Chandrasekhar 10 1663 25 66.52 65.54 164.22
5 Arshad Ayub 6 1180 21 56.19 65.60 164.08
6 BS Bedi 12 2346 37 63.41 66.51 161.83
7 A Kumble 12 2461 39 63.10 69.70 154.43
8 S Venkataraghavan 17 3034 43 70.56 73.37 146.69
9 RA Jadeja 14 1837 35 52.49 78.85 136.51
10 PP Ojha 10 1591 25 63.64 81.20 132.56

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 R Ashwin 7/59 6/31 6/54 6/81 6/132 6.20 200.00
1 R Ashwin 7/59 6/31 6/54 6/81 6/132 6.20 200.00
2 SP Gupte 7/128 6/90 5/45 5/72 4/73 5.40 174.19
3 S Venkataraghavan 8/72 6/74 4/80 3/15 3/59 4.80 154.84
3 A Kumble 6/67 5/81 5/82 4/39 4/67 4.80 154.84
3 BS Bedi 6/42 5/27 5/48 4/22 4/98 4.80 154.84
6 ND Hirwani 6/59 6/59 4/93 3/43 3/82 4.40 141.94
6 RA Jadeja 5/55 5/65 5/73 4/40 3/41 4.40 141.94
8 Arshad Ayub 5/50 4/51 4/53 4/55 3/36 4.00 129.03
9 PP Ojha 5/99 4/107 3/44 3/48 3/57 3.60 116.13
10 BS Chandrasekhar 4/77 3/25 3/28 3/64 3/102 3.20 103.23

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 R Ashwin 300.00 231.17 184.63 200.00 915.80
2 BS Bedi 223.72 250.81 161.83 154.84 791.20
3 A Kumble 260.00 214.42 154.43 154.84 783.70
4 SP Gupte 205.58 226.47 173.68 174.19 779.92
5 S Venkataraghavan 260.00 192.32 146.69 154.84 753.86
6 ND Hirwani 173.33 234.45 200.00 141.94 749.71
7 Arshad Ayub 126.98 300.00 164.08 129.03 720.09
8 RA Jadeja 154.41 193.73 136.51 141.94 626.58
9 PP Ojha 166.67 168.12 132.56 116.13 583.47
10 BS Chandrasekhar 151.16 160.16 164.22 103.23 578.78

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