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Top 7 Indian Spinners Vs Pakistan In Tests In India

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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 7 Spin bowlers from India against Pakistan in India 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) IND
Oposition (O) PAK

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 A Kumble IND 18 57 300.00
1 A Kumble IND 18 57 300.00
2 Harbhajan Singh IND 14 25 131.58
3 Maninder Singh IND 8 20 105.26
4 DR Doshi IND 12 19 100.00
5 RJ Shastri IND 12 17 89.47
6 NS Yadav IND 16 16 84.21
7 SP Gupte IND 9 13 68.42

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 Maninder Singh 8 478 20 23.90 20.79 250.00
1 Maninder Singh 8 478 20 23.90 20.79 250.00
2 A Kumble 18 1572 57 27.58 27.00 192.46
3 RJ Shastri 12 561 17 33.00 29.50 176.17
4 DR Doshi 12 556 19 29.26 29.76 174.63
5 SP Gupte 9 376 13 28.92 31.80 163.41
6 Harbhajan Singh 14 946 25 37.84 37.39 139.00
7 NS Yadav 16 743 16 46.44 43.75 118.80

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 Maninder Singh 8 1562 20 78.10 59.14 250.00
1 Maninder Singh 8 1562 20 78.10 59.14 250.00
2 A Kumble 18 3245 57 56.93 62.58 236.28
3 RJ Shastri 12 1631 17 95.94 76.11 194.26
4 SP Gupte 9 1092 13 84.00 77.06 191.88
5 DR Doshi 12 1623 19 85.42 79.84 185.20
6 NS Yadav 16 1621 16 101.31 85.91 172.10
7 Harbhajan Singh 14 2005 25 80.20 88.82 166.47

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 A Kumble 10/74 7/63 6/70 5/60 4/38 6.40 200.00
1 A Kumble 10/74 7/63 6/70 5/60 4/38 6.40 200.00
2 Maninder Singh 7/27 5/135 3/99 2/47 1/13 3.60 112.50
2 Harbhajan Singh 6/152 5/122 3/30 2/51 2/56 3.60 112.50
4 RJ Shastri 5/75 4/69 3/63 1/18 1/19 2.80 87.50
5 DR Doshi 3/42 3/52 3/102 2/31 2/42 2.60 81.25
5 NS Yadav 4/109 3/11 2/36 2/41 2/116 2.60 81.25
7 SP Gupte 4/43 3/77 2/42 2/84 1/29 2.40 75.00

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 A Kumble 300.00 192.46 236.28 200.00 928.74
2 Maninder Singh 105.26 250.00 250.00 112.50 717.76
3 Harbhajan Singh 131.58 139.00 166.47 112.50 549.55
4 RJ Shastri 89.47 176.17 194.26 87.50 547.41
5 DR Doshi 100.00 174.63 185.20 81.25 541.08
6 SP Gupte 68.42 163.41 191.88 75.00 498.71
7 NS Yadav 84.21 118.80 172.10 81.25 456.36

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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