Top 5 Indian Spinners Vs South Africa In Tests In India

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 5 Spin bowlers from India against South Africa in India in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

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)	SA

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	R Ashwin	IND	13	46	300.00
1	R Ashwin	IND	13	46	300.00
1	RA Jadeja	IND	17	46	300.00
3	Harbhajan Singh	IND	12	42	273.91
4	A Kumble	IND	16	39	254.35
5	A Mishra	IND	7	11	71.74

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	R Ashwin	13	724	46	15.74	19.49	250.00
1	R Ashwin	13	724	46	15.74	19.49	250.00
2	RA Jadeja	17	867	46	18.85	23.02	211.66
3	Harbhajan Singh	12	1092	42	26.00	25.28	192.77
4	A Kumble	16	1230	39	31.54	33.16	146.96
5	A Mishra	7	409	11	37.18	37.92	128.52

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	R Ashwin	13	1816	46	39.48	49.03	250.00
1	R Ashwin	13	1816	46	39.48	49.03	250.00
2	Harbhajan Singh	12	2421	42	57.64	57.64	212.66
3	RA Jadeja	17	2248	46	48.87	61.86	198.13
4	A Kumble	16	3015	39	77.31	77.93	157.28
5	A Mishra	7	942	11	85.64	91.70	133.66

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	7/66	7/145	5/32	5/51	5/61	5.80	200.00
1	R Ashwin	7/66	7/145	5/32	5/51	5/61	5.80	200.00
2	Harbhajan Singh	7/87	5/59	5/164	4/44	4/135	5.00	172.41
3	A Kumble	6/131	6/143	4/56	4/71	3/34	4.60	158.62
4	RA Jadeja	5/21	5/30	4/33	4/50	4/50	4.40	151.72
5	A Mishra	3/51	3/78	2/35	1/9	1/26	2.00	68.97

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	250.00	250.00	200.00	1,000.00
2	RA Jadeja	300.00	211.66	198.13	151.72	861.52
3	Harbhajan Singh	273.91	192.77	212.66	172.41	851.76
4	A Kumble	254.35	146.96	157.28	158.62	717.21
5	A Mishra	71.74	128.52	133.66	68.97	402.89

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter