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Top 10 Indian Spinners Vs West Indies 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 West Indies 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) WI

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 1966 1979 1972.5 18 44 300.00
1 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1966 1979 1972.5 18 44 300.00
2 S Venkataraghavan IND 1966 1979 1972.5 16 29 197.73
2 BS Bedi IND 1966 1978 1972 15 29 197.73
4 SP Gupte IND 1958 1959 1958.5 8 22 150.00
5 EAS Prasanna IND 1967 1975 1971 11 20 136.36
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS R Ashwin IND 2011 2018 2014.5 14 43 300.00
1 R Ashwin IND 2011 2018 2014.5 14 43 300.00
2 PP Ojha IND 2011 2013 2012 10 31 216.28
3 A Kumble IND 1994 2002 1998 11 29 202.33
4 SLV Raju IND 1994 1994 1994 6 20 139.53
4 Harbhajan Singh IND 2002 2002 2002 5 20 139.53

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 Harbhajan Singh 5 335 20 16.75 20.12 300.00
1 Harbhajan Singh 5 335 20 16.75 20.12 300.00
2 SLV Raju 6 463 20 23.15 22.70 265.95
3 PP Ojha 10 628 31 20.26 24.14 250.02
4 R Ashwin 14 917 43 21.33 25.12 240.33
5 A Kumble 11 796 29 27.45 29.36 205.56
6 S Venkataraghavan 16 984 29 33.93 33.61 179.62
7 BS Chandrasekhar 18 1523 44 34.61 34.74 173.76
8 BS Bedi 15 1051 29 36.24 37.44 161.24
9 SP Gupte 8 927 22 42.14 40.59 148.69
10 EAS Prasanna 11 825 20 41.25 42.80 141.05

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 SLV Raju 6 1037 20 51.85 51.80 200.00
1 SLV Raju 6 1037 20 51.85 51.80 200.00
2 R Ashwin 14 1832 43 42.60 57.99 178.63
3 Harbhajan Singh 5 996 20 49.80 63.79 162.39
4 PP Ojha 10 1462 31 47.16 64.25 161.24
5 BS Chandrasekhar 18 3085 44 70.11 67.74 152.93
6 A Kumble 11 1795 29 61.90 68.71 150.77
7 SP Gupte 8 1875 22 85.23 80.04 129.43
8 BS Bedi 15 2378 29 82.00 81.61 126.93
9 S Venkataraghavan 16 2595 29 89.48 85.16 121.65
10 EAS Prasanna 11 1712 20 85.60 86.43 119.86

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 PP Ojha 6/47 6/72 5/40 5/49 4/64 5.20 200.00
1 PP Ojha 6/47 6/72 5/40 5/49 4/64 5.20 200.00
2 BS Chandrasekhar 7/157 5/116 4/78 4/112 4/130 4.80 184.62
3 R Ashwin 6/47 5/156 4/34 4/37 4/89 4.60 176.92
4 Harbhajan Singh 7/48 5/115 4/79 3/56 1/37 4.00 153.85
4 SP Gupte 9/102 4/78 4/86 2/111 1/119 4.00 153.85
6 A Kumble 5/30 4/51 4/90 3/45 3/48 3.80 146.15
7 SLV Raju 5/60 5/127 3/73 3/85 2/58 3.60 138.46
7 S Venkataraghavan 4/43 4/55 4/75 3/47 3/60 3.60 138.46
7 EAS Prasanna 5/70 4/41 4/147 3/106 2/118 3.60 138.46
10 BS Bedi 4/52 4/81 3/29 3/40 3/98 3.40 130.77

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 300.00 240.33 178.63 176.92 895.89
2 PP Ojha 216.28 250.02 161.24 200.00 827.54
3 BS Chandrasekhar 300.00 173.76 152.93 184.62 811.30
4 Harbhajan Singh 139.53 300.00 162.39 153.85 755.77
5 SLV Raju 139.53 265.95 200.00 138.46 743.95
6 A Kumble 202.33 205.56 150.77 146.15 704.81
7 S Venkataraghavan 197.73 179.62 121.65 138.46 637.46
8 BS Bedi 197.73 161.24 126.93 130.77 616.67
9 SP Gupte 150.00 148.69 129.43 153.85 581.97
10 EAS Prasanna 136.36 141.05 119.86 138.46 535.73

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