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Top 10 Indian Pacers Vs Australia In Test Cricket

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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 10 Fast bowlers from India against Australia 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) ALL
Oposition (O) AUS

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 7
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS N Kapil Dev IND 38 79 300.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 38 79 300.00
2 JJ Bumrah IND 23 64 243.04
3 Zaheer Khan IND 34 61 231.65
4 I Sharma IND 46 59 224.05
5 UT Yadav IND 32 53 201.27
6 Mohammed Shami IND 23 44 167.09
7 M Siraj IND 22 39 148.10
8 AB Agarkar IND 17 30 113.92
9 RF Surti IND 13 23 87.34
10 RP Singh IND 7 13 49.37

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 23 1098 64 17.16 15.02 250.00
1 JJ Bumrah 23 1098 64 17.16 15.02 250.00
2 N Kapil Dev 38 2003 79 25.35 24.44 153.64
3 RP Singh 7 507 13 39.00 25.93 144.80
4 Zaheer Khan 34 2171 61 35.59 26.70 140.62
5 Mohammed Shami 23 1412 44 32.09 26.92 139.50
6 M Siraj 22 1268 39 32.51 29.44 127.54
7 RF Surti 13 782 23 34.00 29.60 126.87
8 AB Agarkar 17 1172 30 39.07 30.78 122.02
9 UT Yadav 32 2048 53 38.64 32.16 116.75
10 I Sharma 46 2490 59 42.20 32.61 115.17

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 23 2557 64 39.95 39.26 250.00
1 JJ Bumrah 23 2557 64 39.95 39.26 250.00
2 RP Singh 7 707 13 54.38 45.17 217.28
3 RF Surti 13 1438 23 62.52 50.37 194.85
4 Mohammed Shami 23 2369 44 53.84 52.44 187.15
5 Zaheer Khan 34 3857 61 63.23 54.50 180.10
6 N Kapil Dev 38 4746 79 60.08 55.19 177.82
7 AB Agarkar 17 1919 30 63.97 55.56 176.66
8 M Siraj 22 2184 39 56.00 56.40 174.03
9 UT Yadav 32 3115 53 58.77 56.48 173.77
10 I Sharma 46 4729 59 80.15 72.47 135.43

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 N Kapil Dev 8/106 5/28 5/74 5/82 5/97 5.60 200.00
1 N Kapil Dev 8/106 5/28 5/74 5/82 5/97 5.60 200.00
2 JJ Bumrah 6/33 6/76 5/30 5/57 4/56 5.20 185.71
3 Zaheer Khan 5/91 5/94 5/95 4/77 4/94 4.60 164.29
4 Mohammed Shami 6/56 5/112 4/60 4/138 3/65 4.40 157.14
5 UT Yadav 5/93 4/32 4/70 3/12 3/29 3.80 135.71
5 M Siraj 5/73 4/98 4/108 3/37 3/51 3.80 135.71
7 AB Agarkar 6/41 3/43 3/51 3/76 3/90 3.60 128.57
8 RF Surti 5/74 3/38 3/59 3/102 3/150 3.40 121.43
8 I Sharma 4/41 4/77 3/34 3/38 3/40 3.40 121.43
10 RP Singh 4/68 4/124 2/95 1/50 1/74 2.40 85.71

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 JJ Bumrah 243.04 250.00 250.00 185.71 928.75
2 N Kapil Dev 300.00 153.64 177.82 200.00 831.46
3 Zaheer Khan 231.65 140.62 180.10 164.29 716.65
4 Mohammed Shami 167.09 139.50 187.15 157.14 650.89
5 UT Yadav 201.27 116.75 173.77 135.71 627.50
6 I Sharma 224.05 115.17 135.43 121.43 596.08
7 M Siraj 148.10 127.54 174.03 135.71 585.39
8 AB Agarkar 113.92 122.02 176.66 128.57 541.17
9 RF Surti 87.34 126.87 194.85 121.43 530.50
10 RP Singh 49.37 144.80 217.28 85.71 497.16

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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