Best Indian Fast Bowlers In Tests Against Pakistan Featured

Top 7 Indian Pacers Vs Pakistan 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 7 Fast bowlers from India against Pakistan 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) 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 7
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS N Kapil Dev IND 45 99 300.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 45 99 300.00
2 IK Pathan IND 19 27 81.82
3 L Balaji IND 12 26 78.79
4 RB Desai IND 10 21 63.64
4 RMH Binny IND 17 21 63.64
6 KD Ghavri IND 13 17 51.52
7 GS Ramchand IND 14 16 48.48

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 GS Ramchand 14 373 16 23.31 21.48 250.00
1 GS Ramchand 14 373 16 23.31 21.48 250.00
2 N Kapil Dev 45 2982 99 30.12 24.83 216.29
3 L Balaji 12 821 26 31.58 27.63 194.41
4 RB Desai 10 625 21 29.76 27.99 191.88
5 RMH Binny 17 656 21 31.24 28.56 188.07
6 KD Ghavri 13 718 17 42.24 35.88 149.69
7 IK Pathan 19 1348 27 49.93 42.26 127.08

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 L Balaji 12 1354 26 52.08 48.04 250.00
1 L Balaji 12 1354 26 52.08 48.04 250.00
2 RB Desai 10 1295 21 61.67 49.48 242.74
3 GS Ramchand 14 1080 16 67.50 50.02 240.10
4 N Kapil Dev 45 5944 99 60.04 51.99 231.01
5 RMH Binny 17 1272 21 60.57 55.67 215.72
6 KD Ghavri 13 1269 17 74.65 64.67 185.71
7 IK Pathan 19 2473 27 91.59 83.13 144.48

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 8/85 7/56 7/220 6/63 5/58 6.60 200.00
1 N Kapil Dev 8/85 7/56 7/220 6/63 5/58 6.60 200.00
2 L Balaji 5/76 4/63 4/95 3/81 3/108 3.80 115.15
3 RB Desai 4/66 4/88 4/102 3/116 2/54 3.40 103.03
4 IK Pathan 5/61 4/100 3/107 2/26 2/49 3.20 96.97
5 RMH Binny 6/56 3/53 2/32 2/45 2/56 3.00 90.91
6 GS Ramchand 6/49 3/20 2/19 2/43 1/13 2.80 84.85
7 KD Ghavri 4/63 3/73 2/58 2/66 1/32 2.40 72.73

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 N Kapil Dev 300.00 216.29 231.01 200.00 947.30
2 L Balaji 78.79 194.41 250.00 115.15 638.35
3 GS Ramchand 48.48 250.00 240.10 84.85 623.43
4 RB Desai 63.64 191.88 242.74 103.03 601.29
5 RMH Binny 63.64 188.07 215.72 90.91 558.34
6 KD Ghavri 51.52 149.69 185.71 72.73 459.64
7 IK Pathan 81.82 127.08 144.48 96.97 450.34

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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