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Top 10 Indian Pacers Vs West Indies In Test Cricket

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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 Fast bowlers from India against West Indies 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) ALL
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 10

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 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1989 1983.5 41 89 300.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1989 1983.5 41 89 300.00
2 KD Ghavri IND 1974 1979 1976.5 16 36 121.35
3 C Sharma IND 1987 1989 1988 13 18 60.67
4 GS Ramchand IND 1953 1959 1956 15 13 43.82
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS I Sharma IND 2011 2019 2015 23 46 250.00
1 I Sharma IND 2011 2019 2015 23 46 250.00
2 J Srinath IND 1994 2002 1998 18 25 135.87
2 UT Yadav IND 2011 2018 2014.5 12 25 135.87
4 Zaheer Khan IND 2002 2002 2002 11 23 125.00
5 MM Patel IND 2006 2011 2008.5 10 15 81.52
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Mohammed Shami IND 2013 2019 2016 17 33 240.00
1 Mohammed Shami IND 2013 2019 2016 17 33 240.00

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 20

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS UT Yadav 12 509 25 20.36 18.60 300.00
1 UT Yadav 12 509 25 20.36 18.60 300.00
2 Mohammed Shami 17 659 33 19.97 19.54 285.67
3 N Kapil Dev 41 2216 89 24.90 24.39 228.85
4 I Sharma 23 1100 46 23.91 25.55 218.46
5 KD Ghavri 16 950 36 26.39 25.95 215.12
6 Zaheer Khan 11 679 23 29.52 29.58 188.71
7 MM Patel 10 582 15 38.80 34.87 160.08
8 C Sharma 13 634 18 35.22 35.06 159.18
9 J Srinath 18 1022 25 40.88 39.76 140.38
10 GS Ramchand 15 649 13 49.92 42.37 131.73

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 20
RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS UT Yadav 12 914 25 36.56 35.48 200.00
1 UT Yadav 12 914 25 36.56 35.48 200.00
2 Mohammed Shami 17 1231 33 37.30 38.08 186.34
3 KD Ghavri 16 1668 36 46.33 48.23 147.11
4 C Sharma 13 884 18 49.11 51.49 137.80
5 I Sharma 23 2199 46 47.80 51.94 136.62
6 N Kapil Dev 41 4639 89 52.12 54.29 130.69
7 Zaheer Khan 11 1385 23 60.22 60.61 117.07
8 MM Patel 10 1158 15 77.20 71.61 99.08
9 J Srinath 18 2226 25 89.04 89.21 79.54
10 GS Ramchand 15 1506 13 115.85 90.93 78.03

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 9/83 6/77 6/84 5/58 4/38 6.00 200.00
1 N Kapil Dev 9/83 6/77 6/84 5/58 4/38 6.00 200.00
2 I Sharma 6/55 5/43 5/77 4/53 3/29 4.60 153.33
3 UT Yadav 6/88 4/41 4/45 4/80 3/23 4.20 140.00
4 KD Ghavri 5/51 4/46 4/118 4/140 3/52 4.00 133.33
5 Mohammed Shami 5/47 4/66 4/71 3/15 3/65 3.80 126.67
6 J Srinath 4/48 3/69 3/71 3/91 2/16 3.00 100.00
6 Zaheer Khan 4/41 4/79 3/23 2/47 2/55 3.00 100.00
8 C Sharma 5/55 3/54 3/64 2/100 1/1 2.80 93.33
9 MM Patel 3/51 3/80 3/134 2/50 1/24 2.40 80.00
10 GS Ramchand 2/31 2/33 2/48 2/114 1/9 1.80 60.00

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 N Kapil Dev 300.00 228.85 130.69 200.00 859.54
2 Mohammed Shami 240.00 285.67 186.34 126.67 838.68
3 UT Yadav 135.87 300.00 200.00 140.00 775.87
4 I Sharma 250.00 218.46 136.62 153.33 758.42
5 KD Ghavri 121.35 215.12 147.11 133.33 616.91
6 Zaheer Khan 125.00 188.71 117.07 100.00 530.78
7 J Srinath 135.87 140.38 79.54 100.00 455.79
8 C Sharma 60.67 159.18 137.80 93.33 450.98
9 MM Patel 81.52 160.08 99.08 80.00 420.68
10 GS Ramchand 43.82 131.73 78.03 60.00 313.58

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