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Top 10 Indian Spinners Vs Australia 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 Australia 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) AUS

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 NS Yadav IND 1979 1986 1982.5 15 32 240.00
1 NS Yadav IND 1979 1986 1982.5 15 32 240.00
2 DR Doshi IND 1979 1979 1979 12 27 202.50
2 RG Nadkarni IND 1959 1964 1961.5 12 27 202.50
4 EAS Prasanna IND 1969 1969 1969 9 26 195.00
5 JM Patel (IND) IND 1956 1960 1958 7 22 165.00
6 BS Bedi IND 1969 1969 1969 9 21 157.50
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Harbhajan Singh IND 1998 2013 2005.5 28 86 300.00
1 Harbhajan Singh IND 1998 2013 2005.5 28 86 300.00
2 A Kumble IND 1996 2008 2002 20 62 216.28
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS R Ashwin IND 2013 2023 2018 24 75 290.00
1 R Ashwin IND 2013 2023 2018 24 75 290.00
2 RA Jadeja IND 2013 2023 2018 24 71 274.53

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 RG Nadkarni 12 528 27 19.56 22.23 300.00
1 RG Nadkarni 12 528 27 19.56 22.23 300.00
2 RA Jadeja 24 1298 71 18.28 22.43 297.27
3 BS Bedi 9 432 21 20.57 22.86 291.77
4 A Kumble 20 1517 62 24.47 24.32 274.27
5 JM Patel (IND) 7 474 22 21.55 24.93 267.52
6 R Ashwin 24 1590 75 21.20 26.02 256.35
7 DR Doshi 12 630 27 23.33 26.40 252.62
8 Harbhajan Singh 28 2187 86 25.43 27.37 243.63
9 EAS Prasanna 9 672 26 25.85 28.72 232.23
10 NS Yadav 15 936 32 29.25 30.73 217.02

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 JM Patel (IND) 7 1107 22 50.32 52.47 200.00
1 JM Patel (IND) 7 1107 22 50.32 52.47 200.00
2 A Kumble 20 3312 62 53.42 58.13 180.53
3 RG Nadkarni 12 1645 27 60.93 58.23 180.21
4 EAS Prasanna 9 1770 26 68.08 62.04 169.16
5 RA Jadeja 24 3406 71 47.97 65.02 161.39
6 Harbhajan Singh 28 4672 86 54.33 66.57 157.66
7 NS Yadav 15 2226 32 69.56 66.63 157.50
8 DR Doshi 12 1838 27 68.07 68.49 153.22
9 R Ashwin 24 3799 75 50.65 68.66 152.85
10 BS Bedi 9 1642 21 78.19 71.26 147.28

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 Harbhajan Singh 8/84 7/123 7/133 6/73 6/78 6.80 200.00
1 Harbhajan Singh 8/84 7/123 7/133 6/73 6/78 6.80 200.00
2 A Kumble 7/48 6/98 6/133 5/62 5/67 5.80 170.59
2 R Ashwin 7/103 6/41 6/91 5/37 5/57 5.80 170.59
4 RA Jadeja 7/42 6/63 5/47 5/58 5/124 5.60 164.71
5 EAS Prasanna 6/74 5/42 5/121 4/100 4/111 4.80 141.18
5 RG Nadkarni 6/91 6/105 5/31 4/33 3/75 4.80 141.18
7 JM Patel (IND) 9/69 5/55 3/104 2/84 2/111 4.20 123.53
8 NS Yadav 4/35 4/40 4/49 4/84 4/142 4.00 117.65
8 DR Doshi 6/103 5/43 4/92 3/60 2/50 4.00 117.65
8 BS Bedi 7/98 5/37 4/71 3/74 1/45 4.00 117.65

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 Harbhajan Singh 300.00 243.63 157.66 200.00 901.29
2 RA Jadeja 274.53 297.27 161.39 164.71 897.90
3 R Ashwin 290.00 256.35 152.85 170.59 869.79
4 A Kumble 216.28 274.27 180.53 170.59 841.67
5 RG Nadkarni 202.50 300.00 180.21 141.18 823.89
6 JM Patel (IND) 165.00 267.52 200.00 123.53 756.05
7 EAS Prasanna 195.00 232.23 169.16 141.18 737.56
8 NS Yadav 240.00 217.02 157.50 117.65 732.17
9 DR Doshi 202.50 252.62 153.22 117.65 725.99
10 BS Bedi 157.50 291.77 147.28 117.65 714.20

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