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Top 10 Indian Spinners Vs Australia 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 Spin bowlers from India against Australia 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) 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 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 EAS Prasanna IND 1967 1978 1972.5 24 57 250.00
1 EAS Prasanna IND 1967 1978 1972.5 24 57 250.00
2 BS Bedi IND 1968 1978 1973 23 56 245.61
3 NS Yadav IND 1979 1986 1982.5 24 55 241.23
4 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1964 1978 1971 17 38 166.67
4 DR Doshi IND 1979 1981 1980 17 38 166.67
6 RG Nadkarni IND 1959 1968 1963.5 17 30 131.58
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS A Kumble IND 1996 2008 2002 38 111 300.00
1 A Kumble IND 1996 2008 2002 38 111 300.00
2 Harbhajan Singh IND 1998 2013 2005.5 35 95 256.76
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS R Ashwin IND 2011 2024 2017.5 43 115 300.00
1 R Ashwin IND 2011 2024 2017.5 43 115 300.00
2 RA Jadeja IND 2013 2025 2019 36 93 242.61

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 RA Jadeja 36 1935 93 20.81 21.79 300.00
1 RA Jadeja 36 1935 93 20.81 21.79 300.00
2 RG Nadkarni 17 739 30 24.63 24.84 263.08
3 BS Bedi 23 1395 56 24.91 25.54 255.85
4 R Ashwin 43 3287 115 28.58 26.75 244.34
5 NS Yadav 24 1583 55 28.78 26.84 243.48
6 BS Chandrasekhar 17 1067 38 28.08 27.03 241.78
7 A Kumble 38 3366 111 30.32 27.15 240.73
8 EAS Prasanna 24 1637 57 28.72 28.24 231.39
9 DR Doshi 17 1070 38 28.16 28.30 230.96
10 Harbhajan Singh 35 2846 95 29.96 30.20 216.42

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 BS Chandrasekhar 17 2513 38 66.13 56.35 200.00
1 BS Chandrasekhar 17 2513 38 66.13 56.35 200.00
2 A Kumble 38 6516 111 58.70 60.68 185.71
3 NS Yadav 24 3995 55 72.64 62.77 179.54
4 BS Bedi 23 4033 56 72.02 63.13 178.51
5 RA Jadeja 36 4789 93 51.49 63.17 178.39
6 RG Nadkarni 17 2217 30 73.90 64.18 175.59
7 EAS Prasanna 24 4331 57 75.98 64.52 174.66
8 DR Doshi 17 2930 38 77.11 70.50 159.85
9 R Ashwin 43 7271 115 63.23 71.55 157.51
10 Harbhajan Singh 35 5806 95 61.12 72.16 156.17

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 8/141 7/48 6/98 6/133 6/176 6.60 194.12
3 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
4 EAS Prasanna 6/74 6/104 6/141 5/42 5/121 5.60 164.71
6 BS Bedi 7/98 5/37 5/55 5/89 5/105 5.40 158.82
7 BS Chandrasekhar 6/52 6/52 5/136 4/30 4/50 5.00 147.06
8 RG Nadkarni 6/91 6/105 5/31 4/33 3/75 4.80 141.18
9 NS Yadav 5/99 4/35 4/40 4/49 4/84 4.20 123.53
9 DR Doshi 6/103 5/43 4/92 3/49 3/60 4.20 123.53

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 A Kumble 300.00 240.73 185.71 194.12 920.56
2 RA Jadeja 242.61 300.00 178.39 164.71 885.71
3 R Ashwin 300.00 244.34 157.51 170.59 872.43
4 BS Bedi 245.61 255.85 178.51 158.82 838.80
5 Harbhajan Singh 256.76 216.42 156.17 200.00 829.34
6 EAS Prasanna 250.00 231.39 174.66 164.71 820.76
7 NS Yadav 241.23 243.48 179.54 123.53 787.79
8 BS Chandrasekhar 166.67 241.78 200.00 147.06 755.51
9 RG Nadkarni 131.58 263.08 175.59 141.18 711.43
10 DR Doshi 166.67 230.96 159.85 123.53 681.01

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