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Top 10 Indian Spinners Vs England 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 England 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) ENG

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 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1964 1979 1971.5 38 95 280.00
1 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1964 1979 1971.5 38 95 280.00
2 BS Bedi IND 1967 1979 1973 36 85 250.53
3 DR Doshi IND 1980 1982 1981 16 36 106.11
4 SA Durani IND 1961 1973 1967 20 35 103.16
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS A Kumble IND 1990 2007 1998.5 36 92 280.00
1 A Kumble IND 1990 2007 1998.5 36 92 280.00
2 Harbhajan Singh IND 2001 2012 2006.5 27 45 136.96
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS R Ashwin IND 2012 2024 2018 45 114 300.00
1 R Ashwin IND 2012 2024 2018 45 114 300.00
2 RA Jadeja IND 2012 2024 2018 37 70 184.21
3 AR Patel IND 2021 2024 2022.5 10 32 84.21
4 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2018 2024 2021 11 21 55.26

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 AR Patel 10 492 32 15.38 19.23 300.00
1 AR Patel 10 492 32 15.38 19.23 300.00
2 Kuldeep Yadav 11 468 21 22.29 25.95 222.29
3 DR Doshi 16 992 36 27.56 26.18 220.30
4 BS Chandrasekhar 38 2591 95 27.27 27.69 208.26
5 A Kumble 36 2815 92 30.60 29.91 192.82
6 R Ashwin 45 3161 114 27.73 30.02 192.13
7 BS Bedi 36 2539 85 29.87 30.49 189.13
8 SA Durani 20 1152 35 32.91 31.94 180.56
9 RA Jadeja 37 2280 70 32.57 32.74 176.18
10 Harbhajan Singh 27 1764 45 39.20 38.47 149.93

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 AR Patel 10 1048 32 32.75 53.02 200.00
1 AR Patel 10 1048 32 32.75 53.02 200.00
2 BS Chandrasekhar 38 6199 95 65.25 57.43 184.65
3 Kuldeep Yadav 11 813 21 38.71 60.46 175.38
4 DR Doshi 16 2724 36 75.67 64.22 165.13
5 SA Durani 20 2950 35 84.29 68.11 155.69
6 A Kumble 36 6434 92 69.93 70.30 150.84
7 R Ashwin 45 6378 114 55.95 73.57 144.13
8 BS Bedi 36 7173 85 84.39 75.36 140.72
9 Harbhajan Singh 27 3680 45 81.78 86.88 122.05
10 RA Jadeja 37 5300 70 75.71 95.43 111.12

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 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 6/38 6/76 6/90 5/50 6.20 200.00
1 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 6/38 6/76 6/90 5/50 6.20 200.00
2 R Ashwin 6/55 6/61 6/112 5/43 5/47 5.60 180.65
2 A Kumble 7/115 6/64 6/81 5/76 4/49 5.60 180.65
4 BS Bedi 6/71 6/226 5/63 5/110 4/38 5.20 167.74
5 AR Patel 6/38 5/32 5/48 5/60 4/68 5.00 161.29
6 RA Jadeja 7/48 5/41 4/67 4/79 4/109 4.80 154.84
7 DR Doshi 6/102 5/39 4/69 4/81 4/175 4.60 148.39
8 Harbhajan Singh 5/51 5/71 5/115 4/68 3/40 4.40 141.94
9 SA Durani 6/105 5/47 4/72 3/59 3/66 4.20 135.48
10 Kuldeep Yadav 5/72 4/22 3/71 2/19 2/25 3.20 103.23

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 BS Chandrasekhar 280.00 208.26 184.65 200.00 872.90
2 R Ashwin 300.00 192.13 144.13 180.65 816.91
3 A Kumble 280.00 192.82 150.84 180.65 804.31
4 BS Bedi 250.53 189.13 140.72 167.74 748.12
5 AR Patel 84.21 300.00 200.00 161.29 745.50
6 DR Doshi 106.11 220.30 165.13 148.39 639.93
7 RA Jadeja 184.21 176.18 111.12 154.84 626.35
8 SA Durani 103.16 180.56 155.69 135.48 574.88
9 Kuldeep Yadav 55.26 222.29 175.38 103.23 556.16
10 Harbhajan Singh 136.96 149.93 122.05 141.94 550.87

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