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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). 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 10 Spin bowlers from India against England 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) ENG

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 R Ashwin IND 45 114 300.00
1 R Ashwin IND 45 114 300.00
2 BS Chandrasekhar IND 38 95 250.00
3 A Kumble IND 36 92 242.11
4 BS Bedi IND 36 85 223.68
5 RA Jadeja IND 46 77 202.63
6 DR Doshi IND 16 36 94.74
7 SA Durani IND 20 35 92.11
8 AR Patel IND 10 32 84.21
9 L Sivaramakrishnan IND 9 23 60.53
10 Kuldeep Yadav IND 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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS AR Patel 10 492 32 15.38 19.31 250.00
1 AR Patel 10 492 32 15.38 19.31 250.00
2 DR Doshi 16 992 36 27.56 26.42 182.72
3 Kuldeep Yadav 11 468 21 22.29 26.96 179.06
4 BS Chandrasekhar 38 2591 95 27.27 27.06 178.37
5 R Ashwin 45 3161 114 27.73 29.34 164.50
6 BS Bedi 36 2539 85 29.87 30.09 160.40
7 SA Durani 20 1152 35 32.91 30.77 156.87
8 A Kumble 36 2815 92 30.60 30.97 155.85
9 L Sivaramakrishnan 9 723 23 31.43 33.00 146.29
10 RA Jadeja 46 2787 77 36.19 34.26 140.90

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 AR Patel 10 1048 32 32.75 49.31 250.00
1 AR Patel 10 1048 32 32.75 49.31 250.00
2 BS Chandrasekhar 38 6199 95 65.25 56.06 219.93
3 Kuldeep Yadav 11 813 21 38.71 59.50 207.19
4 DR Doshi 16 2724 36 75.67 61.37 200.89
5 L Sivaramakrishnan 9 1647 23 71.61 62.66 196.76
6 SA Durani 20 2950 35 84.29 66.72 184.78
7 A Kumble 36 6434 92 69.93 67.72 182.04
8 R Ashwin 45 6378 114 55.95 68.67 179.53
9 BS Bedi 36 7173 85 84.39 74.55 165.37
10 RA Jadeja 46 6153 77 79.91 91.53 134.69

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 A Kumble 7/115 6/64 6/81 5/76 4/49 5.60 180.65
2 R Ashwin 6/55 6/61 6/112 5/43 5/47 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 SA Durani 6/105 5/47 4/72 3/59 3/66 4.20 135.48
8 L Sivaramakrishnan 6/64 6/99 6/117 2/90 1/12 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 250.00 178.37 219.93 200.00 848.30
2 R Ashwin 300.00 164.50 179.53 180.65 824.68
3 A Kumble 242.11 155.85 182.04 180.65 760.64
4 AR Patel 84.21 250.00 250.00 161.29 745.50
5 BS Bedi 223.68 160.40 165.37 167.74 717.19
6 RA Jadeja 202.63 140.90 134.69 154.84 633.06
7 DR Doshi 94.74 182.72 200.89 148.39 626.73
8 SA Durani 92.11 156.87 184.78 135.48 569.23
9 Kuldeep Yadav 55.26 179.06 207.19 103.23 544.74
10 L Sivaramakrishnan 60.53 146.29 196.76 135.48 539.06

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
    8. .

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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