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Top 10 Indian Spinners Vs Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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) SL

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 A Kumble IND 28 74 300.00
1 A Kumble IND 28 74 300.00
2 R Ashwin IND 21 62 251.35
3 Harbhajan Singh IND 26 53 214.86
4 RA Jadeja IND 14 33 133.78
5 SLV Raju IND 10 26 105.41
6 Maninder Singh IND 8 24 97.30
7 RK Chauhan IND 14 23 93.24
8 A Mishra IND 9 20 81.08
9 PP Ojha IND 10 17 68.92
10 RJ Shastri IND 10 11 44.59

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 SLV Raju 10 386 26 14.85 19.88 250.00
1 SLV Raju 10 386 26 14.85 19.88 250.00
2 R Ashwin 21 1360 62 21.94 22.36 222.24
3 RA Jadeja 14 783 33 23.73 24.64 201.71
4 Maninder Singh 8 491 24 20.46 27.63 179.89
5 A Mishra 9 616 20 30.80 29.04 171.16
6 A Kumble 28 2309 74 31.20 31.65 157.03
7 Harbhajan Singh 26 2108 53 39.77 36.11 137.62
8 RK Chauhan 14 818 23 35.57 39.01 127.38
9 PP Ojha 10 773 17 45.47 40.18 123.69
10 RJ Shastri 10 384 11 34.91 46.89 105.98

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 R Ashwin 21 2722 62 43.90 50.68 250.00
1 R Ashwin 21 2722 62 43.90 50.68 250.00
2 SLV Raju 10 1273 26 48.96 56.46 224.39
3 RA Jadeja 14 1646 33 49.88 58.00 218.45
4 Maninder Singh 8 1142 24 47.58 62.91 201.38
5 A Mishra 9 1178 20 58.90 64.84 195.39
6 A Kumble 28 5175 74 69.93 72.72 174.21
7 Harbhajan Singh 26 3986 53 75.21 77.79 162.85
8 PP Ojha 10 1495 17 87.94 93.04 136.16
9 RK Chauhan 14 2148 23 93.39 97.68 129.70
10 RJ Shastri 10 999 11 90.82 117.73 107.61

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 A Kumble 7/59 6/72 5/87 5/89 4/69 5.40 200.00
1 A Kumble 7/59 6/72 5/87 5/89 4/69 5.40 200.00
2 Harbhajan Singh 7/62 6/102 4/51 4/112 3/70 4.80 177.78
2 R Ashwin 6/46 5/42 5/69 4/47 4/55 4.80 177.78
4 SLV Raju 6/12 6/87 5/38 2/25 2/25 4.20 155.56
5 Maninder Singh 7/51 4/31 4/41 3/56 2/42 4.00 148.15
5 RA Jadeja 5/41 5/152 4/46 3/56 3/67 4.00 148.15
7 RK Chauhan 4/48 3/8 3/45 3/59 3/59 3.20 118.52
8 A Mishra 4/43 3/29 3/47 3/61 2/21 3.00 111.11
9 PP Ojha 4/115 3/89 3/101 2/36 2/37 2.80 103.70
10 RJ Shastri 4/11 3/74 2/70 1/37 1/41 2.20 81.48

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 R Ashwin 251.35 222.24 250.00 177.78 901.37
2 A Kumble 300.00 157.03 174.21 200.00 831.23
3 SLV Raju 105.41 250.00 224.39 155.56 735.35
4 RA Jadeja 133.78 201.71 218.45 148.15 702.09
5 Harbhajan Singh 214.86 137.62 162.85 177.78 693.11
6 Maninder Singh 97.30 179.89 201.38 148.15 626.71
7 A Mishra 81.08 171.16 195.39 111.11 558.74
8 RK Chauhan 93.24 127.38 129.70 118.52 468.84
9 PP Ojha 68.92 123.69 136.16 103.70 432.47
10 RJ Shastri 44.59 105.98 107.61 81.48 339.66

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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