ODIs - Best Asian Fast Bowlers In Asia

Top 15 Asian Fast Bowlers In ODIs In Asia

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. 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). So, here are the Top 15 Asian Fast bowlers in matches In Asia in ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-09-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)
7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)
8. ASIANS IN ASIA RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
10. NON WEAK TEAMS
UC RATING

Points to note about ASIANS IN ASIA Rating:-

  • Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinnrs and In Asia for Pacers.
  • Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.
  • This categorization has been done as there are more points for UC in our Overall Rating.

THE CRITERIA

The ASIANS IN ASIA Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Economic Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 100.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 100.00
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 an 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.
TT and NWT

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams (TT) and non weak teams (NWT). Here is some information:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler's performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ODI World Cup are also counted.
  • TT & NWT may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 15
Min Career Wkts 50

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1971 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 2011
Era 3 MP greater than 2010

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 134 151 160.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 134 151 160.00
2 M Prabhakar IND 1984 1996 1990 93 111 117.62
3 Imran Khan PAK 1974 1992 1983 85 99 104.90
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 181 250 200.00
1 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 181 250 200.00
2 Waqar Younis PAK 1989 2003 1996 129 210 168.00
3 WPUJC Vaas SL 1994 2008 2001 173 199 159.20
4 AB Agarkar IND 1998 2007 2002.5 116 181 144.80
5 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 1998 2011 2004.5 90 137 109.60
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Mashrafe Mortaza BAN 2001 2020 2010.5 136 182 170.00
1 Mashrafe Mortaza BAN 2001 2020 2010.5 136 182 170.00
2 SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 122 175 163.46
3 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 2015 2026 2020.5 77 121 113.02
4 Mohammed Shami IND 2013 2025 2019 57 108 100.88
5 Taskin Ahmed BAN 2014 2026 2020 57 95 88.74
6 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2023 2019.5 53 91 85.00
7 M Siraj IND 2019 2026 2022.5 39 66 61.65

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 bowler has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For R Ave

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 50
Min Wickets (TT) 30

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 53 2077 91 22.82 22.46 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 53 2077 91 22.82 22.46 150.00
2 Waqar Younis 129 4806 210 22.89 23.78 141.69
3 Wasim Akram 181 5853 250 23.41 23.82 141.45
4 Mohammed Shami 57 2690 108 24.91 24.09 139.84
5 Shoaib Akhtar 90 3390 137 24.74 24.44 137.85
6 M Siraj 39 1520 66 23.03 24.46 137.75
7 Taskin Ahmed 57 2307 95 24.28 25.01 134.72
8 Mustafizur Rahman 77 3008 121 24.86 25.57 131.76
9 Imran Khan 85 2463 99 24.88 25.75 130.85
10 N Kapil Dev 134 4217 151 27.93 26.90 125.25
11 AB Agarkar 116 4966 181 27.44 27.05 124.54
12 WPUJC Vaas 173 5500 199 27.64 27.14 124.17
13 M Prabhakar 93 3317 111 29.88 29.42 114.54
14 SL Malinga 122 5143 175 29.39 29.62 113.77
15 Mashrafe Mortaza 136 5365 182 29.48 30.41 110.79

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS M Siraj 32 1228 56 21.93 22.81 150.00
1 M Siraj 32 1228 56 21.93 22.81 150.00
2 Wasim Akram 138 4657 197 23.64 23.17 147.68
3 Mohammed Shami 39 1786 73 24.47 23.96 142.80
4 Mustafizur Rahman 43 1801 72 25.01 24.34 140.57
5 JJ Bumrah 45 1826 72 25.36 24.52 139.50
6 Shoaib Akhtar 74 2920 112 26.07 24.86 137.60
7 Imran Khan 67 2006 80 25.08 24.89 137.45
8 Waqar Younis 100 3914 150 26.09 26.39 129.63
9 Taskin Ahmed 36 1552 58 26.76 26.51 129.04
10 N Kapil Dev 104 3274 113 28.97 26.52 128.98
11 AB Agarkar 74 3226 110 29.33 27.55 124.19
12 WPUJC Vaas 142 4709 157 29.99 28.28 120.99
13 M Prabhakar 71 2545 77 33.05 31.20 109.66
14 SL Malinga 93 4102 127 32.30 31.56 108.40
15 Mashrafe Mortaza 74 3121 94 33.20 31.87 107.35

ECONOMIC

R ER

Relative Economy Rate (R ER) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with ER.

Criteria: Points For R ER

Min Qualification For TS
Min Balls 1000

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 53 2716 2077 4.59 3.68 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 53 2716 2077 4.59 3.68 150.00
2 Wasim Akram 181 9052 5853 3.88 3.86 143.01
3 WPUJC Vaas 173 8145 5500 4.05 3.89 142.01
4 M Siraj 39 1789 1520 5.10 3.92 141.07
5 Mustafizur Rahman 77 3722 3008 4.85 4.01 137.85
6 N Kapil Dev 134 6406 4217 3.95 4.08 135.29
7 Imran Khan 85 3777 2463 3.91 4.10 134.64
8 Taskin Ahmed 57 2730 2307 5.07 4.15 133.12
9 Shoaib Akhtar 90 4405 3390 4.62 4.28 128.91
10 Mashrafe Mortaza 136 6688 5365 4.81 4.36 126.63
11 M Prabhakar 93 4559 3317 4.37 4.44 124.49
12 Mohammed Shami 57 2778 2690 5.81 4.51 122.36
13 SL Malinga 122 5888 5143 5.24 4.56 121.15
14 Waqar Younis 129 6251 4806 4.61 4.61 119.86
15 AB Agarkar 116 5811 4966 5.13 4.79 115.21

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS AD Mathews 87 2951 2230 4.53 3.76 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 45 2311 1826 4.74 3.77 149.68
2 M Siraj 32 1451 1228 5.08 3.82 147.68
3 Wasim Akram 138 7100 4657 3.94 3.92 143.82
4 WPUJC Vaas 142 6651 4709 4.25 4.01 140.79
5 N Kapil Dev 104 4942 3274 3.97 4.04 139.59
6 Imran Khan 67 3013 2006 3.99 4.12 137.02
7 Mustafizur Rahman 43 2104 1801 5.14 4.14 136.16
8 Taskin Ahmed 36 1779 1552 5.23 4.25 132.87
9 Shoaib Akhtar 74 3672 2920 4.77 4.34 130.02
10 Mohammed Shami 39 1876 1786 5.71 4.36 129.45
11 M Prabhakar 71 3457 2545 4.42 4.42 127.63
12 Mashrafe Mortaza 74 3552 3121 5.27 4.56 123.59
13 SL Malinga 93 4481 4102 5.49 4.71 119.78
14 Waqar Younis 100 4886 3914 4.81 4.74 118.89
15 AB Agarkar 74 3551 3226 5.45 4.94 114.24

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)

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 Waqar Younis 6/26 6/44 5/11 5/16 5/20 5.40 100.00
1 Waqar Younis 6/26 6/44 5/11 5/16 5/20 5.40 100.00
1 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/18 5/51 5/53 5/54 5.40 100.00
3 SL Malinga 5/28 5/34 5/44 5/52 5/56 5.00 92.59
4 Mustafizur Rahman 6/43 5/43 5/50 4/43 4/58 4.80 88.89
5 Shoaib Akhtar 6/16 5/54 4/37 4/43 4/49 4.60 85.19
6 M Prabhakar 5/33 5/35 4/19 4/25 4/30 4.40 81.48
6 Wasim Akram 5/15 5/38 4/24 4/24 4/28 4.40 81.48
8 Imran Khan 6/14 4/27 4/37 4/37 3/13 4.20 77.78
8 AB Agarkar 5/44 4/34 4/35 4/37 4/46 4.20 77.78
8 Taskin Ahmed 5/28 4/44 4/46 4/47 4/47 4.20 77.78
11 JJ Bumrah 5/27 4/35 4/39 4/43 3/32 4.00 74.07
11 M Siraj 6/21 4/32 4/46 3/16 3/29 4.00 74.07
13 WPUJC Vaas 5/14 4/22 4/33 3/13 3/15 3.80 70.37
14 Mashrafe Mortaza 4/29 4/44 4/65 3/25 3/30 3.60 66.67
15 N Kapil Dev 4/31 3/17 3/26 3/36 3/36 3.20 59.26

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns. Only 30+ Balls performaces are counted in this criteria.

Criteria: Points For Economy In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS Wasim Akram 7.2/4 6.0/7 8.0/11 7.0/10 7.0/11 1.21 100.00
1 Wasim Akram 7.2/4 6.0/7 8.0/11 7.0/10 7.0/11 1.21 100.00
2 WPUJC Vaas 6.0/6 7.0/8 10.0/13 8.0/11 9.3/14 1.23 98.30
3 N Kapil Dev 8.0/9 6.0/7 7.0/10 6.0/9 9.0/16 1.46 82.74
4 Imran Khan 6.0/7 10.0/14 7.0/10 7.0/11 8.0/13 1.52 79.84
5 Shoaib Akhtar 8.0/9 9.0/16 10.0/18 5.0/10 6.0/12 1.59 76.33
6 M Prabhakar 5.0/5 10.0/16 7.0/12 10.0/18 9.0/19 1.74 69.82
7 Waqar Younis 8.0/13 6.4/11 6.0/10 7.0/15 5.0/11 1.83 66.04
8 JJ Bumrah 5.0/8 6.0/11 10.0/27 7.0/19 5.0/14 1.92 63.06
9 SL Malinga 10.0/23 9.0/21 9.2/22 7.0/17 7.0/17 2.05 58.96
10 Mustafizur Rahman 7.5/15 6.0/15 6.0/16 7.0/19 10.0/29 2.11 57.45
11 M Siraj 6.0/10 7.0/16 7.0/21 10.0/32 10.0/32 2.13 56.85
12 Mohammed Shami 9.0/23 6.0/17 8.0/23 6.0/18 7.0/22 2.22 54.50
13 Taskin Ahmed 8.0/15 8.2/23 9.0/26 10.0/31 8.0/27 2.30 52.59
14 AB Agarkar 10.0/22 6.0/14 7.0/18 9.0/24 8.0/23 2.36 51.32
15 Mashrafe Mortaza 10.0/18 10.0/27 10.0/29 10.0/30 9.5/30 2.44 49.72

ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

The ASIANS IN ASIA (UC) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE UC RAT
1 Wasim Akram 200.00 289.13 286.82 81.48 100.00 957.44
2 WPUJC Vaas 159.20 245.16 282.80 70.37 98.30 855.83
3 Waqar Younis 168.00 271.32 238.76 100.00 66.04 844.12
4 N Kapil Dev 160.00 254.24 274.89 59.26 82.74 831.12
5 JJ Bumrah 85.00 289.50 299.68 74.07 63.06 811.32
6 Mustafizur Rahman 113.02 272.33 274.01 88.89 57.45 805.70
7 Shoaib Akhtar 109.60 275.45 258.93 85.19 76.33 805.50
8 Imran Khan 104.90 268.30 271.66 77.78 79.84 802.48
9 Mohammed Shami 100.88 282.64 251.80 100.00 54.50 789.82
10 SL Malinga 163.46 222.17 240.94 92.59 58.96 778.12
11 M Siraj 61.65 287.75 288.75 74.07 56.85 769.07
12 Mashrafe Mortaza 170.00 218.14 250.21 66.67 49.72 754.74
13 AB Agarkar 144.80 248.73 229.45 77.78 51.32 752.08
14 Taskin Ahmed 88.74 263.75 265.99 77.78 52.59 748.85
15 M Prabhakar 117.62 224.20 252.13 81.48 69.82 745.25

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL
2020s IND NZ AUS PAK SL SA BAN

NON WEAK TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL IND
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL ZIM
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ ZIM
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI BAN
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN WI
2020s IND NZ AUS PAK SL SA BAN ENG AFG WI

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