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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 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Non Weak Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Non Weak Teams
6. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)
7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)
8. ASIANS IN ASIA RATING
9. 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 250.00
Economic Strike Rate 250.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 150.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 150.00
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.
Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against Non Weak Teams. Here is some information about the Non Weak Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine Non Weak Teams.
  • The Non Weak Teams are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in NWT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (NWT) 20

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 J Srinath IND 1991 2003 1997 129 166 132.80
6 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 1998 2011 2004.5 90 137 109.60
7 Aaqib Javed PAK 1988 1998 1993 81 102 81.60
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 2025 2020 67 108 100.88
3 Mohammed Shami IND 2013 2025 2019 57 108 100.88
5 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2023 2019.5 53 91 85.00

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 40
Min Wickets (NWT) 40

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 53 2077 91 22.82 21.74 100.00
1 JJ Bumrah 53 2077 91 22.82 21.74 100.00
2 Waqar Younis 129 4806 210 22.89 23.43 92.79
3 Wasim Akram 181 5853 250 23.41 23.52 92.46
4 Mohammed Shami 57 2690 108 24.91 23.67 91.86
5 Shoaib Akhtar 90 3390 137 24.74 24.40 89.10
6 Mustafizur Rahman 67 2614 108 24.20 25.05 86.80
7 Imran Khan 85 2463 99 24.88 25.39 85.62
8 AB Agarkar 116 4966 181 27.44 26.68 81.50
9 N Kapil Dev 134 4217 151 27.93 26.98 80.57
10 WPUJC Vaas 173 5500 199 27.64 27.15 80.07
11 Aaqib Javed 81 2863 102 28.07 28.25 76.96
12 M Prabhakar 93 3317 111 29.88 28.75 75.63
13 SL Malinga 122 5143 175 29.39 29.72 73.16
14 J Srinath 129 5198 166 31.31 29.90 72.72
15 Mashrafe Mortaza 136 5365 182 29.48 30.37 71.59

Against Non Weak Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 52 2044 89 22.97 21.88 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 52 2044 89 22.97 21.88 150.00
2 Mohammed Shami 54 2570 105 24.48 23.26 141.09
3 Waqar Younis 124 4672 199 23.48 24.04 136.52
4 Wasim Akram 172 5679 234 24.27 24.38 134.62
5 Shoaib Akhtar 85 3297 132 24.98 24.63 133.23
6 Imran Khan 84 2452 97 25.28 25.80 127.18
7 Mustafizur Rahman 55 2246 88 25.52 26.41 124.24
8 N Kapil Dev 132 4186 148 28.28 27.33 120.08
9 AB Agarkar 102 4416 154 28.68 27.88 117.69
10 WPUJC Vaas 163 5257 183 28.73 28.22 116.28
11 M Prabhakar 90 3227 108 29.88 28.74 114.17
12 Aaqib Javed 75 2717 94 28.90 29.09 112.80
13 SL Malinga 111 4700 160 29.38 29.71 110.47
14 J Srinath 125 5067 157 32.27 30.81 106.50
15 Mashrafe Mortaza 82 3415 105 32.52 33.51 97.94

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 3.64 100.00
1 JJ Bumrah 53 2716 2077 4.59 3.64 100.00
2 WPUJC Vaas 173 8145 5500 4.05 3.87 94.15
3 Wasim Akram 181 9052 5853 3.88 3.89 93.54
4 Mustafizur Rahman 67 3256 2614 4.82 4.02 90.74
5 N Kapil Dev 134 6406 4217 3.95 4.06 89.77
6 Imran Khan 85 3777 2463 3.91 4.06 89.77
7 Shoaib Akhtar 90 4405 3390 4.62 4.27 85.36
8 Mashrafe Mortaza 136 6688 5365 4.81 4.35 83.83
9 Aaqib Javed 81 3951 2863 4.35 4.35 83.76
10 M Prabhakar 93 4559 3317 4.37 4.40 82.72
11 J Srinath 129 6707 5198 4.65 4.48 81.41
12 SL Malinga 122 5888 5143 5.24 4.54 80.18
13 Waqar Younis 129 6251 4806 4.61 4.56 79.91
14 Mohammed Shami 57 2778 2690 5.81 4.58 79.58
15 AB Agarkar 116 5811 4966 5.13 4.74 76.92

Against Non Weak Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 52 2662 2044 4.61 3.66 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 52 2662 2044 4.61 3.66 150.00
2 WPUJC Vaas 163 7671 5257 4.11 3.93 139.72
3 Wasim Akram 172 8632 5679 3.95 3.96 138.46
4 N Kapil Dev 132 6322 4186 3.97 4.08 134.42
5 Imran Khan 84 3735 2452 3.94 4.09 134.29
6 Mustafizur Rahman 55 2695 2246 5.00 4.17 131.66
7 Shoaib Akhtar 85 4230 3297 4.68 4.32 126.93
8 M Prabhakar 90 4409 3227 4.39 4.43 123.84
9 Aaqib Javed 75 3642 2717 4.48 4.48 122.53
10 J Srinath 125 6479 5067 4.69 4.52 121.51
11 SL Malinga 111 5377 4700 5.24 4.55 120.67
12 Mohammed Shami 54 2656 2570 5.81 4.58 119.94
13 Waqar Younis 124 6021 4672 4.66 4.60 119.25
14 Mashrafe Mortaza 82 3954 3415 5.18 4.68 117.26
15 AB Agarkar 102 5039 4416 5.26 4.86 112.97

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against Non Weak Teams. 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 5.40 150.00
1 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/18 5/51 5/53 5/54 5.40 150.00
1 Waqar Younis 6/26 6/44 5/11 5/16 5/20 5.40 150.00
3 Aaqib Javed 7/37 5/19 5/35 5/61 4/29 5.20 144.44
4 SL Malinga 5/28 5/34 5/44 5/52 5/56 5.00 138.89
5 Shoaib Akhtar 6/16 5/54 4/37 4/43 4/49 4.60 127.78
6 M Prabhakar 5/33 5/35 4/19 4/25 4/30 4.40 122.22
6 Mustafizur Rahman 6/43 5/50 4/43 4/58 3/16 4.40 122.22
6 Wasim Akram 5/15 5/38 4/24 4/24 4/28 4.40 122.22
9 Imran Khan 6/14 4/27 4/37 4/37 3/13 4.20 116.67
9 AB Agarkar 5/44 4/34 4/35 4/37 4/46 4.20 116.67
11 J Srinath 5/24 5/41 4/35 3/32 3/34 4.00 111.11
11 JJ Bumrah 5/27 4/35 4/39 4/43 3/32 4.00 111.11
13 WPUJC Vaas 5/14 4/22 4/33 3/13 3/15 3.80 105.56
14 Mashrafe Mortaza 4/29 4/44 4/65 3/25 3/30 3.60 100.00
15 N Kapil Dev 4/31 3/17 3/26 3/36 3/36 3.20 88.89

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against Non Weak Teams. 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 1.22 150.00
1 Wasim Akram 7.2/4 6.0/7 8.0/11 7.0/10 7.0/11 1.22 150.00
2 WPUJC Vaas 6.0/6 7.0/8 10.0/13 8.0/11 9.3/14 1.23 149.44
3 N Kapil Dev 8.0/9 6.0/7 7.0/10 6.0/9 9.0/16 1.46 125.90
4 Imran Khan 6.0/7 10.0/14 7.0/10 7.0/11 8.0/13 1.50 122.06
5 Shoaib Akhtar 8.0/9 9.0/16 10.0/18 5.0/10 6.0/12 1.58 115.90
6 M Prabhakar 5.0/5 10.0/16 7.0/12 10.0/18 9.0/19 1.72 106.39
7 Waqar Younis 8.0/13 6.4/11 6.0/10 7.0/15 5.0/11 1.82 100.95
8 JJ Bumrah 5.0/8 6.0/11 10.0/27 7.0/19 5.0/14 1.90 96.41
9 SL Malinga 10.0/23 9.0/21 9.2/22 7.0/17 7.0/17 2.05 89.48
10 Aaqib Javed 7.0/11 7.1/12 9.0/19 6.4/15 10.0/25 2.06 88.99
11 Mustafizur Rahman 7.5/15 6.0/15 6.0/16 7.0/19 10.0/29 2.13 86.16
12 J Srinath 9.0/16 6.0/12 10.0/22 8.0/20 10.0/26 2.15 85.29
13 Mohammed Shami 9.0/23 6.0/17 8.0/23 6.0/18 7.0/22 2.25 81.28
14 AB Agarkar 10.0/22 6.0/14 7.0/18 9.0/24 8.0/23 2.33 78.57
15 Mashrafe Mortaza 10.0/18 10.0/27 10.0/29 10.0/30 9.5/30 2.43 75.48

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 200.00 227.08 232.01 122.22 150.00 931.31
2 Waqar Younis 168.00 229.32 199.15 150.00 100.95 847.42
3 WPUJC Vaas 159.20 196.35 233.87 105.56 149.44 844.42
4 N Kapil Dev 160.00 200.65 224.19 88.89 125.90 799.63
5 JJ Bumrah 85.00 250.00 250.00 111.11 96.41 792.52
6 Shoaib Akhtar 109.60 222.33 212.29 127.78 115.90 787.90
7 Imran Khan 104.90 212.80 224.06 116.67 122.06 780.49
8 SL Malinga 163.46 183.63 200.86 138.89 89.48 776.31
9 Mohammed Shami 100.88 232.96 199.51 150.00 81.28 764.63
10 Mustafizur Rahman 100.88 211.03 222.40 122.22 86.16 742.69
11 M Prabhakar 117.62 189.81 206.56 122.22 106.39 742.60
12 AB Agarkar 144.80 199.19 189.89 116.67 78.57 729.12
13 Mashrafe Mortaza 170.00 169.53 201.09 100.00 75.48 716.10
14 J Srinath 132.80 179.22 202.92 111.11 85.29 711.34
15 Aaqib Javed 81.60 189.76 206.29 144.44 88.99 711.08

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 PAK NZ AUS SL SA BAN ENG WI AFG

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