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Top 10 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 10 Asian Fast bowlers in matches In Asia in ODI cricket.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09

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 (WKTS)
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
8. ASIANS IN ASIA RATING
9. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

The ASIANS IN ASIA Rating is divided into five 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.
Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
  • The top teams are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ICC World Cup and Champions Trophy are also counted in TT.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 20
Min Wickets (TS AVE) 50
Min Balls (TS ECO) 2000

PROLIFIC

The Eras

ODIs from 1971 to present are 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 2015
Era 3 MP greater than 2014

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 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 SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 122 175 140.00
5 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 1998 2011 2004.5 90 137 109.60
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS NLTC Perera SL 2009 2021 2015 98 126 150.00
1 NLTC Perera SL 2009 2021 2015 98 126 150.00
2 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 2015 2023 2019 49 83 98.81
3 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2022 2019 37 63 75.00

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 37 1509 63 23.95 22.20 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 37 1509 63 23.95 22.20 150.00
2 Mustafizur Rahman 49 1786 83 21.52 22.55 147.70
3 Waqar Younis 129 4806 210 22.89 23.43 142.12
4 Wasim Akram 181 5853 250 23.41 23.52 141.61
5 Shoaib Akhtar 90 3390 137 24.74 24.40 136.47
6 Imran Khan 85 2463 99 24.88 25.39 131.13
7 N Kapil Dev 134 4217 151 27.93 26.98 123.40
8 WPUJC Vaas 173 5500 199 27.64 27.15 122.64
9 NLTC Perera 98 3556 126 28.22 27.67 120.36
10 SL Malinga 122 5143 175 29.39 29.72 112.05

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Naved-ul-Hasan 34 1512 64 23.63 23.01 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 34 1438 57 25.23 23.38 147.63
2 Mustafizur Rahman 27 1082 48 22.54 23.62 146.15
3 Waqar Younis 115 4386 188 23.33 23.89 144.52
4 Wasim Akram 159 5357 222 24.13 24.24 142.43
5 Shoaib Akhtar 80 3141 124 25.33 24.98 138.19
6 Imran Khan 82 2392 97 24.66 25.17 137.14
7 N Kapil Dev 127 4019 142 28.30 27.35 126.22
8 WPUJC Vaas 149 4879 165 29.57 29.05 118.83
9 NLTC Perera 88 3191 104 30.68 30.08 114.76
10 SL Malinga 102 4415 145 30.45 30.79 112.11

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS WPUJC Vaas 173 8145 5500 4.05 3.87 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 37 1943 1509 4.66 3.79 150.00
2 WPUJC Vaas 173 8145 5500 4.05 3.87 150.00
3 Mustafizur Rahman 49 2364 1786 4.53 3.88 149.56
4 Wasim Akram 181 9052 5853 3.88 3.89 149.03
5 N Kapil Dev 134 6406 4217 3.95 4.06 143.02
6 Imran Khan 85 3777 2463 3.91 4.06 143.01
7 Shoaib Akhtar 90 4405 3390 4.62 4.27 135.99
8 SL Malinga 122 5888 5143 5.24 4.54 127.74
9 Waqar Younis 129 6251 4806 4.61 4.56 127.31
10 NLTC Perera 98 3804 3556 5.61 4.68 124.11

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS AD Mathews 89 3060 2316 4.54 3.82 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 34 1799 1438 4.80 3.90 146.89
2 Wasim Akram 159 8085 5357 3.98 3.99 143.52
3 WPUJC Vaas 149 6987 4879 4.19 4.00 143.14
4 N Kapil Dev 127 6082 4019 3.96 4.07 140.60
5 Imran Khan 82 3645 2392 3.94 4.08 140.24
6 Mustafizur Rahman 27 1341 1082 4.84 4.15 138.19
7 Shoaib Akhtar 80 3990 3141 4.72 4.37 131.19
8 Waqar Younis 115 5606 4386 4.69 4.64 123.46
9 SL Malinga 102 4923 4415 5.38 4.67 122.78
10 NLTC Perera 88 3333 3191 5.74 4.79 119.59

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against top 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 5.40 100.00
1 Waqar Younis 6/26 6/44 5/11 5/16 5/20 5.40 100.00
2 SL Malinga 5/28 5/34 5/44 5/52 5/56 5.00 92.59
3 NLTC Perera 6/44 5/28 4/34 4/42 4/75 4.60 85.19
3 Shoaib Akhtar 6/16 5/54 4/37 4/43 4/49 4.60 85.19
5 Wasim Akram 5/38 4/24 4/24 4/28 4/33 4.20 77.78
5 Imran Khan 6/14 4/27 4/37 4/37 3/13 4.20 77.78
5 Mustafizur Rahman 6/43 5/50 4/43 3/16 3/34 4.20 77.78
8 WPUJC Vaas 5/14 4/22 4/33 3/13 3/15 3.80 70.37
9 JJ Bumrah 5/27 4/43 3/35 3/37 3/47 3.60 66.67
10 N Kapil Dev 4/31 3/17 3/26 3/36 3/36 3.20 59.26

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against top 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 WPUJC Vaas 6.0/6 7.0/8 10.0/13 8.0/11 9.3/14 1.23 100.00
1 WPUJC Vaas 6.0/6 7.0/8 10.0/13 8.0/11 9.3/14 1.23 100.00
2 Wasim Akram 7.2/4 6.0/7 8.0/11 7.0/10 7.4/15 1.31 93.56
3 N Kapil Dev 8.0/9 6.0/7 7.0/10 6.0/9 9.0/16 1.46 84.25
4 Imran Khan 6.0/7 10.0/14 7.0/10 7.0/11 8.0/13 1.50 81.68
5 Shoaib Akhtar 9.0/16 10.0/18 5.0/10 6.0/12 10.0/23 1.83 67.17
6 Waqar Younis 8.0/13 6.4/11 7.0/15 5.0/11 9.0/20 1.94 63.22
7 SL Malinga 10.0/23 9.0/21 9.2/22 7.0/17 9.0/22 2.05 59.72
8 Mustafizur Rahman 6.0/15 6.0/16 7.0/19 10.0/29 8.0/24 2.38 51.45
9 JJ Bumrah 10.0/27 10.0/29 10.0/29 5.0/16 7.1/23 2.39 51.29
10 NLTC Perera 8.0/19 5.0/16 10.0/32 9.0/30 5.0/17 2.57 47.73

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. Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers. Favourable Conditions (FC) is the opposite.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE UC RAT
1 Wasim Akram 200.00 284.04 292.55 77.78 93.56 947.93
2 Waqar Younis 168.00 286.64 250.76 100.00 63.22 868.63
3 WPUJC Vaas 159.20 241.47 293.14 70.37 100.00 864.18
4 N Kapil Dev 160.00 249.63 283.63 59.26 84.25 836.76
5 Imran Khan 104.90 268.27 283.26 77.78 81.68 815.89
6 Mustafizur Rahman 98.81 293.85 287.75 77.78 51.45 809.63
7 Shoaib Akhtar 109.60 274.66 267.18 85.19 67.17 803.80
8 JJ Bumrah 75.00 297.63 296.89 66.67 51.29 787.48
9 SL Malinga 140.00 224.16 250.52 92.59 59.72 766.99
10 NLTC Perera 150.00 235.12 243.70 85.19 47.73 761.73

TOP TEAMS

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

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