ODIs - Best Asian Fast Bowlers Outside Asia

Top 15 Asian Fast Bowlers In ODIs Outside 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 Outside 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 OUTSIDE ASIA RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
10. NON WEAK TEAMS
FC RATING

Points to note about ASIANS OUTSIDE 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 OUTSIDE ASIA Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 250.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Strike Rate 200.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 200.00
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.
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) 7
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 87 102 190.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 87 102 190.00
2 Imran Khan PAK 1974 1992 1983 68 83 154.61
3 Sarfraz Nawaz PAK 1973 1984 1978.5 32 47 87.55
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 170 252 250.00
1 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 170 252 250.00
2 Waqar Younis PAK 1989 2003 1996 129 206 204.37
3 WPUJC Vaas SL 1994 2008 2001 147 201 199.40
4 J Srinath IND 1991 2003 1997 98 149 147.82
5 Abdul Razzaq PAK 1996 2011 2003.5 110 118 117.06
6 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 1998 2011 2004.5 72 110 109.13
7 A Nehra IND 2001 2011 2006 53 64 63.49
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 98 163 210.00
1 SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 98 163 210.00
2 Mohammed Shami IND 2013 2025 2019 50 98 126.26
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar IND 2012 2022 2017 59 72 92.76
4 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2023 2019.5 35 58 74.72
5 Shaheen Shah Afridi PAK 2018 2026 2022 26 54 69.57

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 25
Min Wickets (TT) 15

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Shaheen Shah Afridi 26 1299 54 24.06 21.90 100.00
1 Shaheen Shah Afridi 26 1299 54 24.06 21.90 100.00
2 Mohammed Shami 50 2265 98 23.11 22.58 96.98
3 JJ Bumrah 35 1432 58 24.69 23.14 94.64
4 Wasim Akram 170 5959 252 23.65 24.30 90.12
5 Shoaib Akhtar 72 2778 110 25.25 24.84 88.17
6 J Srinath 98 3649 149 24.49 25.12 87.18
7 Waqar Younis 129 5113 206 24.82 25.20 86.91
8 SL Malinga 98 4617 163 28.33 26.52 82.59
9 Sarfraz Nawaz 32 1132 47 24.09 26.89 81.43
10 WPUJC Vaas 147 5514 201 27.43 27.31 80.20
11 N Kapil Dev 87 2728 102 26.75 27.62 79.30
12 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 59 2222 72 30.86 29.14 75.14
13 A Nehra 53 1842 64 28.78 29.37 74.56
14 Imran Khan 68 2382 83 28.70 30.54 71.72
15 Abdul Razzaq 110 3732 118 31.63 31.25 70.08

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Haris Rauf 10 479 20 23.95 22.41 100.00
1 Mohammed Shami 31 1542 62 24.87 22.91 97.81
2 Shaheen Shah Afridi 19 994 38 26.16 23.59 95.01
3 Shoaib Akhtar 56 2321 85 27.31 25.27 88.67
4 Waqar Younis 91 3705 142 26.09 25.50 87.90
5 J Srinath 70 2690 104 25.87 25.85 86.68
6 N Kapil Dev 72 2202 86 25.60 25.90 86.51
7 Wasim Akram 126 4542 173 26.25 26.21 85.50
8 Sarfraz Nawaz 29 1041 40 26.03 28.25 79.33
9 SL Malinga 86 4193 134 31.29 28.46 78.74
10 WPUJC Vaas 105 4196 141 29.76 28.51 78.59
11 A Nehra 35 1321 45 29.36 28.63 78.28
12 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 46 1857 54 34.39 31.31 71.57
13 Imran Khan 64 2278 76 29.97 31.39 71.39
14 Abdul Razzaq 87 2938 88 33.39 31.70 70.69
15 JJ Bumrah 27 1184 33 35.88 32.33 69.31

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 500

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 35 1864 1432 4.61 3.71 100.00
1 JJ Bumrah 35 1864 1432 4.61 3.71 100.00
2 N Kapil Dev 87 4796 2728 3.41 3.74 99.41
3 Wasim Akram 170 9134 5959 3.91 3.98 93.28
4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 59 2695 2222 4.95 4.05 91.68
5 WPUJC Vaas 147 7630 5514 4.34 4.17 89.02
6 J Srinath 98 5228 3649 4.19 4.21 88.27
7 A Nehra 53 2421 1842 4.57 4.23 87.90
8 Sarfraz Nawaz 32 1829 1132 3.71 4.27 86.90
9 Imran Khan 68 3685 2382 3.88 4.31 86.28
10 Abdul Razzaq 110 4814 3732 4.65 4.32 85.93
11 Mohammed Shami 50 2548 2265 5.33 4.38 84.84
12 Shaheen Shah Afridi 26 1353 1299 5.76 4.51 82.42
13 Shoaib Akhtar 72 3359 2778 4.96 4.58 81.16
14 SL Malinga 98 5048 4617 5.49 4.61 80.51
15 Waqar Younis 129 6447 5113 4.76 4.73 78.46

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS N Kapil Dev 72 3950 2202 3.34 3.65 100.00
1 N Kapil Dev 72 3950 2202 3.34 3.65 100.00
2 JJ Bumrah 27 1449 1184 4.90 3.87 94.36
3 Wasim Akram 126 6781 4542 4.02 4.05 90.12
4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 46 2155 1857 5.17 4.13 88.38
5 A Nehra 35 1718 1321 4.61 4.15 88.01
6 J Srinath 70 3779 2690 4.27 4.22 86.57
7 Abdul Razzaq 87 3818 2938 4.62 4.22 86.48
8 WPUJC Vaas 105 5519 4196 4.56 4.29 85.09
9 Imran Khan 64 3471 2278 3.94 4.33 84.35
10 Sarfraz Nawaz 29 1628 1041 3.84 4.35 83.98
11 Mohammed Shami 31 1605 1542 5.76 4.58 79.82
12 Shaheen Shah Afridi 19 1016 994 5.87 4.59 79.54
13 SL Malinga 86 4490 4193 5.60 4.65 78.59
14 Shoaib Akhtar 56 2673 2321 5.21 4.66 78.36
15 Waqar Younis 91 4533 3705 4.90 4.79 76.27

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 7/36 6/30 6/59 5/25 5/38 5.80 200.00
1 Waqar Younis 7/36 6/30 6/59 5/25 5/38 5.80 200.00
2 Wasim Akram 5/16 5/19 5/21 4/18 4/23 4.60 158.62
2 WPUJC Vaas 6/25 5/39 4/20 4/22 4/26 4.60 158.62
4 Abdul Razzaq 5/48 4/23 4/29 4/45 4/53 4.20 144.83
4 Shoaib Akhtar 5/19 5/25 4/28 4/36 3/19 4.20 144.83
4 SL Malinga 5/54 4/34 4/43 4/44 4/47 4.20 144.83
4 Mohammed Shami 5/69 4/16 4/35 4/48 4/55 4.20 144.83
4 Shaheen Shah Afridi 6/35 4/47 4/51 4/82 3/26 4.20 144.83
9 J Srinath 4/23 4/30 4/35 4/49 4/52 4.00 137.93
9 A Nehra 6/23 4/35 4/55 3/21 3/26 4.00 137.93
11 Sarfraz Nawaz 4/27 4/37 4/44 4/46 3/31 3.80 131.03
11 N Kapil Dev 5/43 4/30 4/54 3/23 3/23 3.80 131.03
13 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4/8 4/31 4/45 3/29 3/43 3.60 124.14
13 JJ Bumrah 6/19 4/55 3/37 3/61 2/9 3.60 124.14
15 Imran Khan 3/15 3/19 3/23 3/27 3/36 3.00 103.45

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 N Kapil Dev 7.0/4 6.0/5 9.0/15 10.0/18 6.0/11 1.53 150.00
1 N Kapil Dev 7.0/4 6.0/5 9.0/15 10.0/18 6.0/11 1.53 150.00
2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 6.0/8 8.0/14 5.0/9 9.0/18 8.0/19 1.55 148.07
3 Wasim Akram 7.0/10 8.0/13 7.2/13 6.0/11 9.4/18 1.74 131.63
4 WPUJC Vaas 8.0/10 7.0/11 7.0/12 9.1/20 10.0/22 1.75 130.65
5 Waqar Younis 5.0/7 8.0/14 7.0/13 10.0/20 7.0/15 1.86 123.45
6 J Srinath 10.0/13 7.0/12 9.0/18 7.4/17 10.0/23 1.91 119.93
7 JJ Bumrah 6.0/9 5.0/12 7.2/19 8.0/24 7.0/22 2.08 110.17
8 Imran Khan 9.5/13 9.4/19 12.0/24 7.1/15 7.0/16 2.11 108.32
9 A Nehra 10.0/16 10.0/23 10.0/24 8.0/22 10.0/28 2.18 105.11
10 Sarfraz Nawaz 11.0/13 11.0/22 10.2/22 7.0/15 11.3/25 2.20 104.29
11 SL Malinga 8.0/14 7.0/14 9.0/26 7.0/21 10.0/33 2.21 103.43
12 Abdul Razzaq 8.3/16 7.0/16 10.0/24 10.0/26 10.0/27 2.23 102.89
13 Shoaib Akhtar 5.0/10 8.0/19 7.0/18 6.3/19 8.0/25 2.43 94.16
14 Shaheen Shah Afridi 10.0/28 8.0/24 8.0/26 8.5/32 9.1/35 2.58 88.85
15 Mohammed Shami 6.2/16 6.0/19 10.0/33 9.0/31 7.3/28 2.68 85.33

ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING

The ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA (FC) 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 FC RAT
1 Wasim Akram 250.00 175.62 183.39 158.62 131.63 899.27
2 Waqar Younis 204.37 174.81 154.73 200.00 123.45 857.36
3 N Kapil Dev 190.00 165.81 199.41 131.03 150.00 836.25
4 WPUJC Vaas 199.40 158.79 174.11 158.62 130.65 821.57
5 SL Malinga 210.00 161.33 159.10 144.83 103.43 778.69
6 J Srinath 147.82 173.85 174.84 137.93 119.93 754.37
7 Mohammed Shami 126.26 194.79 164.66 144.83 85.33 715.86
8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 92.76 146.71 180.06 124.14 148.07 691.75
9 Shoaib Akhtar 109.13 176.84 159.52 144.83 94.16 684.48
10 Imran Khan 154.61 143.11 170.63 103.45 108.32 680.12
11 Abdul Razzaq 117.06 140.77 172.41 144.83 102.89 677.95
12 JJ Bumrah 74.72 163.95 194.36 124.14 110.17 667.34
13 Shaheen Shah Afridi 69.57 195.01 161.96 144.83 88.85 660.21
14 Sarfraz Nawaz 87.55 160.76 170.88 131.03 104.29 654.51
15 A Nehra 63.49 152.83 175.91 137.93 105.11 635.27

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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