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Top 10 Asian Spin 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 Spin 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 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 70 98 130.00
1 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 70 98 130.00
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 206 319 200.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 206 319 200.00
2 Shahid Afridi PAK 1996 2015 2005.5 226 249 156.11
3 ST Jayasuriya SL 1990 2011 2000.5 234 225 141.07
4 A Kumble IND 1990 2007 1998.5 171 222 139.18
5 Harbhajan Singh IND 1998 2015 2006.5 150 189 118.50
6 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 1995 2003 1999 87 167 104.70
7 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 69 116 72.73
8 BAW Mendis SL 2008 2015 2011.5 61 114 71.47
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 138 205 160.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 138 205 160.00

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 Saqlain Mushtaq 87 3437 167 20.58 21.42 150.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 87 3437 167 20.58 21.42 150.00
2 BAW Mendis 61 2418 114 21.21 22.76 141.14
3 Saeed Ajmal 69 2545 116 21.94 23.72 135.43
4 M Muralitharan 206 7302 319 22.89 24.74 129.85
5 Abdul Qadir 70 2381 98 24.30 27.12 118.47
6 Shakib Al Hasan 138 4992 205 24.35 28.59 112.37
7 Harbhajan Singh 150 6031 189 31.91 31.81 101.01
8 A Kumble 171 6856 222 30.88 32.16 99.91
9 Shahid Afridi 226 8469 249 34.01 35.63 90.17
10 ST Jayasuriya 234 7633 225 33.92 35.67 90.08

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saqlain Mushtaq 73 2988 133 22.47 23.38 150.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 73 2988 133 22.47 23.38 150.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 65 2438 111 21.96 23.75 147.67
3 BAW Mendis 47 1968 88 22.36 24.00 146.13
4 M Muralitharan 167 6096 249 24.48 26.46 132.53
5 Abdul Qadir 68 2339 93 25.15 28.08 124.92
6 Harbhajan Singh 134 5446 171 31.85 31.75 110.48
7 A Kumble 149 6126 185 33.11 34.48 101.71
8 ST Jayasuriya 201 6549 191 34.29 36.05 97.28
9 Shakib Al Hasan 82 3261 103 31.66 37.17 94.35
10 Shahid Afridi 191 7387 186 39.72 41.61 84.29

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 Mohammad Hafeez 98 4508 2956 3.93 3.78 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 206 11450 7302 3.83 3.80 149.12
2 Saeed Ajmal 69 3750 2545 4.07 3.93 144.16
3 Shakib Al Hasan 138 7206 4992 4.16 4.08 139.11
4 Harbhajan Singh 150 8326 6031 4.35 4.13 137.33
5 Abdul Qadir 70 3537 2381 4.04 4.24 133.86
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 87 4726 3437 4.36 4.32 131.33
7 A Kumble 171 9401 6856 4.38 4.33 130.84
8 Shahid Afridi 226 10952 8469 4.64 4.52 125.46
9 BAW Mendis 61 3021 2418 4.80 4.54 124.95
10 ST Jayasuriya 234 9805 7633 4.67 4.61 123.10

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Mohammad Hafeez 82 3946 2540 3.86 3.71 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 167 9328 6096 3.92 3.90 142.84
2 Saeed Ajmal 65 3538 2438 4.13 3.99 139.37
3 Harbhajan Singh 134 7464 5446 4.38 4.16 133.84
4 Abdul Qadir 68 3438 2339 4.08 4.28 130.02
5 Saqlain Mushtaq 73 4029 2988 4.45 4.40 126.42
6 A Kumble 149 8199 6126 4.48 4.44 125.36
7 Shakib Al Hasan 82 4306 3261 4.54 4.46 124.92
8 ST Jayasuriya 201 8367 6549 4.70 4.63 120.19
9 BAW Mendis 47 2375 1968 4.97 4.70 118.48
10 Shahid Afridi 191 9182 7387 4.83 4.70 118.37

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 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/44 4/23 5.20 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/44 4/23 5.20 100.00
2 Shahid Afridi 6/38 5/23 5/35 5/40 4/30 5.00 96.15
3 ST Jayasuriya 6/29 5/17 5/28 4/18 4/49 4.80 92.31
4 Saeed Ajmal 5/24 5/43 4/30 4/32 4/33 4.40 84.62
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/20 5/44 4/17 4/26 4/41 4.40 84.62
4 BAW Mendis 6/13 4/10 4/47 4/51 4/60 4.40 84.62
7 A Kumble 6/12 4/25 4/50 4/53 3/17 4.20 80.77
7 Harbhajan Singh 5/31 5/43 5/56 3/27 3/29 4.20 80.77
9 Shakib Al Hasan 5/36 4/35 4/41 3/27 3/32 3.80 73.08
10 Abdul Qadir 4/9 4/17 4/31 3/23 3/24 3.60 69.23

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 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 6.0/6 9.0/11 10.0/15 7.1/12 1.25 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 6.0/6 9.0/11 10.0/15 7.1/12 1.25 100.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 7.0/6 8.0/15 10.0/19 10.0/20 10.0/20 1.72 72.74
3 Abdul Qadir 10.0/9 7.2/13 6.0/13 9.0/21 8.0/19 1.95 64.05
4 A Kumble 9.0/11 6.1/12 8.0/17 10.0/22 10.0/24 1.97 63.30
5 ST Jayasuriya 7.0/12 5.0/9 6.2/13 8.0/17 10.0/23 2.01 62.19
6 BAW Mendis 8.0/13 7.0/14 10.0/22 9.0/21 6.1/18 2.07 60.34
7 Shakib Al Hasan 10.0/20 10.0/21 10.0/22 5.0/12 10.0/27 2.22 56.20
8 Saqlain Mushtaq 9.0/13 7.3/17 8.0/20 10.0/26 10.0/26 2.27 55.08
9 Harbhajan Singh 10.0/23 10.0/24 10.0/24 10.0/25 10.0/26 2.32 53.89
10 Shahid Afridi 10.0/21 8.0/21 10.0/28 10.0/28 9.3/27 2.56 48.73

ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

The ASIANS IN ASIA (FC) 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 FC RAT
1 M Muralitharan 200.00 262.39 291.96 100.00 100.00 954.35
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 104.70 300.00 257.75 84.62 55.08 802.15
3 Saeed Ajmal 72.73 283.10 283.53 84.62 72.74 796.71
4 Abdul Qadir 130.00 243.39 263.89 69.23 64.05 770.56
5 Shakib Al Hasan 160.00 206.72 264.03 73.08 56.20 760.03
6 BAW Mendis 71.47 287.27 243.43 84.62 60.34 747.13
7 A Kumble 139.18 201.62 256.20 80.77 63.30 741.07
8 Harbhajan Singh 118.50 211.49 271.17 80.77 53.89 735.82
9 ST Jayasuriya 141.07 187.36 243.28 92.31 62.19 726.21
10 Shahid Afridi 156.11 174.46 243.83 96.15 48.73 719.28

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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