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 ODIs.
*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-09-15
FC 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 |
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 |
A Kumble |
IND | 1990 |
2007 |
1998.5 |
171 |
222 | 139.18 |
| 4 |
Harbhajan Singh |
IND | 1998 |
2015 |
2006.5 |
150 |
189 | 118.50 |
| 5 |
Saqlain Mushtaq |
PAK | 1995 |
2003 |
1999 |
87 |
167 | 104.70 |
| RANK | ERA 3 | NAT | FP |
LP |
MP |
INNS |
WKTS | RAT |
| TS |
Shakib Al Hasan |
BAN | 2006 |
2023 |
2014.5 |
150 |
217 | 170.00 |
| 1 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
BAN | 2006 |
2023 |
2014.5 |
150 |
217 | 170.00 |
| 2 |
Rashid Khan |
AFG | 2015 |
2025 |
2020 |
66 |
125 | 97.93 |
| 3 |
Saeed Ajmal |
PAK | 2008 |
2015 |
2011.5 |
69 |
116 | 90.88 |
| 4 |
BAW Mendis |
SL | 2008 |
2015 |
2011.5 |
61 |
114 | 89.31 |
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 |
Saqlain Mushtaq | 87 |
3437 |
167 |
20.58 |
21.26 | 150.00 |
| 1 |
Saqlain Mushtaq | 87 |
3437 |
167 |
20.58 |
21.26 | 150.00 |
| 2 |
BAW Mendis | 61 |
2418 |
114 |
21.21 |
22.68 | 140.57 |
| 3 |
Saeed Ajmal | 69 |
2545 |
116 |
21.94 |
22.95 | 138.93 |
| 4 |
M Muralitharan | 206 |
7302 |
319 |
22.89 |
24.49 | 130.20 |
| 5 |
Rashid Khan | 66 |
2547 |
125 |
20.38 |
24.56 | 129.80 |
| 6 |
Abdul Qadir | 70 |
2381 |
98 |
24.30 |
27.22 | 117.12 |
| 7 |
Shakib Al Hasan | 150 |
5512 |
217 |
25.40 |
28.91 | 110.27 |
| 8 |
A Kumble | 171 |
6856 |
222 |
30.88 |
31.99 | 99.65 |
| 9 |
Harbhajan Singh | 150 |
6031 |
189 |
31.91 |
32.00 | 99.64 |
| 10 |
Shahid Afridi | 226 |
8469 |
249 |
34.01 |
35.54 | 89.70 |
Against Top Teams
| RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS | RUNS |
WKTS |
AVE |
R AVE | RAT |
| TS |
Saeed Ajmal | 55 |
2044 |
99 |
20.65 |
21.09 | 150.00 |
| 1 |
Saeed Ajmal | 55 |
2044 |
99 |
20.65 |
21.09 | 150.00 |
| 2 |
BAW Mendis | 45 |
1870 |
84 |
22.26 |
22.48 | 140.74 |
| 3 |
Saqlain Mushtaq | 62 |
2598 |
107 |
24.28 |
23.55 | 134.31 |
| 4 |
M Muralitharan | 155 |
5674 |
233 |
24.35 |
24.64 | 128.38 |
| 5 |
Rashid Khan | 29 |
1175 |
46 |
25.54 |
26.33 | 120.12 |
| 6 |
Abdul Qadir | 54 |
1904 |
66 |
28.85 |
30.39 | 104.10 |
| 7 |
Harbhajan Singh | 115 |
4719 |
148 |
31.89 |
30.94 | 102.25 |
| 8 |
A Kumble | 120 |
5017 |
151 |
33.23 |
33.22 | 95.22 |
| 9 |
Shakib Al Hasan | 86 |
3462 |
104 |
33.29 |
33.43 | 94.63 |
| 10 |
Shahid Afridi | 167 |
6520 |
164 |
39.76 |
39.40 | 80.29 |
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
| Min Qualification For TS |
| Min Balls |
1000 |
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 |
3.79 |
149.32 |
| 2 |
Saeed Ajmal |
69 |
3750 |
2545 |
4.07 |
3.90 |
145.22 |
| 3 |
Rashid Khan |
66 |
3670 |
2547 |
4.16 |
3.95 |
143.41 |
| 4 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
150 |
7842 |
5512 |
4.22 |
4.06 |
139.52 |
| 5 |
Harbhajan Singh |
150 |
8326 |
6031 |
4.35 |
4.18 |
135.63 |
| 6 |
Abdul Qadir |
70 |
3537 |
2381 |
4.04 |
4.26 |
133.05 |
| 7 |
Saqlain Mushtaq |
87 |
4726 |
3437 |
4.36 |
4.33 |
130.81 |
| 8 |
A Kumble |
171 |
9401 |
6856 |
4.38 |
4.36 |
129.95 |
| 9 |
Shahid Afridi |
226 |
10952 |
8469 |
4.64 |
4.52 |
125.36 |
| 10 |
BAW Mendis |
61 |
3021 |
2418 |
4.80 |
4.53 |
124.97 |
Against Top Teams
| RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS |
BLS |
RUNS |
ER |
R ER |
RAT |
| TS |
Mohammad Hafeez |
71 |
3466 |
2290 |
3.96 |
3.75 |
150.00 |
| 1 |
M Muralitharan |
155 |
8651 |
5674 |
3.94 |
3.81 |
147.52 |
| 2 |
Saeed Ajmal |
55 |
2991 |
2044 |
4.10 |
3.89 |
144.55 |
| 3 |
Rashid Khan |
29 |
1618 |
1175 |
4.36 |
3.94 |
142.58 |
| 4 |
Harbhajan Singh |
115 |
6456 |
4719 |
4.39 |
4.19 |
134.12 |
| 5 |
Abdul Qadir |
54 |
2772 |
1904 |
4.12 |
4.24 |
132.46 |
| 6 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
86 |
4516 |
3462 |
4.60 |
4.26 |
131.93 |
| 7 |
A Kumble |
120 |
6658 |
5017 |
4.52 |
4.44 |
126.45 |
| 8 |
Saqlain Mushtaq |
62 |
3413 |
2598 |
4.57 |
4.46 |
125.88 |
| 9 |
BAW Mendis |
45 |
2273 |
1870 |
4.94 |
4.50 |
124.82 |
| 10 |
Shahid Afridi |
167 |
8099 |
6520 |
4.83 |
4.61 |
121.81 |
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 |
M Muralitharan |
7/30 | 5/9 | 5/23 | 5/31 | 5/44 | 5.40 |
100.00 |
| 1 |
M Muralitharan |
7/30 | 5/9 | 5/23 | 5/31 | 5/44 | 5.40 | 100.00 |
| 2 |
Shahid Afridi |
6/38 | 5/23 | 5/35 | 5/40 | 4/30 | 5.00 | 92.59 |
| 3 |
A Kumble |
6/12 | 4/25 | 4/33 | 4/50 | 4/53 | 4.40 | 81.48 |
| 3 |
Saqlain Mushtaq |
5/20 | 5/44 | 4/17 | 4/26 | 4/28 | 4.40 | 81.48 |
| 3 |
BAW Mendis |
6/13 | 4/10 | 4/46 | 4/47 | 4/51 | 4.40 | 81.48 |
| 3 |
Saeed Ajmal |
5/24 | 5/43 | 4/30 | 4/32 | 4/33 | 4.40 | 81.48 |
| 7 |
Harbhajan Singh |
5/31 | 5/43 | 5/56 | 3/27 | 3/29 | 4.20 | 77.78 |
| 7 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
5/36 | 4/8 | 4/16 | 4/35 | 4/41 | 4.20 | 77.78 |
| 9 |
Abdul Qadir |
4/9 | 4/17 | 4/31 | 3/23 | 3/24 | 3.60 | 66.67 |
| 9 |
Rashid Khan |
5/19 | 4/37 | 3/35 | 3/37 | 3/37 | 3.60 | 66.67 |
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 |
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 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
7.2/8 | 10.0/13 | 5.0/9 | 10.0/20 | 10.0/21 | 1.61 | 77.18 |
| 3 |
Saeed Ajmal |
7.0/6 | 8.0/15 | 10.0/19 | 10.0/20 | 10.0/20 | 1.70 | 73.18 |
| 4 |
Abdul Qadir |
10.0/9 | 7.2/13 | 6.0/13 | 9.0/21 | 8.0/19 | 1.96 | 63.58 |
| 5 |
A Kumble |
9.0/11 | 6.1/12 | 8.0/17 | 10.0/22 | 10.0/24 | 1.99 | 62.79 |
| 6 |
BAW Mendis |
8.0/13 | 7.0/14 | 10.0/22 | 9.0/21 | 9.4/24 | 2.03 | 61.33 |
| 7 |
Shahid Afridi |
7.0/11 | 6.4/11 | 10.0/21 | 8.0/19 | 8.0/21 | 2.04 | 61.15 |
| 8 |
Harbhajan Singh |
10.0/20 | 10.0/23 | 10.0/24 | 10.0/24 | 10.0/25 | 2.23 | 55.90 |
| 9 |
Saqlain Mushtaq |
9.0/13 | 7.3/17 | 10.0/24 | 8.0/20 | 10.0/26 | 2.23 | 55.88 |
| 10 |
Rashid Khan |
9.0/13 | 9.0/19 | 9.0/21 | 10.0/30 | 9.0/28 | 2.29 | 54.44 |
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.
| RANK | BOWLER | PRO | CON | ECO |
BBW |
BBE | FC RAT |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | 200.00 |
258.57 |
296.83 |
100.00 |
100.00 | 955.41 |
| 2 | Saeed Ajmal | 90.88 |
288.93 |
289.77 |
81.48 |
73.18 | 824.23 |
| 3 | Shakib Al Hasan | 170.00 |
204.90 |
271.45 |
77.78 |
77.18 | 801.31 |
| 4 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 104.70 |
284.31 |
256.69 |
81.48 |
55.88 | 783.06 |
| 5 | BAW Mendis | 89.31 |
281.31 |
249.79 |
81.48 |
61.33 | 763.22 |
| 6 | Rashid Khan | 97.93 |
249.92 |
285.99 |
66.67 |
54.44 | 754.95 |
| 7 | Abdul Qadir | 130.00 |
221.21 |
265.51 |
66.67 |
63.58 | 746.96 |
| 8 | A Kumble | 139.18 |
194.88 |
256.40 |
81.48 |
62.79 | 734.73 |
| 9 | Shahid Afridi | 156.11 |
169.99 |
247.17 |
92.59 |
61.15 | 727.02 |
| 10 | Harbhajan Singh | 118.50 |
201.88 |
269.75 |
77.78 |
55.90 | 723.80 |
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 | SL | AUS | PAK | 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 | SL | AUS | PAK | SA | BAN | ENG | WI | AFG |
