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 ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

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 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 bowlerโ€™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 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 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 40
Min Wickets (NWT) 40

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saqlain Mushtaq 87 3437 167 20.58 21.42 100.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 87 3437 167 20.58 21.42 100.00
2 BAW Mendis 61 2418 114 21.21 22.76 94.10
3 Rashid Khan 66 2547 125 20.38 23.66 90.52
4 Saeed Ajmal 69 2545 116 21.94 23.72 90.29
5 M Muralitharan 206 7302 319 22.89 24.74 86.57
6 Abdul Qadir 70 2381 98 24.30 27.12 78.98
7 Shakib Al Hasan 150 5512 217 25.40 29.28 73.17
8 A Kumble 171 6856 222 30.88 32.16 66.60
9 Shahid Afridi 226 8469 249 34.01 35.63 60.11
10 ST Jayasuriya 234 7633 225 33.92 35.67 60.05

Against Non Weak Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saqlain Mushtaq 84 3357 159 21.11 21.97 150.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 84 3357 159 21.11 21.97 150.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 66 2457 113 21.74 23.51 140.19
3 BAW Mendis 56 2329 102 22.83 24.51 134.50
4 M Muralitharan 188 6876 278 24.73 26.74 123.28
5 Abdul Qadir 68 2339 93 25.15 28.08 117.40
6 Rashid Khan 39 1582 62 25.52 29.63 111.23
7 A Kumble 160 6497 203 32.00 33.33 98.90
8 Shakib Al Hasan 109 4202 138 30.45 35.09 93.92
9 ST Jayasuriya 221 7214 216 33.40 35.12 93.86
10 Shahid Afridi 208 7903 214 36.93 38.69 85.19

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 3.78 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 206 11450 7302 3.83 3.80 99.41
2 Rashid Khan 66 3670 2547 4.16 3.91 96.59
3 Saeed Ajmal 69 3750 2545 4.07 3.93 96.10
4 Shakib Al Hasan 150 7842 5512 4.22 4.09 92.46
5 Abdul Qadir 70 3537 2381 4.04 4.24 89.24
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 87 4726 3437 4.36 4.32 87.55
7 A Kumble 171 9401 6856 4.38 4.33 87.23
8 Shahid Afridi 226 10952 8469 4.64 4.52 83.64
9 BAW Mendis 61 3021 2418 4.80 4.54 83.30
10 ST Jayasuriya 234 9805 7633 4.67 4.61 82.07

Against Non Weak Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Mohammad Hafeez 87 4128 2695 3.92 3.76 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 188 10554 6876 3.91 3.89 145.33
2 Saeed Ajmal 66 3588 2457 4.11 3.97 142.24
3 Rashid Khan 39 2209 1582 4.30 4.04 139.79
4 Abdul Qadir 68 3438 2339 4.08 4.28 131.88
5 Shakib Al Hasan 109 5665 4202 4.45 4.32 130.85
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 84 4585 3357 4.39 4.35 129.88
7 A Kumble 160 8785 6497 4.44 4.40 128.46
8 Shahid Afridi 208 10019 7903 4.73 4.61 122.45
9 ST Jayasuriya 221 9223 7214 4.69 4.63 121.98
10 BAW Mendis 56 2807 2329 4.98 4.71 120.01

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 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/31 5/44 5.40 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/31 5/44 5.40 150.00
2 Shahid Afridi 6/38 5/23 5/35 5/40 4/30 5.00 138.89
3 ST Jayasuriya 6/29 5/17 5/28 4/14 4/18 4.80 133.33
4 A Kumble 6/12 4/25 4/33 4/50 4/53 4.40 122.22
4 BAW Mendis 6/13 4/10 4/46 4/47 4/51 4.40 122.22
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/20 5/44 4/17 4/26 4/28 4.40 122.22
4 Saeed Ajmal 5/24 5/43 4/30 4/32 4/33 4.40 122.22
8 Shakib Al Hasan 5/36 4/8 4/16 4/35 4/41 4.20 116.67
9 Rashid Khan 5/19 4/37 3/35 3/37 3/37 3.60 100.00
9 Abdul Qadir 4/9 4/17 4/31 3/23 3/24 3.60 100.00

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 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 6.0/6 9.0/11 10.0/15 7.1/12 1.25 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 6.0/6 9.0/11 10.0/15 7.1/12 1.25 150.00
2 Shakib Al Hasan 7.2/8 10.0/13 5.0/9 10.0/20 10.0/21 1.63 115.24
3 Saeed Ajmal 7.0/6 8.0/15 10.0/19 10.0/20 10.0/20 1.72 109.11
4 Abdul Qadir 10.0/9 7.2/13 6.0/13 9.0/21 8.0/19 1.95 96.08
5 A Kumble 9.0/11 6.1/12 8.0/17 10.0/22 10.0/24 1.97 94.95
6 ST Jayasuriya 7.0/12 5.0/9 6.2/13 8.0/17 10.0/23 2.01 93.29
7 BAW Mendis 8.0/13 7.0/14 10.0/22 9.0/21 9.4/24 2.03 92.11
8 Shahid Afridi 7.0/11 6.4/11 10.0/21 8.0/19 8.0/21 2.04 91.92
9 Saqlain Mushtaq 9.0/13 7.3/17 10.0/24 8.0/20 10.0/26 2.22 84.27
10 Rashid Khan 9.0/13 9.0/19 9.0/21 10.0/30 9.0/28 2.27 82.62

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 200.00 209.85 244.74 150.00 150.00 954.59
2 Shakib Al Hasan 170.00 167.09 223.31 116.67 115.24 792.31
3 Saeed Ajmal 90.88 230.47 238.35 122.22 109.11 791.03
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 104.70 250.00 217.43 122.22 84.27 778.62
5 Abdul Qadir 130.00 196.38 221.12 100.00 96.08 743.58
6 Shahid Afridi 156.11 145.31 206.09 138.89 91.92 738.31
7 A Kumble 139.18 165.50 215.68 122.22 94.95 737.54
8 BAW Mendis 89.31 228.60 203.31 122.22 92.11 735.55
9 ST Jayasuriya 141.07 153.91 204.05 133.33 93.29 725.65
10 Rashid Khan 97.93 201.75 236.38 100.00 82.62 718.67

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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