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Top 10 Asian Spin 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 10 Asian Spin bowlers in matches Outside 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 OUTSIDE ASIA RATING
9. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

The ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA Rating is divided into five main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Strike Rate 200.00
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.
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) 10
Min Wickets (TS AVE) 25
Min Balls (TS ECO) 1000

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 RJ Shastri IND 1981 1992 1986.5 48 45 220.00
1 RJ Shastri IND 1981 1992 1986.5 48 45 220.00
2 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 30 34 166.22
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 135 215 300.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 135 215 300.00
2 Shahid Afridi PAK 1996 2015 2005.5 146 146 203.72
3 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 1995 2003 1999 78 121 168.84
4 A Kumble IND 1990 2007 1998.5 94 115 160.47
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 91 100 250.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 91 100 250.00
2 RA Jadeja IND 2009 2023 2016 83 78 195.00
3 YS Chahal IND 2016 2023 2019.5 41 75 187.50
4 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2023 2020 36 66 165.00

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 Kuldeep Yadav 36 1511 66 22.89 21.47 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 36 1511 66 22.89 21.47 100.00
2 YS Chahal 41 1949 75 25.99 22.66 94.77
3 M Muralitharan 135 5024 215 23.37 23.45 91.56
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 78 2838 121 23.45 23.77 90.33
5 Abdul Qadir 30 1061 34 31.21 29.53 72.72
6 A Kumble 94 3556 115 30.92 30.98 69.30
7 RJ Shastri 48 1595 45 35.44 33.45 64.20
8 Shahid Afridi 146 5164 146 35.37 34.89 61.54
9 Shakib Al Hasan 91 3848 100 38.48 37.72 56.92
10 RA Jadeja 83 3503 78 44.91 41.37 51.91

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 22 1033 44 23.48 22.02 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 22 1033 44 23.48 22.02 100.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 69 2540 104 24.42 24.75 88.96
3 YS Chahal 32 1621 57 28.44 24.79 88.81
4 M Muralitharan 112 4435 164 27.04 27.14 81.14
5 Abdul Qadir 30 1061 34 31.21 29.53 74.57
6 RJ Shastri 45 1528 44 34.73 32.77 67.19
7 A Kumble 77 2903 87 33.37 33.43 65.86
8 Shahid Afridi 110 3948 107 36.90 36.40 60.50
9 Shakib Al Hasan 48 2179 45 48.42 47.47 46.39
10 RA Jadeja 61 2745 53 51.79 47.71 46.16

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 HMRKB Herath 33 1668 1189 4.28 3.75 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 135 7361 5024 4.10 4.00 93.82
2 RJ Shastri 48 2430 1595 3.94 4.10 91.41
3 A Kumble 94 5095 3556 4.19 4.15 90.38
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 78 4044 2838 4.21 4.18 89.61
5 Abdul Qadir 30 1563 1061 4.07 4.21 89.09
6 Kuldeep Yadav 36 1890 1511 4.80 4.26 88.04
7 Shahid Afridi 146 6718 5164 4.61 4.39 85.29
8 RA Jadeja 83 4182 3503 5.03 4.47 83.81
9 Shakib Al Hasan 91 4733 3848 4.88 4.51 83.04
10 YS Chahal 41 2166 1949 5.40 4.65 80.62

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS HMRKB Herath 29 1452 1038 4.29 3.76 100.00
1 RJ Shastri 45 2322 1528 3.95 4.11 91.44
2 M Muralitharan 112 6293 4435 4.23 4.13 91.12
3 A Kumble 77 4152 2903 4.20 4.15 90.48
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 69 3621 2540 4.21 4.18 89.91
5 Abdul Qadir 30 1563 1061 4.07 4.21 89.34
6 Shahid Afridi 110 5100 3948 4.64 4.43 84.93
7 Kuldeep Yadav 22 1188 1033 5.22 4.63 81.18
8 RA Jadeja 61 3160 2745 5.21 4.64 81.05
9 Shakib Al Hasan 48 2518 2179 5.19 4.80 78.24
10 YS Chahal 32 1740 1621 5.59 4.81 78.09

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 5/23 5/30 5/34 4/27 4/28 4.60 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 5/23 5/30 5/34 4/27 4/28 4.60 150.00
1 YS Chahal 6/42 5/22 4/46 4/47 4/51 4.60 150.00
3 Kuldeep Yadav 6/25 4/23 4/39 4/45 4/57 4.40 143.48
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 5/45 4/17 4/33 4/67 4.40 143.48
5 Abdul Qadir 5/44 5/53 4/21 3/27 3/34 4.00 130.43
5 A Kumble 5/33 4/12 4/40 4/40 3/32 4.00 130.43
7 Shahid Afridi 4/20 4/38 3/15 3/16 3/25 3.40 110.87
7 RJ Shastri 5/15 3/26 3/30 3/31 3/48 3.40 110.87
9 Shakib Al Hasan 4/33 4/55 3/56 3/69 2/24 3.20 104.35
10 RA Jadeja 4/23 4/28 2/17 2/24 2/30 2.80 91.30

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 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 8.0/12 8.0/13 9.0/17 7.0/14 1.66 150.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 8.0/12 8.0/13 9.0/17 7.0/14 1.66 150.00
2 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 8.0/12 9.0/18 10.0/23 7.0/17 1.75 141.78
3 A Kumble 7.0/12 7.0/15 10.0/22 10.0/24 10.0/24 2.18 113.75
4 RJ Shastri 10.0/17 5.0/10 6.5/15 11.0/25 10.0/23 2.19 113.52
5 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/19 7.0/16 10.0/26 10.0/27 2.30 108.07
6 Shahid Afridi 7.2/15 10.0/24 8.0/22 9.0/25 5.0/14 2.42 102.51
7 Shakib Al Hasan 10.0/25 9.0/24 9.4/28 6.0/19 8.0/26 2.65 93.86
8 Kuldeep Yadav 10.0/25 9.0/23 6.0/20 10.0/34 9.0/32 2.70 91.88
9 RA Jadeja 7.5/23 10.0/33 10.0/33 5.0/17 5.0/17 2.89 85.85
10 YS Chahal 8.2/22 10.0/38 10.0/41 10.0/41 10.0/42 3.28 75.76

ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING

The ASIANS OUTSIDE 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 M Muralitharan 300.00 172.70 184.93 150.00 141.78 949.41
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 168.84 179.28 179.51 143.48 150.00 821.11
3 Kuldeep Yadav 165.00 200.00 169.21 143.48 91.88 769.57
4 RJ Shastri 220.00 131.39 182.85 110.87 113.52 758.63
5 YS Chahal 187.50 183.58 158.71 150.00 75.76 755.55
6 Abdul Qadir 166.22 147.29 178.43 130.43 108.07 730.45
7 A Kumble 160.47 135.16 180.86 130.43 113.75 720.67
8 Shakib Al Hasan 250.00 103.31 161.28 104.35 93.86 712.80
9 Shahid Afridi 203.72 122.04 170.22 110.87 102.51 709.36
10 RA Jadeja 195.00 98.06 164.86 91.30 85.85 635.08

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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