ODIs - Best Asian Spin Bowlers Outside Asia

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. They are updated till 2025-09-15. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Asian Spin bowlers in matches Outside Asia in ODIs.

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)
6.1. Against All Teams
6.2. Against Top Teams
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
7.1. Against All Teams
7.2. Against Top Teams
8. ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING
9. BRIEF EXPLANATION
9.1. Dynamic Nature
9.2. Trend Setter (TS)
9.3. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
9.4. Abbreviations
UC RATING

Points to note about ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA Rating:-

  • Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners 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 UC Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 250.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Economy Rate 250.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) Top Bowling By Wkts 150.00
Best Bowling (Eco) Top Bowling By Economy 100.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 10
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 RJ Shastri IND 1981 1992 1986.5 48 45 210.00
1 RJ Shastri IND 1981 1992 1986.5 48 45 210.00
2 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 30 34 158.67
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 135 215 250.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 135 215 250.00
2 Shahid Afridi PAK 1996 2015 2005.5 146 146 169.77
3 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 1995 2003 1999 78 121 140.70
4 A Kumble IND 1990 2007 1998.5 94 115 133.72
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 91 100 220.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 91 100 220.00
2 YS Chahal IND 2016 2023 2019.5 41 75 165.00
3 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 43 68 149.60
3 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2026 2021.5 39 68 149.60

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 player has played.
  • Time Period in which a bowler has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 25
Min Wickets (TT) 15

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 39 1612 68 23.71 22.05 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 39 1612 68 23.71 22.05 100.00
2 YS Chahal 41 1949 75 25.99 22.63 97.41
3 Saeed Ajmal 43 1637 68 24.07 23.11 95.41
4 M Muralitharan 135 5024 215 23.37 23.63 93.32
5 Saqlain Mushtaq 78 2838 121 23.45 24.23 90.99
6 Abdul Qadir 30 1061 34 31.21 28.10 78.45
7 RJ Shastri 48 1595 45 35.44 30.24 72.90
8 A Kumble 94 3556 115 30.92 30.57 72.12
9 Shahid Afridi 146 5164 146 35.37 35.04 62.92
10 Shakib Al Hasan 91 3848 100 38.48 37.79 58.35

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 27 1202 51 23.57 20.27 150.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 27 1202 51 23.57 20.27 150.00
2 YS Chahal 30 1518 56 27.11 22.16 137.21
3 Saeed Ajmal 22 925 33 28.03 23.23 130.85
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 58 2114 85 24.87 24.75 122.85
5 M Muralitharan 104 4118 152 27.09 26.49 114.78
6 RJ Shastri 43 1457 43 33.88 28.40 107.04
7 A Kumble 73 2700 86 31.40 29.93 101.56
8 Abdul Qadir 28 983 28 35.11 31.21 97.41
9 Shahid Afridi 89 3307 87 38.01 35.34 86.02
10 Shakib Al Hasan 42 1969 42 46.88 39.52 76.92

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 Bowled 500
Min Balls (TT) 300

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS HMRKB Herath 33 1668 1189 4.28 3.77 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 135 7361 5024 4.10 4.02 93.76
2 Abdul Qadir 30 1563 1061 4.07 4.10 91.95
3 Saeed Ajmal 43 2250 1637 4.37 4.12 91.53
4 A Kumble 94 5095 3556 4.19 4.13 91.40
5 Kuldeep Yadav 39 2013 1612 4.80 4.18 90.39
6 RJ Shastri 48 2430 1595 3.94 4.19 90.06
7 Saqlain Mushtaq 78 4044 2838 4.21 4.20 89.90
8 Shahid Afridi 146 6718 5164 4.61 4.43 85.22
9 Shakib Al Hasan 91 4733 3848 4.88 4.50 83.88
10 YS Chahal 41 2166 1949 5.40 4.59 82.26

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS HMRKB Herath 28 1392 995 4.29 3.72 150.00
1 A Kumble 73 3926 2700 4.13 4.05 137.88
2 Abdul Qadir 28 1443 983 4.09 4.09 136.40
3 M Muralitharan 104 5839 4118 4.23 4.13 135.15
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 58 3042 2114 4.17 4.16 134.27
5 Saeed Ajmal 22 1204 925 4.61 4.16 134.23
6 RJ Shastri 43 2202 1457 3.97 4.19 133.10
7 Kuldeep Yadav 27 1431 1202 5.04 4.25 131.36
8 Shahid Afridi 89 4225 3307 4.70 4.45 125.40
9 YS Chahal 30 1638 1518 5.56 4.58 121.85
10 Shakib Al Hasan 42 2208 1969 5.35 4.59 121.55

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS M Muralitharan 5/23 5/23 5/29 5/30 5/34 5.00 50.00
1 M Muralitharan 5/23 5/23 5/29 5/30 5/34 5.00 50.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 5/35 5/45 4/17 4/33 4.60 46.00
2 Shahid Afridi 7/12 5/11 4/20 4/38 3/15 4.60 46.00
2 YS Chahal 6/42 5/22 4/17 4/46 4/47 4.60 46.00
5 Kuldeep Yadav 6/25 4/6 4/23 4/39 4/45 4.40 44.00
6 A Kumble 5/33 4/12 4/32 4/40 4/40 4.20 42.00
6 Shakib Al Hasan 5/29 5/30 4/33 4/55 3/56 4.20 42.00
8 Abdul Qadir 5/44 5/53 4/21 3/27 3/34 4.00 40.00
9 RJ Shastri 5/15 3/26 3/30 3/31 3/48 3.40 34.00
9 Saeed Ajmal 4/35 4/58 3/7 3/25 3/29 3.40 34.00

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS M Muralitharan 5/23 5/30 5/34 4/27 4/31 4.60 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 5/23 5/30 5/34 4/27 4/31 4.60 100.00
1 YS Chahal 6/42 5/22 4/46 4/47 4/51 4.60 100.00
3 Kuldeep Yadav 6/25 4/23 4/39 4/45 4/57 4.40 95.65
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 4/17 4/33 4/67 4/68 4.20 91.30
5 A Kumble 5/33 4/12 4/40 4/40 3/32 4.00 86.96
6 Abdul Qadir 5/53 4/21 3/27 3/34 3/34 3.60 78.26
7 RJ Shastri 5/15 3/26 3/30 3/31 3/48 3.40 73.91
8 Shahid Afridi 4/20 3/15 3/16 3/25 3/28 3.20 69.57
8 Shakib Al Hasan 4/33 4/55 3/56 3/69 2/24 3.20 69.57
10 Saeed Ajmal 4/58 3/42 2/23 2/28 2/31 2.60 56.52

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

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.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS M Muralitharan 10.0/9 8.0/12 9.0/15 10.0/18 9.0/18 1.54 30.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 8.0/12 9.0/15 10.0/18 9.0/18 1.54 30.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 8.0/12 8.0/13 9.0/17 7.0/14 1.66 27.78
3 A Kumble 10.0/14 7.0/12 7.0/15 10.0/22 10.0/22 1.90 24.23
4 Shahid Afridi 9.0/12 6.0/11 7.2/15 10.0/24 8.0/22 2.00 23.08
5 RJ Shastri 10.0/17 5.0/10 6.5/15 11.0/25 10.0/23 2.24 20.64
6 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/19 7.0/16 10.0/26 10.0/27 2.24 20.59
7 Saeed Ajmal 7.0/15 10.0/23 10.0/24 8.2/23 10.0/28 2.35 19.60
8 Shakib Al Hasan 9.0/21 10.0/25 9.0/24 10.0/27 8.0/22 2.39 19.34
9 Kuldeep Yadav 10.0/25 9.0/23 10.0/31 8.0/25 6.0/20 2.51 18.42
10 YS Chahal 8.2/22 10.0/27 8.0/25 10.0/36 10.0/38 2.71 17.00

Against Top Teams

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 70.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 8.0/12 8.0/13 9.0/17 7.0/14 1.66 70.00
2 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 8.0/12 9.0/18 10.0/23 7.0/17 1.75 66.37
3 A Kumble 7.0/12 7.0/15 10.0/22 10.0/24 10.0/24 2.16 53.78
4 RJ Shastri 10.0/17 5.0/10 6.5/15 11.0/25 10.0/23 2.22 52.41
5 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/19 7.0/16 10.0/26 10.0/27 2.23 52.22
6 Shahid Afridi 7.2/15 10.0/24 8.0/22 9.0/25 10.0/28 2.44 47.72
7 Kuldeep Yadav 10.0/25 9.0/23 10.0/31 6.0/20 10.0/34 2.49 46.68
8 Shakib Al Hasan 10.0/25 9.0/24 10.0/33 10.0/33 10.0/35 2.63 44.27
9 Saeed Ajmal 8.2/23 10.0/28 10.0/31 10.0/34 10.0/34 2.80 41.55
10 YS Chahal 8.2/22 10.0/38 10.0/41 10.0/41 10.0/42 3.14 37.09

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.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ATT BBW BBE UC RAT
1 M Muralitharan 250.00 208.10 228.91 150.00 96.37 933.38
2 Kuldeep Yadav 149.60 250.00 221.74 139.65 65.09 826.09
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 140.70 213.84 224.17 137.30 97.78 813.79
4 YS Chahal 165.00 234.62 204.12 146.00 54.09 803.83
5 RJ Shastri 210.00 179.94 223.16 107.91 73.05 794.06
6 Abdul Qadir 158.67 175.86 228.35 118.26 72.81 753.95
7 Saeed Ajmal 149.60 226.27 225.75 90.52 61.15 753.29
8 A Kumble 133.72 173.69 229.28 128.96 78.01 743.66
9 Shakib Al Hasan 220.00 135.27 205.43 111.57 63.61 735.88
10 Shahid Afridi 169.77 148.95 210.61 115.57 70.80 715.69

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

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.

Trend Setter (TS)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  4. TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
    8. .

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

  1. Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
  2. This is generally 30 balls for a 50 over match and 36 balls for a 60 over match.
  3. However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER, ECO - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 4WH - Four Fors or 4 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. RAT - Rating
  19. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  20. TS - Trend Setter
  21. TT - Top Teams
  22. WKTS - Wickets Taken
  23. WTG - Weightage

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