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 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 ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-09-15

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 BY WKTS (NWT)
7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)
8. ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
10. NON WEAK TEAMS
UC RATING

Points to note about ASIANS OUTSIDE 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 OUTSIDE ASIA Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 250.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Strike Rate 200.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 200.00
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.
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) 7
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 45 170.00
1 RJ Shastri IND 1981 1992 1986.5 48 45 170.00
2 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 30 34 128.44
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 91 100 200.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 91 100 200.00
2 YS Chahal IND 2016 2023 2019.5 41 75 150.00
3 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 43 68 136.00
4 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2025 2021 38 67 134.00

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

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 38 1562 67 23.31 21.66 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 38 1562 67 23.31 21.66 100.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 43 1637 68 24.07 23.31 92.92
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 78 2838 121 23.45 23.42 92.49
4 M Muralitharan 135 5024 215 23.37 23.68 91.47
5 YS Chahal 41 1949 75 25.99 23.96 90.40
6 Abdul Qadir 30 1061 34 31.21 30.28 71.53
7 A Kumble 94 3556 115 30.92 30.31 71.47
8 RJ Shastri 48 1595 45 35.44 32.04 67.59
9 Shahid Afridi 146 5164 146 35.37 34.41 62.95
10 Shakib Al Hasan 91 3848 100 38.48 37.82 57.27

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 24 1084 45 24.09 20.00 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 24 1084 45 24.09 20.00 100.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 22 925 33 28.03 23.30 85.86
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 65 2372 99 23.96 23.55 84.94
4 YS Chahal 28 1454 49 29.67 25.26 79.18
5 M Muralitharan 93 3730 139 26.83 26.25 76.21
6 RJ Shastri 42 1408 41 34.34 30.81 64.93
7 A Kumble 62 2323 69 33.67 31.91 62.69
8 Abdul Qadir 28 983 28 35.11 33.66 59.43
9 Shahid Afridi 100 3603 93 38.74 35.30 56.66
10 Shakib Al Hasan 44 2045 42 48.69 40.70 49.14

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 500

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS HMRKB Herath 33 1668 1189 4.28 3.76 100.00
1 RJ Shastri 48 2430 1595 3.94 3.94 95.54
2 M Muralitharan 135 7361 5024 4.10 3.94 95.53
3 Saeed Ajmal 43 2250 1637 4.37 3.99 94.37
4 Abdul Qadir 30 1563 1061 4.07 4.05 92.92
5 A Kumble 94 5095 3556 4.19 4.15 90.77
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 78 4044 2838 4.21 4.15 90.60
7 Kuldeep Yadav 38 1953 1562 4.80 4.21 89.45
8 Shahid Afridi 146 6718 5164 4.61 4.37 86.11
9 Shakib Al Hasan 91 4733 3848 4.88 4.51 83.40
10 YS Chahal 41 2166 1949 5.40 4.61 81.65

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS HMRKB Herath 28 1392 995 4.29 3.71 100.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 22 1204 925 4.61 3.98 93.19
2 RJ Shastri 42 2166 1408 3.90 4.02 92.33
3 Abdul Qadir 28 1443 983 4.09 4.04 91.88
4 M Muralitharan 93 5207 3730 4.30 4.04 91.83
5 A Kumble 62 3299 2323 4.22 4.09 90.64
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 65 3409 2372 4.17 4.10 90.47
7 Shahid Afridi 100 4656 3603 4.64 4.33 85.68
8 Kuldeep Yadav 24 1251 1084 5.20 4.38 84.63
9 Shakib Al Hasan 44 2304 2045 5.33 4.66 79.64
10 YS Chahal 28 1549 1454 5.63 4.74 78.22

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 5/23 5/30 5/34 4/16 4/27 4.60 200.00
1 M Muralitharan 5/23 5/30 5/34 4/16 4/27 4.60 200.00
1 YS Chahal 6/42 5/22 4/17 4/46 4/47 4.60 200.00
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 5/45 4/17 4/33 4/67 4.40 191.30
3 Kuldeep Yadav 6/25 4/6 4/23 4/39 4/45 4.40 191.30
5 Shahid Afridi 7/12 4/20 4/38 3/15 3/16 4.20 182.61
6 Abdul Qadir 5/44 5/53 4/21 3/27 3/34 4.00 173.91
6 A Kumble 5/33 4/12 4/40 4/40 3/32 4.00 173.91
8 RJ Shastri 5/15 3/26 3/30 3/31 3/48 3.40 147.83
9 Shakib Al Hasan 4/33 4/55 3/56 3/69 2/24 3.20 139.13
10 Saeed Ajmal 4/58 3/29 3/36 3/42 2/16 3.00 130.43

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 8.0/12 9.0/15 9.0/18 10.0/21 1.57 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 8.0/12 9.0/15 9.0/18 10.0/21 1.57 150.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 8.0/12 8.0/13 9.0/17 7.0/14 1.64 143.10
3 RJ Shastri 10.0/17 5.0/10 6.5/15 11.0/25 10.0/23 2.10 111.95
4 Shahid Afridi 9.0/12 7.2/15 10.0/24 8.0/22 9.0/25 2.14 109.78
5 A Kumble 7.0/12 7.0/15 10.0/22 10.0/24 10.0/24 2.18 107.80
6 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/19 7.0/16 10.0/26 10.0/27 2.21 106.36
7 Saeed Ajmal 10.0/23 10.0/24 8.2/23 10.0/28 10.0/31 2.44 96.49
8 Kuldeep Yadav 10.0/25 9.0/23 10.0/31 8.0/25 6.0/20 2.53 93.06
9 Shakib Al Hasan 10.0/25 9.0/24 10.0/27 9.4/28 6.0/19 2.55 92.37
10 YS Chahal 8.2/22 10.0/38 10.0/41 10.0/41 10.0/42 3.25 72.40

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 ECO BBW BBE UC RAT
1 M Muralitharan 250.00 167.69 187.36 200.00 150.00 955.05
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 140.70 177.43 181.07 191.30 143.10 833.60
3 Kuldeep Yadav 134.00 200.00 174.07 191.30 93.06 792.44
4 Shahid Afridi 169.77 119.61 171.78 182.61 109.78 753.56
5 YS Chahal 150.00 169.59 159.88 200.00 72.40 751.87
6 RJ Shastri 170.00 132.52 187.87 147.83 111.95 750.17
7 A Kumble 133.72 134.15 181.41 173.91 107.80 731.00
8 Saeed Ajmal 136.00 178.77 187.56 130.43 96.49 729.26
9 Abdul Qadir 128.44 130.96 184.80 173.91 106.36 724.47
10 Shakib Al Hasan 200.00 106.42 163.04 139.13 92.37 700.95

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

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