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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 ODIs.

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

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Non Weak Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Non Weak Teams
6. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)
7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)
8. ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING
9. 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 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.
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 bowler’s performace is counted in NWT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (NWT) 10

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 45 220.00
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 YS Chahal IND 2016 2023 2019.5 41 75 187.50
3 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 43 68 170.00
4 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2025 2021 38 67 167.50

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 20
Min Wickets (NWT) 20

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS N Chopra 13 359 21 17.10 17.00 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 38 1562 67 23.31 21.94 77.46
2 Saeed Ajmal 43 1637 68 24.07 23.41 72.61
3 M Muralitharan 135 5024 215 23.37 23.45 72.48
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 78 2838 121 23.45 23.77 71.50
5 YS Chahal 41 1949 75 25.99 23.98 70.89
6 Abdul Qadir 30 1061 34 31.21 29.53 57.56
7 A Kumble 94 3556 115 30.92 30.98 54.86
8 RJ Shastri 48 1595 45 35.44 33.45 50.82
9 Shahid Afridi 146 5164 146 35.37 34.89 48.72
10 Shakib Al Hasan 91 3848 100 38.48 37.88 44.87

Against Non Weak Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 34 1400 64 21.88 20.59 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 34 1400 64 21.88 20.59 100.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 69 2540 104 24.42 24.75 83.18
3 Saeed Ajmal 34 1310 51 25.69 24.98 82.43
4 YS Chahal 37 1836 67 27.40 25.29 81.43
5 M Muralitharan 117 4591 172 26.69 26.79 76.86
6 Abdul Qadir 30 1061 34 31.21 29.53 69.73
7 A Kumble 84 3198 97 32.97 33.04 62.33
8 RJ Shastri 48 1595 45 35.44 33.45 61.56
9 Shahid Afridi 123 4408 121 36.43 35.94 57.29
10 Shakib Al Hasan 54 2426 51 47.57 46.83 43.97

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 N Chopra 13 641 359 3.36 3.44 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 135 7361 5024 4.10 4.00 86.15
2 Saeed Ajmal 43 2250 1637 4.37 4.00 85.99
3 RJ Shastri 48 2430 1595 3.94 4.10 83.94
4 A Kumble 94 5095 3556 4.19 4.15 83.00
5 Saqlain Mushtaq 78 4044 2838 4.21 4.18 82.29
6 Abdul Qadir 30 1563 1061 4.07 4.21 81.81
7 Kuldeep Yadav 38 1953 1562 4.80 4.23 81.46
8 Shahid Afridi 146 6718 5164 4.61 4.39 78.32
9 Shakib Al Hasan 91 4733 3848 4.88 4.51 76.26
10 YS Chahal 41 2166 1949 5.40 4.63 74.39

Against Non Weak Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Akram Raza 15 771 445 3.46 3.57 100.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 34 1808 1310 4.35 3.99 89.53
2 M Muralitharan 117 6587 4591 4.18 4.08 87.48
3 RJ Shastri 48 2430 1595 3.94 4.10 87.04
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 69 3621 2540 4.21 4.18 85.36
5 Abdul Qadir 30 1563 1061 4.07 4.21 84.83
6 A Kumble 84 4512 3198 4.25 4.21 84.74
7 Kuldeep Yadav 34 1725 1400 4.87 4.29 83.23
8 Shahid Afridi 123 5735 4408 4.61 4.39 81.22
9 Shakib Al Hasan 54 2842 2426 5.12 4.74 75.32
10 YS Chahal 37 1962 1836 5.61 4.81 74.17

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 5/23 5/30 5/34 4/16 4/27 4.60 150.00
1 YS Chahal 6/42 5/22 4/17 4/46 4/47 4.60 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 5/23 5/30 5/34 4/16 4/27 4.60 150.00
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 5/45 4/17 4/33 4/67 4.40 143.48
3 Kuldeep Yadav 6/25 4/6 4/23 4/39 4/45 4.40 143.48
5 Shahid Afridi 7/12 4/20 4/38 3/15 3/16 4.20 136.96
6 A Kumble 5/33 4/12 4/40 4/40 3/32 4.00 130.43
6 Abdul Qadir 5/44 5/53 4/21 3/27 3/34 4.00 130.43
8 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 Saeed Ajmal 4/58 3/29 3/36 3/42 2/16 3.00 97.83

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 8.0/12 9.0/15 9.0/18 10.0/21 1.59 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 8.0/12 9.0/15 9.0/18 10.0/21 1.59 150.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 8.0/12 8.0/13 9.0/17 7.0/14 1.66 144.11
3 Shahid Afridi 9.0/12 7.2/15 10.0/24 8.0/22 9.0/25 2.15 110.72
4 A Kumble 7.0/12 7.0/15 10.0/22 10.0/24 10.0/24 2.18 109.29
5 RJ Shastri 10.0/17 5.0/10 6.5/15 11.0/25 10.0/23 2.19 109.07
6 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/19 7.0/16 10.0/26 10.0/27 2.30 103.83
7 Saeed Ajmal 10.0/23 10.0/24 8.2/23 10.0/28 10.0/31 2.45 97.50
8 Kuldeep Yadav 10.0/25 9.0/23 10.0/31 8.0/25 6.0/20 2.54 93.96
9 Shakib Al Hasan 10.0/25 9.0/24 10.0/27 9.4/28 6.0/19 2.55 93.65
10 YS Chahal 8.2/22 10.0/38 10.0/41 10.0/41 10.0/42 3.26 73.13

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 300.00 149.35 173.63 150.00 150.00 922.98
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 168.84 154.68 167.65 143.48 144.11 778.76
3 Kuldeep Yadav 167.50 177.46 164.69 143.48 93.96 747.09
4 RJ Shastri 220.00 112.37 170.98 110.87 109.07 723.29
5 Shahid Afridi 203.72 106.01 159.53 136.96 110.72 716.94
6 YS Chahal 187.50 152.32 148.56 150.00 73.13 711.51
7 Saeed Ajmal 170.00 155.04 175.53 97.83 97.50 695.89
8 Abdul Qadir 166.22 127.29 166.63 130.43 103.83 694.42
9 Shakib Al Hasan 250.00 88.83 151.58 104.35 93.65 688.41
10 A Kumble 160.47 117.19 167.74 130.43 109.29 685.11

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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