ODIs - Best Non Asian Spin Bowlers In Asia

Top 10 Non-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 Non Asian Spin bowlers in matches In 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. NON ASIANS IN ASIA RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
10. NON WEAK TEAMS
FC RATING

Points to note about NON 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 NON ASIANS IN 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 RA Harper WI 1983 1996 1989.5 46 42 200.00
1 RA Harper WI 1983 1996 1989.5 46 42 200.00
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS CL Hooper WI 1987 2003 1995 74 79 250.00
1 CL Hooper WI 1987 2003 1995 74 79 250.00
2 DL Vettori NZ 1997 2015 2006 64 77 243.67
3 SK Warne AUS 1993 2005 1999 41 56 177.22
4 GB Hogg AUS 1996 2008 2002 27 38 120.25
5 RW Price ZIM 2002 2012 2007 30 37 117.09
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS A Zampa AUS 2016 2025 2020.5 45 79 250.00
1 A Zampa AUS 2016 2025 2020.5 45 79 250.00
2 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2025 2017 33 56 177.22
3 MJ Santner NZ 2015 2025 2020 34 41 129.75
4 Imran Tahir SA 2011 2019 2015 20 38 120.25

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 Imran Tahir 20 820 38 21.58 20.84 100.00
1 Imran Tahir 20 820 38 21.58 20.84 100.00
2 A Zampa 45 2204 79 27.90 23.93 87.10
3 GB Hogg 27 938 38 24.68 24.13 86.39
4 AU Rashid 33 1628 56 29.07 26.94 77.36
5 SK Warne 41 1649 56 29.45 28.32 73.61
6 RW Price 30 953 37 25.76 28.45 73.25
7 DL Vettori 64 2276 77 29.56 29.01 71.84
8 CL Hooper 74 2499 79 31.63 30.11 69.21
9 MJ Santner 34 1502 41 36.63 30.37 68.62
10 RA Harper 46 1606 42 38.24 39.00 53.44

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Imran Tahir 14 625 28 22.32 19.94 100.00
1 Imran Tahir 14 625 28 22.32 19.94 100.00
2 A Zampa 40 2005 67 29.93 25.26 78.94
3 GB Hogg 22 807 28 28.82 26.52 75.20
4 DL Vettori 50 1878 58 32.38 30.12 66.20
5 CL Hooper 66 2249 69 32.59 30.22 65.98
6 AU Rashid 27 1327 39 34.03 30.53 65.33
7 SK Warne 33 1340 40 33.50 30.67 65.02
8 MJ Santner 31 1367 31 44.10 35.59 56.03
9 RW Price 14 513 11 46.64 43.37 45.98
10 RA Harper 40 1493 34 43.91 44.16 45.16

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

Min Qualification For TS
Min Balls 500

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS RW Price 30 1592 953 3.59 3.59 100.00
1 RW Price 30 1592 953 3.59 3.59 100.00
2 DL Vettori 64 3359 2276 4.07 3.83 93.73
3 RA Harper 46 2484 1606 3.88 3.88 92.56
4 MJ Santner 34 1937 1502 4.65 3.90 92.09
5 SK Warne 41 2269 1649 4.36 3.94 91.20
6 GB Hogg 27 1285 938 4.38 3.98 90.22
7 CL Hooper 74 3427 2499 4.38 4.07 88.28
8 Imran Tahir 20 1040 820 4.73 4.36 82.42
9 A Zampa 45 2410 2204 5.49 4.55 78.94
10 AU Rashid 33 1738 1628 5.62 4.95 72.57

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS RW Price 14 768 513 4.01 3.71 100.00
1 RW Price 14 768 513 4.01 3.71 100.00
2 MJ Santner 31 1771 1367 4.63 3.86 96.07
3 DL Vettori 50 2637 1878 4.27 3.92 94.80
4 SK Warne 33 1792 1340 4.49 3.94 94.34
5 GB Hogg 22 1063 807 4.56 4.00 92.73
6 CL Hooper 66 3011 2249 4.48 4.10 90.60
7 RA Harper 40 2142 1493 4.18 4.15 89.50
8 Imran Tahir 14 772 625 4.86 4.35 85.26
9 A Zampa 40 2164 2005 5.56 4.59 80.84
10 AU Rashid 27 1396 1327 5.70 4.96 74.93

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 AU Rashid 4/36 4/43 4/45 4/49 4/64 4.00 200.00
1 AU Rashid 4/36 4/43 4/45 4/49 4/64 4.00 200.00
1 A Zampa 4/38 4/43 4/45 4/47 4/53 4.00 200.00
3 SK Warne 4/34 4/34 4/36 4/40 3/29 3.80 190.00
4 GB Hogg 5/41 4/49 3/17 3/34 3/37 3.60 180.00
4 Imran Tahir 4/38 4/41 4/53 3/45 3/50 3.60 180.00
6 CL Hooper 4/34 4/37 3/9 3/32 3/33 3.40 170.00
7 DL Vettori 4/14 3/8 3/25 3/32 3/34 3.20 160.00
8 RA Harper 4/47 3/31 3/34 2/8 2/34 2.80 140.00
8 MJ Santner 3/39 3/41 3/43 3/66 2/20 2.80 140.00
10 RW Price 4/22 2/5 2/9 2/21 2/29 2.40 120.00

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 DL Vettori 10.0/14 9.0/18 10.0/20 9.0/19 7.0/15 1.80 150.00
1 DL Vettori 10.0/14 9.0/18 10.0/20 9.0/19 7.0/15 1.80 150.00
2 RA Harper 9.0/8 10.0/15 8.0/16 9.0/21 9.0/22 1.82 148.23
3 RW Price 7.0/9 10.0/20 10.0/21 10.0/21 10.0/22 1.98 136.55
4 MJ Santner 10.0/20 10.0/22 6.0/18 10.0/31 10.0/33 2.26 119.56
5 CL Hooper 10.0/18 8.0/20 10.0/27 8.0/22 8.0/22 2.30 117.28
6 SK Warne 10.0/25 10.0/28 10.0/28 10.0/29 10.0/29 2.51 107.62
7 A Zampa 10.0/21 10.0/32 8.0/30 10.0/38 10.0/38 2.75 98.37
8 GB Hogg 6.0/17 8.0/23 9.0/26 9.0/28 10.0/35 2.79 96.78
9 Imran Tahir 10.0/28 10.0/29 9.0/32 5.0/20 10.0/41 3.14 86.04
10 AU Rashid 10.0/32 10.0/35 10.0/36 10.0/38 5.0/21 3.17 85.23

NON ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

The NON 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 DL Vettori 243.67 138.04 188.53 160.00 150.00 880.24
2 A Zampa 250.00 166.03 159.78 200.00 98.37 874.18
3 CL Hooper 250.00 135.19 178.87 170.00 117.28 851.34
4 SK Warne 177.22 138.63 185.55 190.00 107.62 799.00
5 RA Harper 200.00 98.59 182.06 140.00 148.23 768.89
6 Imran Tahir 120.25 200.00 167.68 180.00 86.04 753.97
7 AU Rashid 177.22 142.69 147.50 200.00 85.23 752.63
8 GB Hogg 120.25 161.59 182.95 180.00 96.78 741.57
9 MJ Santner 129.75 124.66 188.16 140.00 119.56 702.12
10 RW Price 117.09 119.23 200.00 120.00 136.55 692.87

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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