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. 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 Non Asian Spin bowlers in matches In 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. NON ASIANS IN 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
FC RATING

Points to note about NON ASIANS IN 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 FC 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 RA Harper WI 1983 1996 1989.5 46 42 230.00
1 RA Harper WI 1983 1996 1989.5 46 42 230.00
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 MJ Clarke AUS 2003 2015 2009 27 24 75.95
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 2026 2017.5 36 63 199.37
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 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 Imran Tahir 20 820 38 21.58 20.95 100.00
1 Imran Tahir 20 820 38 21.58 20.95 100.00
2 MJ Clarke 27 541 24 22.54 22.07 94.92
3 A Zampa 45 2204 79 27.90 23.41 89.48
4 GB Hogg 27 938 38 24.68 24.86 84.27
5 AU Rashid 36 1767 63 28.05 25.85 81.04
6 SK Warne 41 1649 56 29.45 28.53 73.42
7 DL Vettori 64 2276 77 29.56 29.85 70.18
8 CL Hooper 74 2499 79 31.63 31.07 67.44
9 MJ Santner 34 1502 41 36.63 31.32 66.89
10 RA Harper 46 1606 42 38.24 40.51 51.71

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS MJ Clarke 18 406 20 20.30 18.59 150.00
1 MJ Clarke 18 406 20 20.30 18.59 150.00
2 Imran Tahir 14 625 28 22.32 20.05 139.07
3 A Zampa 36 1792 60 29.87 24.09 115.80
4 AU Rashid 30 1487 49 30.35 27.02 103.22
5 GB Hogg 21 768 26 29.54 27.90 99.98
6 DL Vettori 47 1750 55 31.82 30.09 92.69
7 CL Hooper 62 2108 63 33.46 31.95 87.30
8 SK Warne 31 1309 36 36.36 32.95 84.66
9 MJ Santner 30 1346 33 40.79 34.03 81.96
10 RA Harper 28 1024 22 46.55 47.03 59.31

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 RW Price 30 1592 953 3.59 3.63 100.00
1 MJ Santner 34 1937 1502 4.65 3.93 92.22
2 DL Vettori 64 3359 2276 4.07 3.95 91.86
3 RA Harper 46 2484 1606 3.88 3.96 91.49
4 GB Hogg 27 1285 938 4.38 4.25 85.40
5 CL Hooper 74 3427 2499 4.38 4.28 84.82
6 SK Warne 41 2269 1649 4.36 4.33 83.77
7 Imran Tahir 20 1040 820 4.73 4.43 81.79
8 MJ Clarke 27 702 541 4.62 4.43 81.78
9 A Zampa 45 2410 2204 5.49 4.63 78.25
10 AU Rashid 36 1918 1767 5.53 4.85 74.78

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS RW Price 12 684 448 3.93 3.64 150.00
1 MJ Santner 30 1697 1346 4.76 3.98 137.12
2 DL Vettori 47 2468 1750 4.25 4.02 135.84
3 RA Harper 28 1476 1024 4.16 4.25 128.60
4 CL Hooper 62 2819 2108 4.49 4.34 125.69
5 GB Hogg 21 1003 768 4.59 4.34 125.68
6 Imran Tahir 14 772 625 4.86 4.39 124.43
7 SK Warne 31 1730 1309 4.54 4.43 123.35
8 MJ Clarke 18 510 406 4.78 4.43 123.34
9 A Zampa 36 1932 1792 5.57 4.63 117.97
10 AU Rashid 30 1608 1487 5.55 4.80 113.72

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 PA Strang 5/21 5/22 4/32 4/40 3/32 4.20 50.00
1 AU Rashid 4/36 4/43 4/45 4/49 4/64 4.00 47.62
1 A Zampa 4/8 4/38 4/43 4/45 4/47 4.00 47.62
3 SK Warne 4/34 4/34 4/36 4/40 3/29 3.80 45.24
4 GB Hogg 5/41 4/49 3/17 3/34 3/37 3.60 42.86
4 Imran Tahir 4/38 4/41 4/53 3/19 3/45 3.60 42.86
6 CL Hooper 4/34 4/37 3/9 3/32 3/33 3.40 40.48
6 MJ Santner 5/59 3/39 3/41 3/43 3/66 3.40 40.48
8 DL Vettori 4/14 3/8 3/25 3/32 3/34 3.20 38.10
8 MJ Clarke 5/35 4/42 3/15 2/16 2/35 3.20 38.10
10 RA Harper 4/47 3/15 3/31 3/34 2/8 3.00 35.71

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS AU Rashid 4/36 4/45 4/64 3/42 3/44 3.60 100.00
1 AU Rashid 4/36 4/45 4/64 3/42 3/44 3.60 100.00
1 A Zampa 4/38 4/45 4/53 3/21 3/38 3.60 100.00
3 CL Hooper 4/34 4/37 3/9 3/32 3/33 3.40 94.44
3 GB Hogg 5/41 4/49 3/40 3/46 2/32 3.40 94.44
5 SK Warne 4/36 4/40 3/29 3/38 2/27 3.20 88.89
5 MJ Clarke 5/35 4/42 3/15 2/35 2/37 3.20 88.89
5 Imran Tahir 4/38 4/53 3/45 3/50 2/32 3.20 88.89
8 DL Vettori 4/14 3/34 3/44 3/53 2/18 3.00 83.33
9 MJ Santner 3/39 3/41 3/43 3/66 2/20 2.80 77.78
10 RA Harper 4/47 2/34 2/37 1/25 1/26 2.00 55.56

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 RA Harper 9.0/8 10.0/15 10.0/15 8.0/16 9.0/21 1.67 30.00
1 RA Harper 9.0/8 10.0/15 10.0/15 8.0/16 9.0/21 1.67 30.00
2 DL Vettori 10.0/14 9.0/18 10.0/20 9.0/19 7.0/15 1.86 26.93
3 MJ Santner 10.0/20 10.0/22 6.0/18 10.0/31 10.0/33 2.28 21.94
4 CL Hooper 10.0/18 4.3/9 8.0/20 10.0/27 8.0/22 2.32 21.58
5 SK Warne 10.0/25 10.0/25 10.0/28 10.0/28 10.0/29 2.68 18.64
6 A Zampa 10.0/21 10.0/32 8.0/30 10.0/38 10.0/38 2.80 17.86
7 GB Hogg 4.0/11 6.0/17 8.0/23 9.0/26 9.0/28 2.83 17.67
8 Imran Tahir 6.5/19 10.0/28 10.0/29 9.0/32 5.0/20 2.94 17.01
9 AU Rashid 10.0/32 10.0/34 10.0/35 10.0/36 10.0/38 3.07 16.28
10 MJ Clarke 6.0/15 5.0/18 9.0/35 5.0/21 5.0/21 3.52 14.21

Against Top Teams

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 1.81 70.00
1 DL Vettori 10.0/14 9.0/18 10.0/20 9.0/19 7.0/15 1.81 70.00
2 MJ Santner 10.0/20 6.0/18 10.0/33 10.0/34 10.0/36 2.56 49.28
3 CL Hooper 4.3/9 8.0/20 8.0/22 8.0/22 10.0/30 2.59 48.80
4 SK Warne 10.0/25 10.0/28 10.0/29 10.0/29 10.0/30 2.75 45.97
5 RA Harper 9.0/22 9.0/25 10.0/28 10.0/28 9.0/26 2.80 45.15
6 A Zampa 10.0/21 8.0/30 10.0/38 10.0/38 10.0/42 2.93 43.17
7 AU Rashid 10.0/32 10.0/34 10.0/35 10.0/36 10.0/38 3.03 41.73
8 Imran Tahir 10.0/28 10.0/29 9.0/32 10.0/41 10.0/42 3.17 39.86
9 GB Hogg 4.0/11 8.0/23 9.0/28 10.0/35 10.0/41 3.18 39.71
10 MJ Clarke 6.0/15 9.0/35 5.0/21 10.0/42 7.5/35 3.63 34.86

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 ATT BBW BBE FC RAT
1 A Zampa 250.00 205.27 196.22 147.62 61.03 860.15
2 DL Vettori 243.67 162.87 227.70 121.43 96.93 852.60
3 CL Hooper 250.00 154.74 210.51 134.92 70.37 820.54
4 AU Rashid 199.37 184.26 188.51 147.62 58.01 777.76
5 Imran Tahir 120.25 239.07 206.22 131.75 56.87 754.16
6 SK Warne 177.22 158.08 207.12 134.13 64.61 741.14
7 RA Harper 230.00 111.02 220.09 91.27 75.15 727.53
8 GB Hogg 120.25 184.25 211.08 137.30 57.38 710.27
9 MJ Clarke 75.95 244.92 205.12 126.98 49.07 702.05
10 MJ Santner 129.75 148.85 229.35 118.25 71.22 697.41

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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