Top ODI Spin Bowlers of The Present Era

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THE CRITERIA


CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Economy, BBI (Wkts & Eco)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary World Cup, Top Form, Impact Inns
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.
Top Teams (TT) and Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams and non weak teams. Here is some information:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A bowlerโ€™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) 40

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Strike Rate 250.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 150.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 150.00

PROLIFIC


Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS Shakib Al Hasan BAN 241 317 200.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 241 317 200.00
2 RA Jadeja IND 189 220 138.80
3 AU Rashid ENG 137 205 129.34
4 A Zampa AUS 106 180 113.56
5 Kuldeep Yadav IND 103 172 108.52
6 R Ashwin IND 114 156 98.42
7 YS Chahal IND 69 121 76.34

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 Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 100
Min Wickets (TT) 50

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS YS Chahal 69 3283 121 27.13 25.49 100.00
1 YS Chahal 69 3283 121 27.13 25.49 100.00
2 Kuldeep Yadav 103 4472 172 26.00 25.60 99.59
3 A Zampa 106 5091 180 28.28 26.29 96.95
4 AU Rashid 137 6723 205 32.80 30.97 82.31
5 R Ashwin 114 5180 156 33.21 31.74 80.32
6 Shakib Al Hasan 241 9360 317 29.53 31.88 79.96
7 RA Jadeja 189 7936 220 36.07 34.76 73.32

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 65 2879 115 25.03 24.65 150.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 65 2879 115 25.03 24.65 150.00
2 YS Chahal 42 2123 70 30.33 28.49 129.74
3 A Zampa 70 3597 101 35.61 33.11 111.66
4 R Ashwin 70 3298 88 37.48 35.82 103.21
5 AU Rashid 91 4618 121 38.17 36.04 102.57
6 RA Jadeja 108 4811 120 40.09 38.64 95.68
7 Shakib Al Hasan 114 4915 135 36.41 39.31 94.05

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 2000

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS MJ Santner 101 4995 4046 4.86 4.20 100.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan 241 12575 9360 4.47 4.25 98.88
2 RA Jadeja 189 9750 7936 4.88 4.37 96.08
3 R Ashwin 114 6303 5180 4.93 4.39 95.68
4 Kuldeep Yadav 103 5369 4472 5.00 4.41 95.32
5 YS Chahal 69 3739 3283 5.27 4.60 91.36
6 A Zampa 106 5525 5091 5.53 4.69 89.55
7 AU Rashid 137 7175 6723 5.62 4.88 86.13

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS MJ Santner 69 3386 2819 5.00 4.32 150.00
1 RA Jadeja 108 5729 4811 5.04 4.51 143.58
2 Kuldeep Yadav 65 3305 2879 5.23 4.61 140.51
3 R Ashwin 70 3796 3298 5.21 4.64 139.53
4 Shakib Al Hasan 114 6038 4915 4.88 4.65 139.40
5 YS Chahal 42 2295 2123 5.55 4.85 133.69
6 A Zampa 70 3739 3597 5.77 4.90 132.24
7 AU Rashid 91 4755 4618 5.83 5.06 128.11

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 in the last 25 years. 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 YS Chahal 6/42 5/22 4/17 4/46 4/47 4.60 150.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 6/25 5/25 4/6 4/18 4/23 4.60 150.00
1 YS Chahal 6/42 5/22 4/17 4/46 4/47 4.60 150.00
3 RA Jadeja 5/33 5/36 4/23 4/28 4/29 4.40 143.48
4 Shakib Al Hasan 5/36 4/8 4/16 4/33 4/35 4.20 136.96
4 AU Rashid 5/85 4/36 4/41 4/43 4/45 4.20 136.96
4 A Zampa 5/35 4/31 4/38 4/43 4/45 4.20 136.96
7 R Ashwin 3/24 3/28 3/28 3/32 3/35 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 Shakib Al Hasan 7.2/8 10.0/13 5.0/9 10.0/20 10.0/21 1.60 150.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan 7.2/8 10.0/13 5.0/9 10.0/20 10.0/21 1.60 150.00
2 RA Jadeja 7.0/12 10.0/19 7.0/16 10.0/27 10.0/28 2.08 115.32
3 Kuldeep Yadav 5.1/7 10.0/25 9.0/23 8.0/24 10.0/31 2.30 104.03
4 A Zampa 10.0/21 5.0/14 10.0/29 5.3/16 10.0/32 2.35 101.99
5 R Ashwin 10.0/28 8.0/24 10.0/30 10.0/30 10.0/30 2.63 90.85
6 AU Rashid 10.0/32 10.0/32 10.0/34 10.0/34 9.0/31 2.89 82.93
7 YS Chahal 8.2/22 10.0/34 10.0/36 10.0/38 8.0/31 3.03 78.91

PRIMARY RATING


The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the PRESENT ERA Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 Shakib Al Hasan 200.00 174.01 238.28 136.96 150.00 899.25 449.62
2 Kuldeep Yadav 108.52 249.59 235.83 150.00 104.03 847.96 423.98
3 RA Jadeja 138.80 169.01 239.67 143.48 115.32 806.27 403.13
4 A Zampa 113.56 208.61 221.79 136.96 101.99 782.91 391.45
5 YS Chahal 76.34 229.74 225.04 150.00 78.91 760.03 380.02
6 AU Rashid 129.34 184.88 214.24 136.96 82.93 748.34 374.17
7 R Ashwin 98.42 183.53 235.21 97.83 90.85 705.84 352.92

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions Rating is calculated by applying the five criteria of Primary Rating to various conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 200.00
Away 800.00
Favourable Conditions 200.00
Unfavourable Conditions 800.00

HOME/AWAY


HOME/AWAY RATING

Points to note:-

  • U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Shakib Al Hasan 118 183 22.69 4.03 867.47 173.49
2 RA Jadeja 77 111 30.57 4.83 743.79 148.76
3 A Zampa 29 48 27.44 5.33 641.29 128.26
4 AU Rashid 74 103 35.16 5.61 639.49 127.90
5 Kuldeep Yadav 47 76 29.49 5.53 636.91 127.38
6 R Ashwin 45 70 30.41 5.04 622.13 124.43
7 YS Chahal 17 30 28.23 5.36 572.71 114.54

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Kuldeep Yadav 56 96 23.24 4.56 898.32 718.66
2 A Zampa 77 132 28.59 5.60 863.36 690.69
3 YS Chahal 52 91 26.77 5.24 808.17 646.54
4 AU Rashid 63 102 30.41 5.64 790.04 632.03
5 Shakib Al Hasan 123 134 38.86 4.89 779.84 623.87
6 RA Jadeja 112 109 41.68 4.92 758.07 606.46
7 R Ashwin 69 86 35.48 4.86 726.00 580.80

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS


FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS RATING

Points to note:-

  • Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers.
  • Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 A Zampa 40 72 27.13 5.43 922.33 184.47
2 AU Rashid 27 46 28.11 5.56 761.51 152.30

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Shakib Al Hasan 150 217 25.40 4.22 922.66 184.53
2 RA Jadeja 106 142 31.22 4.78 814.94 162.99
3 Kuldeep Yadav 65 105 27.71 5.11 764.25 152.85
4 R Ashwin 60 95 29.07 4.89 714.01 142.80
5 YS Chahal 28 46 29.00 5.09 651.03 130.21

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 AU Rashid 110 159 34.15 5.64 903.32 722.65
2 A Zampa 66 108 29.06 5.59 888.93 711.14

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Kuldeep Yadav 38 67 23.31 4.80 892.82 714.26
2 YS Chahal 41 75 25.99 5.40 848.04 678.43
3 Shakib Al Hasan 91 100 38.48 4.88 837.95 670.36
4 RA Jadeja 83 78 44.91 5.03 777.88 622.30
5 R Ashwin 54 61 39.64 4.98 723.77 579.01

CONDITIONS RATING


The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,000.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 200 pts.

RANK BOWLER AW HM UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 A Zampa 690.69 128.26 711.14 184.47 1,714.55 171.46
2 Kuldeep Yadav 718.66 127.38 714.26 152.85 1,713.15 171.31
3 Shakib Al Hasan 623.87 173.49 670.36 184.53 1,652.25 165.23
4 AU Rashid 632.03 127.90 722.65 152.30 1,634.89 163.49
5 YS Chahal 646.54 114.54 678.43 130.21 1,569.72 156.97
6 RA Jadeja 606.46 148.76 622.30 162.99 1,540.51 154.05
7 R Ashwin 580.80 124.43 579.01 142.80 1,427.04 142.70

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points.

The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
World Cup 1,000.00
Top Form 1,000.00
Impact Innings 1,000.00

WORLD CUP


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 RA Jadeja 21 27 30.70 4.60 795.45 795.45
2 Shakib Al Hasan 36 43 36.07 5.15 792.17 792.17
3 A Zampa 15 28 26.82 5.82 754.10 754.10
4 R Ashwin 11 18 25.39 4.27 683.34 683.34
5 AU Rashid 20 26 36.12 5.47 677.42 677.42
6 Kuldeep Yadav 18 21 36.24 4.69 676.47 676.47
7 YS Chahal 8 12 36.83 5.97 505.58 505.58
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
  • Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

TOP FORM


Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 A Zampa 50 101 24.15 5.37 925.16 925.16
2 Kuldeep Yadav 50 95 23.88 5.02 901.26 901.26
3 AU Rashid 50 93 25.89 5.46 857.09 857.09
4 YS Chahal 50 92 26.76 5.46 852.46 852.46
5 RA Jadeja 50 76 26.33 4.72 836.52 836.52
6 Shakib Al Hasan 50 75 27.16 4.60 788.65 788.65
7 R Ashwin 50 71 30.77 4.80 747.29 747.29
IMPACT INNINGS (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact either in terms of wickets or economy rate. Know All About II. These are the criteria for an inning to be included in II:-

  • A Bowler takes equal to or more wickets than 3.
  • A Bowler bowls more than 30 balls and has a low ER.
  • The ER should be less than 90% of the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 30

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 RA Jadeja 189 92 48.68 945.84 945.84
2 Shakib Al Hasan 241 110 45.64 926.34 926.34
3 Kuldeep Yadav 103 51 49.51 796.96 796.96
4 R Ashwin 114 51 44.74 730.58 730.58
5 YS Chahal 69 31 44.93 673.24 673.24
6 AU Rashid 137 55 40.15 667.12 667.12
7 A Zampa 106 45 42.45 664.78 664.78

SECONDARY RATING


The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 3,000.00 points. Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 300 pts.

RANK BOWLER WC TF II TOT SEC RAT
1 RA Jadeja 795.45 836.52 945.84 2,577.80 257.78
2 Shakib Al Hasan 792.17 788.65 926.34 2,507.17 250.72
3 Kuldeep Yadav 676.47 901.26 796.96 2,374.69 237.47
4 A Zampa 754.10 925.16 664.78 2,344.04 234.40
5 AU Rashid 677.42 857.09 667.12 2,201.62 220.16
6 R Ashwin 683.34 747.29 730.58 2,161.22 216.12
7 YS Chahal 505.58 852.46 673.24 2,031.28 203.13

PRESENT ERA RATING

PRESENT ERA Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI PTS CON PTS SEC PTS FIN RAT
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 449.62 165.23 250.72 865.56
2 Kuldeep Yadav IND 423.98 171.31 237.47 832.76
3 RA Jadeja IND 403.13 154.05 257.78 814.97
4 A Zampa AUS 391.45 171.46 234.40 797.31
5 AU Rashid ENG 374.17 163.49 220.16 757.82
6 YS Chahal IND 380.02 156.97 203.13 740.12
7 R Ashwin IND 352.92 142.70 216.12 711.75

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 AUS SA NZ SL BAN ENG WI AFG

TOP TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK
2020s IND PAK AUS SA NZ SL


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