This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the last 25 years. Only bowlers active till at least 2024 are considered in this rating. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 7 Spin bowlers in ODI cricket in the last 25 years.

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

CONTENTS

3. PRIMARY CRITERIA

3.1. PROLIFIC

3.2. CONSISTENT

3.2.1. Against All Teams

3.2.2. Against Top Teams

3.3. ECONOMIC

3.3.1. Against All Teams

3.3.2. Against Top Teams

3.4. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)

3.5. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)

3.6. PRIMARY RATING

4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA

4.1. HOME/AWAY

4.1.1. At Home

4.1.2. Away From Home

4.2. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating

4.2.1.1. Non Asians In Asia

4.2.1.2. Asians In Asia

4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating

4.2.2.1. Non Asians Outside Asia

4.2.2.2. Asians Outside Asia

4.3. CONDITIONS RATING

5. SECONDARY CRITERIA

5.1. WORLD CUP

5.2. IMPACT INNINGS

5.3. TOP FORM

5.4. SECONDARY RATING

6. PRESENT ERA RATING

7. NON WEAK TEAMS

8. TOP TEAMS

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.

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)	25
Min Career Wkts	50

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	200.00
Consistent	Average	300.00
Economic	Strike Rate	300.00
Best Bowling	Top Inns (Wkts)	100.00
Economic Bowling	Top Inns (Eco)	100.00

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	AU Rashid	ENG	155	242	200.00
1	AU Rashid	ENG	155	242	200.00
2	RA Jadeja	IND	202	232	191.74
3	Rashid Khan	AFG	109	210	173.55
4	A Zampa	AUS	116	196	161.98
5	Kuldeep Yadav	IND	117	194	160.33
6	MJ Santner	NZ	118	133	109.92
7	KA Maharaj	SA	55	73	60.33

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)	60

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Rashid Khan	109	4127	210	19.65	23.59	150.00
1	Rashid Khan	109	4127	210	19.65	23.59	150.00
2	Kuldeep Yadav	117	5205	194	26.83	26.30	134.52
3	A Zampa	116	5604	196	28.59	26.73	132.40
4	AU Rashid	155	7571	242	31.29	29.70	119.13
5	KA Maharaj	55	2272	73	31.12	30.21	117.12
6	MJ Santner	118	4717	133	35.47	31.47	112.43
7	RA Jadeja	202	8478	232	36.54	35.67	99.20

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Kuldeep Yadav	83	3792	144	26.33	24.30	150.00
1	Kuldeep Yadav	83	3792	144	26.33	24.30	150.00
2	Rashid Khan	38	1554	62	25.06	25.56	142.60
3	A Zampa	84	4217	124	34.01	29.61	123.06
4	KA Maharaj	40	1692	52	32.54	30.46	119.65
5	AU Rashid	119	5820	171	34.04	30.87	118.05
6	MJ Santner	89	3545	87	40.75	35.03	104.04
7	RA Jadeja	141	6156	149	41.32	37.48	97.23

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	1500

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	KA Maharaj	55	2885	2272	4.73	3.98	150.00
1	KA Maharaj	55	2885	2272	4.73	3.98	150.00
2	Rashid Khan	109	5888	4127	4.21	4.02	148.48
3	MJ Santner	118	5875	4717	4.82	4.10	145.42
4	RA Jadeja	202	10404	8478	4.89	4.39	135.97
5	Kuldeep Yadav	117	6144	5205	5.08	4.48	133.29
6	A Zampa	116	6046	5604	5.56	4.70	126.82
7	AU Rashid	155	8079	7571	5.62	4.84	123.23

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	KA Maharaj	40	2174	1692	4.67	3.94	150.00
1	KA Maharaj	40	2174	1692	4.67	3.94	150.00
2	Rashid Khan	38	2076	1554	4.49	4.06	145.55
3	MJ Santner	89	4364	3545	4.87	4.09	144.36
4	RA Jadeja	141	7355	6156	5.02	4.41	133.84
5	Kuldeep Yadav	83	4326	3792	5.26	4.53	130.23
6	AU Rashid	119	6179	5820	5.65	4.78	123.63
7	A Zampa	84	4458	4217	5.68	4.79	123.37

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	Rashid Khan	7/18	5/17	5/19	4/37	3/12	4.80	100.00
1	Rashid Khan	7/18	5/17	5/19	4/37	3/12	4.80	100.00
2	Kuldeep Yadav	6/25	5/25	4/6	4/18	4/23	4.60	95.83
3	RA Jadeja	5/33	5/36	4/23	4/28	4/29	4.40	91.67
4	AU Rashid	5/85	4/36	4/41	4/43	4/45	4.20	87.50
4	A Zampa	5/35	4/31	4/38	4/43	4/45	4.20	87.50
6	KA Maharaj	5/33	4/22	4/33	4/46	3/25	4.00	83.33
7	MJ Santner	3/15	3/31	3/39	3/40	3/41	3.00	62.50

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	Rashid Khan	9.0/13	6.0/12	8.3/17	8.4/18	9.0/19	1.83	100.00
1	Rashid Khan	9.0/13	6.0/12	8.3/17	8.4/18	9.0/19	1.83	100.00
2	MJ Santner	10.0/20	10.0/22	8.0/20	5.0/14	7.3/21	2.04	89.89
3	RA Jadeja	7.0/12	10.0/19	7.0/16	10.0/27	10.0/28	2.08	88.13
4	Kuldeep Yadav	5.1/7	10.0/25	9.0/23	8.0/24	10.0/31	2.30	79.81
5	KA Maharaj	10.0/24	10.0/25	8.0/23	10.0/30	10.0/30	2.31	79.21
6	A Zampa	10.0/21	5.0/14	10.0/29	5.3/16	10.0/32	2.34	78.37
7	AU Rashid	10.0/32	10.0/32	10.0/33	10.0/34	10.0/34	2.84	64.53

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 40%.

RANK	BOWLER	PRO	CON	ECO	BBW	BBE	RAT	PRI PTS
1	Rashid Khan	173.55	292.60	294.03	100.00	100.00	960.19	384.08
2	Kuldeep Yadav	160.33	284.52	263.51	95.83	79.81	884.00	353.60
3	RA Jadeja	191.74	196.43	269.81	91.67	88.13	837.77	335.11
4	AU Rashid	200.00	237.18	246.86	87.50	64.53	836.06	334.43
5	A Zampa	161.98	255.46	250.18	87.50	78.37	833.50	333.40
6	MJ Santner	109.92	216.47	289.78	62.50	89.89	768.55	307.42
7	KA Maharaj	60.33	236.77	300.00	83.33	79.21	759.64	303.86

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	20.00
Away	80.00
Favourable Conditions	20.00
Unfavourable Conditions	80.00

HOME/AWAY

HM/AW RATING

Points to note:-

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

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 7

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	Rashid Khan	47	101	16.71	3.91	952.91	19.06
2	RA Jadeja	85	118	31.80	4.88	827.62	16.55
3	AU Rashid	80	120	32.05	5.60	773.54	15.47
4	Kuldeep Yadav	55	90	30.01	5.65	745.88	14.92
5	A Zampa	34	57	27.70	5.41	694.19	13.88
6	MJ Santner	50	53	34.43	4.83	684.34	13.69
7	KA Maharaj	19	22	35.09	4.79	597.26	11.95

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	Kuldeep Yadav	62	104	24.08	4.58	913.34	73.07
2	A Zampa	82	139	28.96	5.62	869.85	69.59
3	Rashid Khan	62	109	22.38	4.43	836.60	66.93
4	AU Rashid	75	122	30.53	5.64	824.81	65.98
5	KA Maharaj	36	51	29.41	4.69	796.83	63.75
6	MJ Santner	68	80	36.15	4.81	775.83	62.07
7	RA Jadeja	117	114	41.46	4.90	758.53	60.68

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

FC/UC 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 Top Teams: 7

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	A Zampa	45	79	27.90	5.49	931.40	18.63
2	AU Rashid	36	63	28.05	5.53	843.05	16.86
3	MJ Santner	34	41	36.63	4.65	767.44	15.35
4	KA Maharaj	23	28	32.89	4.45	725.43	14.51

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	Rashid Khan	69	136	19.22	4.11	967.53	19.35
2	RA Jadeja	119	154	32.31	4.80	859.90	17.20
3	Kuldeep Yadav	78	126	28.52	5.22	838.04	16.76

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	AU Rashid	119	179	32.42	5.65	923.52	73.88
2	A Zampa	71	117	29.06	5.61	859.17	68.73
3	MJ Santner	84	92	34.95	4.90	829.72	66.38
4	KA Maharaj	32	45	30.02	4.93	808.89	64.71

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 7

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	Kuldeep Yadav	39	68	23.71	4.80	946.56	75.72
2	RA Jadeja	83	78	44.91	5.03	822.28	65.78
3	Rashid Khan	40	74	20.45	4.38	500.00	40.00

CONDITIONS RATING

The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 20%.

RANK	BOWLER	AW	HM	UC	FC	CON PTS
1	Kuldeep Yadav	73.07	14.92	75.72	16.76	180.47
2	AU Rashid	65.98	15.47	73.88	16.86	172.20
3	A Zampa	69.59	13.88	68.73	18.63	170.83
4	RA Jadeja	60.68	16.55	65.78	17.20	160.22
5	MJ Santner	62.07	13.69	66.38	15.35	157.48
6	KA Maharaj	63.75	11.95	64.71	14.51	154.91
7	Rashid Khan	66.93	19.06	40.00	19.35	145.34

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	150.00
Impact Innings	150.00
Top Form	100.00

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	906.13	135.92
2	A Zampa	15	28	26.82	5.82	884.99	132.75
3	KA Maharaj	10	15	24.67	4.16	819.19	122.88
4	MJ Santner	19	22	35.09	4.84	779.93	116.99
5	AU Rashid	20	26	36.12	5.47	778.93	116.84
6	Kuldeep Yadav	18	21	36.24	4.69	750.12	112.52
7	Rashid Khan	17	17	47.29	5.08	675.48	101.32

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 4.
A Bowler bowls more than 30 balls and has a low ER.
The required ER is calculated by the number of wickets taken.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	II	II Perc	RAT	WTG
1	RA Jadeja	202	65	32.18	856.51	128.48
2	Rashid Khan	109	43	39.45	835.30	125.30
3	MJ Santner	118	40	33.90	752.89	112.93
4	KA Maharaj	55	20	36.36	745.41	111.81
5	A Zampa	116	36	31.03	721.54	108.23
6	Kuldeep Yadav	117	35	29.91	681.06	102.16
7	AU Rashid	155	44	28.39	612.66	91.90

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: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	A Zampa	50	101	24.15	5.37	915.73	91.57
2	Kuldeep Yadav	50	95	23.88	5.02	898.38	89.84
3	Rashid Khan	50	81	25.42	4.42	886.53	88.65
4	AU Rashid	50	93	25.89	5.46	853.18	85.32
5	RA Jadeja	50	76	26.33	4.72	833.06	83.31
6	KA Maharaj	50	69	30.28	4.73	811.44	81.14
7	MJ Santner	50	54	36.76	4.66	721.86	72.19

SECONDARY RATING

The Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40%.

RANK	BOWLER	WC	II	TF	SEC RAT
1	RA Jadeja	135.92	128.48	83.31	347.70
2	A Zampa	132.75	108.23	91.57	332.55
3	KA Maharaj	122.88	111.81	81.14	315.83
4	Rashid Khan	101.32	125.30	88.65	315.27
5	Kuldeep Yadav	112.52	102.16	89.84	304.52
6	MJ Santner	116.99	112.93	72.19	302.11
7	AU Rashid	116.84	91.90	85.32	294.06

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	Rashid Khan	AFG	384.08	145.34	315.27	844.68
2	RA Jadeja	IND	335.11	160.22	347.70	843.02
3	Kuldeep Yadav	IND	353.60	180.47	304.52	838.59
4	A Zampa	AUS	333.40	170.83	332.55	836.79
5	AU Rashid	ENG	334.43	172.20	294.06	800.68
6	KA Maharaj	SA	303.86	154.91	315.83	774.60
7	MJ Santner	NZ	307.42	157.48	302.11	767.01

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	AUS	PAK	SL	SA	BAN	ENG	AFG	WI