ODI Decades Rating - Best Spin Bowlers In 1990s Featured

Top ODI Spin Bowler of the Decade (1990 – 1999)

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This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the 1990s. 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 1990s.

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

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
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. TOP FORM
5.3. IMPACT INNINGS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. DECADES 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.
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 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) 20

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 A Kumble IND 180 244 200.00
1 A Kumble IND 180 244 200.00
2 SK Warne AUS 131 212 173.77
3 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 108 210 172.13
4 M Muralitharan SL 126 177 145.08
5 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 117 135 110.66
6 CL Hooper WI 131 133 109.02
7 RA Harper WI 37 45 36.89

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 40
Min Wickets (TT) 20

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saqlain Mushtaq 108 4077 210 19.41 20.10 100.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 108 4077 210 19.41 20.10 100.00
2 SK Warne 131 5147 212 24.28 25.18 79.85
3 M Muralitharan 126 4857 177 27.44 28.23 71.21
4 A Kumble 180 6861 244 28.12 28.92 69.52
5 RA Harper 37 1246 45 27.69 29.04 69.24
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 117 4418 135 32.73 34.01 59.11
7 CL Hooper 131 4674 133 35.14 34.84 57.71

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saqlain Mushtaq 81 3100 145 21.38 22.14 150.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 81 3100 145 21.38 22.14 150.00
2 SK Warne 95 3842 147 26.14 27.10 122.52
3 M Muralitharan 91 3581 123 29.11 29.96 110.86
4 A Kumble 117 4586 156 29.40 30.23 109.84
5 RA Harper 23 779 27 28.85 30.26 109.76
6 CL Hooper 110 3955 111 35.63 35.32 94.02
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 80 3234 92 35.15 36.54 90.89

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 1000

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Akram Raza 43 2361 1450 3.68 3.71 100.00
1 RA Harper 37 1875 1246 3.99 4.01 92.65
2 M Muralitharan 126 6984 4857 4.17 4.17 89.02
3 A Kumble 180 9879 6861 4.17 4.18 88.84
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 108 5795 4077 4.22 4.22 87.94
5 SK Warne 131 7372 5147 4.19 4.24 87.53
6 CL Hooper 131 6505 4674 4.31 4.27 86.81
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 117 6190 4418 4.28 4.33 85.66

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Akram Raza 30 1728 1089 3.78 3.81 150.00
1 RA Harper 23 1173 779 3.98 4.00 142.70
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 81 4374 3100 4.25 4.25 134.37
3 A Kumble 117 6437 4586 4.27 4.28 133.31
4 M Muralitharan 91 4979 3581 4.32 4.31 132.49
5 CL Hooper 110 5450 3955 4.35 4.32 132.30
6 SK Warne 95 5292 3842 4.36 4.41 129.56
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 80 4211 3234 4.61 4.66 122.54

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 1990s. 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 ST Jayasuriya 6/29 5/28 5/58 4/18 4/19 4.80 150.00
1 A Kumble 6/12 5/33 4/12 4/25 4/33 4.60 143.75
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 5/44 5/45 4/17 4/26 4.60 143.75
3 M Muralitharan 5/23 5/34 4/16 4/35 3/22 4.20 131.25
3 SK Warne 5/33 4/19 4/25 4/29 4/33 4.20 131.25
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 5/36 4/27 4/47 3/14 3/19 3.80 118.75
6 RA Harper 4/40 4/46 4/47 3/31 3/34 3.60 112.50
6 CL Hooper 4/34 4/37 4/52 3/9 3/27 3.60 112.50

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 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 9.0/13 8.0/13 9.0/17 7.0/14 1.65 150.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 9.0/13 8.0/13 9.0/17 7.0/14 1.65 150.00
2 A Kumble 9.0/11 7.0/12 6.1/12 8.0/17 10.0/22 1.85 133.98
3 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/18 10.0/19 10.0/21 10.0/25 1.90 130.03
4 CL Hooper 6.0/10 10.0/18 10.0/19 10.0/23 10.0/24 2.03 122.10
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 10.0/18 10.0/22 10.0/22 6.0/14 8.0/19 2.18 113.28
6 M Muralitharan 10.0/21 10.0/22 10.0/22 7.0/16 10.0/23 2.21 111.91
7 RA Harper 8.0/16 7.0/17 10.0/27 8.0/22 10.0/28 2.57 96.28

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 DECADES Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 172.13 250.00 222.31 143.75 150.00 938.19 469.10
2 A Kumble 200.00 179.36 222.15 143.75 133.98 879.24 439.62
3 SK Warne 173.77 202.37 217.09 131.25 130.03 854.52 427.26
4 M Muralitharan 145.08 182.07 221.50 131.25 111.91 791.81 395.91
5 CL Hooper 109.02 151.73 219.11 112.50 122.10 714.46 357.23
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 110.66 150.00 208.21 118.75 113.28 700.89 350.45
7 RA Harper 36.89 179.00 235.36 112.50 96.28 660.02 330.01

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: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 44 85 19.66 4.22 924.21 184.84
2 SK Warne 52 93 21.65 4.10 898.70 179.74
3 A Kumble 66 100 25.87 4.25 881.73 176.35
4 Mushtaq Ahmed 54 66 30.77 4.26 755.75 151.15
5 RA Harper 13 18 26.00 4.09 649.96 129.99
6 M Muralitharan 32 33 36.24 4.17 610.82 122.16
7 CL Hooper 34 29 41.86 4.47 599.67 119.93

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 64 125 19.25 4.22 920.89 736.72
2 M Muralitharan 94 144 25.42 4.17 861.86 689.49
3 A Kumble 114 144 29.68 4.12 852.04 681.64
4 SK Warne 79 119 26.34 4.25 825.77 660.62
5 CL Hooper 97 104 33.27 4.26 758.98 607.18
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 63 69 34.59 4.30 668.26 534.61
7 RA Harper 24 27 28.81 3.93 610.88 488.71

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: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 34 49 27.90 4.27 966.56 193.31
2 CL Hooper 41 46 31.70 4.34 919.40 183.88
3 RA Harper 15 19 27.63 3.80 718.20 143.64

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 A Kumble 130 178 28.12 4.22 886.23 177.25
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 65 132 19.48 4.37 873.09 174.62
3 M Muralitharan 81 106 29.51 4.20 736.83 147.37
4 Mushtaq Ahmed 62 74 31.53 4.24 680.92 136.18

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 97 163 23.19 4.16 980.58 784.47
2 CL Hooper 90 87 36.97 4.30 749.19 599.35
3 RA Harper 22 26 27.73 4.13 683.60 546.88

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 43 78 19.29 3.99 956.69 765.36
2 M Muralitharan 45 71 24.35 4.13 852.20 681.76
3 A Kumble 50 66 28.11 4.04 802.75 642.20
4 Mushtaq Ahmed 55 61 34.18 4.33 739.54 591.63

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 Saqlain Mushtaq 736.72 184.84 765.36 174.62 1,861.53 186.15
2 SK Warne 660.62 179.74 784.47 193.31 1,818.13 181.81
3 A Kumble 681.64 176.35 642.20 177.25 1,677.43 167.74
4 M Muralitharan 689.49 122.16 681.76 147.37 1,640.78 164.08
5 CL Hooper 607.18 119.93 599.35 183.88 1,510.35 151.03
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 534.61 151.15 591.63 136.18 1,413.58 141.36
7 RA Harper 488.71 129.99 546.88 143.64 1,309.22 130.92

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: 3

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 17 32 19.50 3.83 979.43 979.43
2 Mushtaq Ahmed 14 26 21.12 4.07 802.37 802.37
3 A Kumble 14 23 24.48 4.11 753.57 753.57
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 11 19 21.95 4.45 744.76 744.76
5 RA Harper 8 14 20.14 3.92 662.98 662.98
6 M Muralitharan 11 13 28.77 3.73 654.70 654.70
7 CL Hooper 8 8 39.00 3.90 517.89 517.89
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 Saqlain Mushtaq 50 103 18.12 4.12 982.19 982.19
2 SK Warne 50 89 20.98 3.97 868.09 868.09
3 A Kumble 50 87 21.89 4.12 833.57 833.57
4 M Muralitharan 50 79 24.68 4.16 806.16 806.16
5 CL Hooper 50 62 27.89 3.93 741.88 741.88
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 50 58 33.47 4.17 681.66 681.66
7 RA Harper 36 42 29.31 4.07 651.24 651.24
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 ER should be less than 75% of the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 108 56 51.85 910.00 910.00
2 A Kumble 180 80 44.44 900.00 900.00
3 SK Warne 131 58 44.27 774.11 774.11
4 M Muralitharan 126 52 41.27 738.96 738.96
5 RA Harper 37 14 37.84 606.82 606.82
6 CL Hooper 131 37 28.24 498.53 498.53
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 117 32 27.35 442.17 442.17

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 Saqlain Mushtaq 744.76 982.19 910.00 2,636.95 263.70
2 SK Warne 979.43 868.09 774.11 2,621.63 262.16
3 A Kumble 753.57 833.57 900.00 2,487.14 248.71
4 M Muralitharan 654.70 806.16 738.96 2,199.81 219.98
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 802.37 681.66 442.17 1,926.20 192.62
6 RA Harper 662.98 651.24 606.82 1,921.04 192.10
7 CL Hooper 517.89 741.88 498.53 1,758.30 175.83

DECADES RATING

DECADES 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 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 469.10 186.15 263.70 918.95
2 SK Warne AUS 427.26 181.81 262.16 871.24
3 A Kumble IND 439.62 167.74 248.71 856.08
4 M Muralitharan SL 395.91 164.08 219.98 779.97
5 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 350.45 141.36 192.62 684.42
6 CL Hooper WI 357.23 151.03 175.83 684.09
7 RA Harper WI 330.01 130.92 192.10 653.03

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

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 NZ AUS SL SA

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