This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the 1990s. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation) and at the end. So, here are the Top 7 Spin bowlers in the 1990s in ODIs.

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 (WKTS)

3.4.1. Against All Teams

3.4.2. Against Top Teams

3.5. BEST BOWLING (ECO)

3.5.1. Against All Teams

3.5.2. Against Top Teams

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. TOP FORM

5.2. WORLD CUP

5.3. IMPACT INNINGS

5.4. SECONDARY RATING

6. DECADES RATING

6.1. BRIEF EXPLANATION

6.1.1. Dynamic Nature

6.1.2. Trend Setter (TS)

6.1.3. Top Teams (TT)

6.1.4. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

6.1.5. Abbreviations

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA	CONSTITUENTS
Primary	Wickets, Average, Economy Rate, Top Inns
Conditions	Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary	Top Form, World Cup, Impact Inns

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT)	20
Min Wkts	25

PRIMARY CRITERIA

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	250.00
Consistent	Average	250.00
Economic	Economy Rate	250.00
Best Bowling (Wkts)	BBI by Wickets	150.00
Best Bowling (Eco)	BBI by Economy	100.00

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	A Kumble	IND	180	244	250.00
1	A Kumble	IND	180	244	250.00
2	SK Warne	AUS	131	212	217.21
3	Saqlain Mushtaq	PAK	108	210	215.16
4	M Muralitharan	SL	126	177	181.35
5	ST Jayasuriya	SL	169	174	178.28
6	Mushtaq Ahmed	PAK	117	135	138.32
7	CL Hooper	WI	131	133	136.27

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	50
Min Wickets (TT)	30

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Saqlain Mushtaq	108	4077	210	19.41	20.14	100.00
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	108	4077	210	19.41	20.14	100.00
2	SK Warne	131	5147	212	24.28	24.91	80.84
3	M Muralitharan	126	4857	177	27.44	28.07	71.73
4	A Kumble	180	6861	244	28.12	28.34	71.06
5	Mushtaq Ahmed	117	4418	135	32.73	33.31	60.45
6	CL Hooper	131	4674	133	35.14	33.39	60.31
7	ST Jayasuriya	169	5945	174	34.17	34.22	58.84

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Saqlain Mushtaq	77	3005	141	21.31	21.19	150.00
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	77	3005	141	21.31	21.19	150.00
2	SK Warne	110	4359	174	25.05	24.98	127.24
3	A Kumble	133	5178	174	29.76	28.73	110.65
4	M Muralitharan	104	4096	141	29.05	28.99	109.64
5	CL Hooper	116	4210	118	35.68	33.40	95.19
6	ST Jayasuriya	140	5016	145	34.59	33.74	94.22
7	Mushtaq Ahmed	81	3201	86	37.22	36.19	87.83

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
Min Balls (TT)	600

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	Akram Raza	43	2361	1450	3.68	3.97	100.00
1	A Kumble	180	9879	6861	4.17	4.18	94.93
2	M Muralitharan	126	6984	4857	4.17	4.20	94.68
3	Saqlain Mushtaq	108	5795	4077	4.22	4.25	93.56
4	SK Warne	131	7372	5147	4.19	4.25	93.38
5	CL Hooper	131	6505	4674	4.31	4.28	92.91
6	Mushtaq Ahmed	117	6190	4418	4.28	4.43	89.68
7	ST Jayasuriya	169	7336	5945	4.86	4.89	81.21

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	RDB Croft	42	2154	1503	4.19	3.99	150.00
1	A Kumble	133	7324	5178	4.24	4.20	142.54
2	Saqlain Mushtaq	77	4240	3005	4.25	4.23	141.49
3	M Muralitharan	104	5735	4096	4.29	4.27	140.11
4	SK Warne	110	6167	4359	4.24	4.29	139.47
5	CL Hooper	116	5724	4210	4.41	4.36	137.05
6	Mushtaq Ahmed	81	4324	3201	4.44	4.56	131.09
7	ST Jayasuriya	140	6166	5016	4.88	4.86	122.96

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	Saqlain Mushtaq	5/29	5/35	5/38	5/44	5/45	5.00	50.00
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	5/29	5/35	5/38	5/44	5/45	5.00	50.00
2	ST Jayasuriya	6/29	5/28	5/58	4/18	4/19	4.80	48.00
3	A Kumble	6/12	5/33	4/12	4/25	4/33	4.60	46.00
4	M Muralitharan	5/23	5/34	4/16	4/18	4/23	4.40	44.00
5	SK Warne	5/33	4/19	4/25	4/29	4/33	4.20	42.00
6	Mushtaq Ahmed	5/36	4/27	4/47	3/14	3/16	3.80	38.00
7	CL Hooper	4/34	4/37	4/52	3/9	3/27	3.60	36.00

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBW	RAT
TS	ST Jayasuriya	6/29	5/28	5/58	4/18	4/49	4.80	100.00
1	ST Jayasuriya	6/29	5/28	5/58	4/18	4/49	4.80	100.00
2	A Kumble	6/12	5/33	4/12	4/25	4/40	4.60	95.83
3	SK Warne	5/33	4/19	4/25	4/29	4/33	4.20	87.50
3	Saqlain Mushtaq	5/29	4/17	4/26	4/33	4/41	4.20	87.50
5	M Muralitharan	5/23	5/34	4/35	3/22	3/25	4.00	83.33
6	CL Hooper	4/34	4/37	4/52	3/9	3/27	3.60	75.00
6	Mushtaq Ahmed	5/36	4/47	3/31	3/31	3/41	3.60	75.00

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	Saqlain Mushtaq	7.0/9	9.0/13	6.0/9	8.0/13	9.0/17	1.57	30.00
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	7.0/9	9.0/13	6.0/9	8.0/13	9.0/17	1.57	30.00
2	A Kumble	9.0/11	10.0/17	10.0/17	7.0/12	6.1/12	1.64	28.72
3	SK Warne	10.0/11	10.0/18	10.0/18	10.0/19	10.0/21	1.77	26.71
4	CL Hooper	6.0/10	10.0/18	10.0/19	4.3/9	10.0/23	1.93	24.40
5	M Muralitharan	10.0/18	10.0/21	10.0/22	10.0/22	7.0/16	2.12	22.28
6	Mushtaq Ahmed	10.0/18	10.0/22	10.0/22	7.0/16	6.0/14	2.21	21.33
7	ST Jayasuriya	7.0/12	10.0/26	7.0/19	10.0/28	9.5/29	2.62	18.04

Against Top Teams

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	1.64	70.00
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	7.0/9	9.0/13	8.0/13	9.0/17	7.0/14	1.64	70.00
2	A Kumble	9.0/11	7.0/12	6.1/12	10.0/22	10.0/22	1.85	61.96
3	SK Warne	10.0/11	10.0/18	10.0/19	10.0/21	10.0/25	1.90	60.40
4	M Muralitharan	10.0/22	10.0/23	9.3/22	10.0/24	9.2/23	2.33	49.37
5	CL Hooper	6.0/10	4.3/9	10.0/24	10.0/27	10.0/27	2.37	48.47
6	Mushtaq Ahmed	10.0/18	10.0/22	8.0/20	10.0/26	10.0/27	2.42	47.48
7	ST Jayasuriya	7.0/12	10.0/26	10.0/28	9.5/29	5.0/15	2.62	43.82

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	ATT	BBW	BBE	RAT	PRI PTS
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	215.16	250.00	235.05	137.50	100.00	937.72	375.09
2	A Kumble	250.00	181.71	237.48	141.83	90.68	901.70	360.68
3	SK Warne	217.21	208.08	232.86	129.50	87.11	874.76	349.90
4	M Muralitharan	181.35	181.38	234.79	127.33	71.66	796.51	318.60
5	ST Jayasuriya	178.28	153.06	204.17	148.00	61.85	745.37	298.15
6	CL Hooper	136.27	155.49	229.96	111.00	72.87	705.59	282.24
7	Mushtaq Ahmed	138.32	148.28	220.77	113.00	68.81	689.18	275.67

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the five criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent 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: 5

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	SK Warne	52	93	21.65	4.10	858.58	17.17
2	A Kumble	66	100	25.87	4.25	858.51	17.17
3	Saqlain Mushtaq	44	85	19.66	4.22	849.56	16.99
4	ST Jayasuriya	49	68	25.56	4.54	770.37	15.41
5	Mushtaq Ahmed	54	66	30.77	4.26	661.00	13.22
6	CL Hooper	34	29	41.86	4.47	549.85	11.00
7	M Muralitharan	32	33	36.24	4.17	549.58	10.99

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	64	125	19.25	4.22	933.75	74.70
2	M Muralitharan	94	144	25.42	4.17	881.36	70.51
3	A Kumble	114	144	29.68	4.12	871.38	69.71
4	SK Warne	79	119	26.34	4.25	842.93	67.43
5	CL Hooper	97	104	33.27	4.26	755.63	60.45
6	ST Jayasuriya	120	106	39.69	5.01	684.62	54.77
7	Mushtaq Ahmed	63	69	34.59	4.30	660.34	52.83

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 Top Teams: 5

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	SK Warne	34	49	27.90	4.27	930.51	18.61
2	CL Hooper	41	46	31.70	4.34	910.21	18.20

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	A Kumble	130	178	28.12	4.22	896.88	17.94
2	Saqlain Mushtaq	65	132	19.48	4.37	872.56	17.45
3	ST Jayasuriya	116	131	31.62	4.75	789.14	15.78
4	M Muralitharan	81	106	29.51	4.20	738.10	14.76
5	Mushtaq Ahmed	62	74	31.53	4.24	634.59	12.69

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	SK Warne	97	163	23.19	4.16	977.05	78.16
2	CL Hooper	90	87	36.97	4.30	721.42	57.71

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	43	78	19.29	3.99	967.18	77.37
2	M Muralitharan	45	71	24.35	4.13	846.99	67.76
3	A Kumble	50	66	28.11	4.04	842.95	67.44
4	Mushtaq Ahmed	55	61	34.18	4.33	738.47	59.08
5	ST Jayasuriya	53	43	41.93	5.15	598.99	47.92

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	AWAY	HOME	UC	FC	CON PTS
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	933.75	212.39	967.18	218.14	186.52
2	SK Warne	842.93	214.65	977.05	232.63	181.38
3	A Kumble	871.38	214.63	842.95	224.22	172.25
4	M Muralitharan	881.36	137.40	846.99	184.53	164.02
5	CL Hooper	755.63	137.46	721.42	227.55	147.36
6	Mushtaq Ahmed	660.34	165.25	738.47	158.65	137.82
7	ST Jayasuriya	684.62	192.59	598.99	197.29	133.88

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
Top Form	100.00
World Cup	150.00
Impact Innings	150.00

TOP FORM

TF RATING

Points to note about TF Rating:-

TF is calculated by taking the best 25 consecutive innings of a bowler.
The inns are taken such that his points are maximum.
Only innings against Top Teams are considered.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	25	53	17.34	3.99	978.51	97.85
2	SK Warne	25	49	18.02	3.75	931.61	93.16
3	A Kumble	25	43	20.70	3.97	877.81	87.78
4	M Muralitharan	25	43	22.44	4.19	834.87	83.49
5	CL Hooper	25	34	23.97	3.98	772.67	77.27
6	ST Jayasuriya	25	40	24.78	4.87	768.56	76.86
7	Mushtaq Ahmed	25	32	31.16	4.33	695.32	69.53

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 3

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	SK Warne	17	32	19.50	3.83	979.65	146.95
2	Mushtaq Ahmed	14	26	21.12	4.07	813.27	121.99
3	A Kumble	14	23	24.48	4.11	754.36	113.15
4	Saqlain Mushtaq	11	19	21.95	4.45	669.30	100.39
5	M Muralitharan	11	13	28.77	3.73	633.79	95.07
6	ST Jayasuriya	14	10	44.30	5.04	464.45	69.67
7	CL Hooper	8	8	39.00	3.90	451.76	67.76

IMPACT INNINGS

II RATING

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

A Bowler equal to or more wickets than 4 at a good ER.
The required ER is increases as the number of wickets taken increases.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 20

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	II	II Perc	RAT	WTG
1	SK Warne	131	72	54.96	902.79	135.42
2	A Kumble	180	96	53.33	877.48	131.62
3	M Muralitharan	126	63	50.00	824.11	123.62
4	Saqlain Mushtaq	108	61	56.48	822.32	123.35
5	Mushtaq Ahmed	117	45	38.46	630.32	94.55
6	CL Hooper	131	50	38.17	578.95	86.84
7	ST Jayasuriya	169	47	27.81	432.50	64.88

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	TF	WC	II	SEC RAT
1	SK Warne	372.64	146.95	90.28	375.53
2	A Kumble	351.12	113.15	87.75	332.56
3	Saqlain Mushtaq	391.40	100.39	82.23	321.59
4	M Muralitharan	333.95	95.07	82.41	302.17
5	Mushtaq Ahmed	278.13	121.99	63.03	286.07
6	CL Hooper	309.07	67.76	57.90	231.87
7	ST Jayasuriya	307.42	69.67	43.25	211.40

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 RAT	CON RAT	SEC RAT	FIN RAT
1	SK Warne	AUS	349.90	181.38	375.53	906.81
2	Saqlain Mushtaq	PAK	375.09	186.52	321.59	883.20
3	A Kumble	IND	360.68	172.25	332.56	865.49
4	M Muralitharan	SL	318.60	164.02	302.17	784.80
5	Mushtaq Ahmed	PAK	275.67	137.82	286.07	699.56
6	CL Hooper	WI	282.24	147.36	231.87	661.48
7	ST Jayasuriya	SL	298.15	133.88	211.40	643.42

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter

Top Teams (TT)

An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 5 years.
Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific conditions.

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
This is generally 30 balls for a 50 over match and 36 balls for a 60 over match.
However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.