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). It is to be noted that 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. So, here are the Top 10 Spin bowlers in ODI cricket in the 1990s.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09

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 (WKTS)
3.5. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
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 AT HOME
5.2. TOP FORM AWAY
5.3. WORLD CUP
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. DECADES RATING
7. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Economy, BBI (Wkts), BBI (Eco)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form Home, Top Form Away, World Cup
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)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
  • The top teams are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ICC World Cup and Champions Trophy are also counted in TT.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 25
Min Wickets (TS AVE) 50
Min Balls (TS ECO) 2000

PRIMARY CRITERIA

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 ST Jayasuriya SL 169 174 142.62
6 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 117 135 110.66
7 CL Hooper WI 131 133 109.02
8 PA Strang ZIM 75 83 68.03
9 RA Harper WI 37 45 36.89
10 N Chopra IND 34 43 35.25

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 bowler has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saqlain Mushtaq 108 4077 210 19.41 20.10 150.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 108 4077 210 19.41 20.10 150.00
2 SK Warne 131 5147 212 24.28 25.18 119.78
3 N Chopra 34 1144 43 26.60 27.57 109.40
4 M Muralitharan 126 4857 177 27.44 28.23 106.81
5 A Kumble 180 6861 244 28.12 28.92 104.28
6 RA Harper 37 1246 45 27.69 29.04 103.86
7 PA Strang 75 2657 83 32.01 33.05 91.23
8 Mushtaq Ahmed 117 4418 135 32.73 34.01 88.66
9 ST Jayasuriya 169 5945 174 34.17 34.81 86.62
10 CL Hooper 131 4674 133 35.14 34.84 86.56

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saqlain Mushtaq 94 3610 172 20.99 21.73 150.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 94 3610 172 20.99 21.73 150.00
2 SK Warne 121 4800 193 24.87 25.79 126.40
3 N Chopra 26 891 32 27.84 28.85 113.01
4 M Muralitharan 109 4278 148 28.91 29.74 109.62
5 A Kumble 156 6062 201 30.16 31.02 105.11
6 RA Harper 34 1185 40 29.63 31.07 104.94
7 ST Jayasuriya 148 5241 154 34.03 34.68 94.01
8 CL Hooper 130 4627 131 35.32 35.01 93.11
9 Mushtaq Ahmed 107 4170 117 35.64 37.04 88.01
10 PA Strang 63 2340 58 40.34 41.66 78.26

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Akram Raza 43 2361 1450 3.68 3.71 150.00
1 RA Harper 37 1875 1246 3.99 4.01 138.98
2 N Chopra 34 1667 1144 4.12 4.11 135.46
3 M Muralitharan 126 6984 4857 4.17 4.17 133.52
4 A Kumble 180 9879 6861 4.17 4.18 133.27
5 Saqlain Mushtaq 108 5795 4077 4.22 4.22 131.91
6 SK Warne 131 7372 5147 4.19 4.24 131.29
7 PA Strang 75 3766 2657 4.23 4.26 130.62
8 CL Hooper 131 6505 4674 4.31 4.27 130.21
9 Mushtaq Ahmed 117 6190 4418 4.28 4.33 128.50
10 ST Jayasuriya 169 7336 5945 4.86 4.85 114.75

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Akram Raza 40 2181 1357 3.73 3.76 150.00
1 RA Harper 34 1707 1185 4.17 4.18 134.78
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 94 5110 3610 4.24 4.24 133.09
3 A Kumble 156 8591 6062 4.23 4.24 132.88
4 M Muralitharan 109 6034 4278 4.25 4.25 132.69
5 CL Hooper 130 6445 4627 4.31 4.27 132.03
6 SK Warne 121 6787 4800 4.24 4.29 131.31
7 N Chopra 26 1238 891 4.32 4.31 130.85
8 Mushtaq Ahmed 107 5662 4170 4.42 4.47 126.16
9 PA Strang 63 3143 2340 4.47 4.50 125.40
10 ST Jayasuriya 148 6496 5241 4.84 4.83 116.77

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against top teams in the 1990s. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 7 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBW RAT
TS ST Jayasuriya 6/29 5/28 5/58 4/18 4/49 4/53 3/12 6.20 100.00
1 ST Jayasuriya 6/29 5/28 5/58 4/18 4/49 4/53 3/12 6.20 100.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 5/44 5/45 4/17 4/26 4/33 4/41 6.20 100.00
1 A Kumble 6/12 5/33 4/12 4/25 4/40 4/50 4/53 6.20 100.00
4 SK Warne 5/33 4/19 4/25 4/29 4/33 4/34 4/36 5.80 93.55
5 M Muralitharan 5/23 5/34 4/35 3/22 3/25 3/29 3/31 5.20 83.87
6 CL Hooper 4/34 4/37 4/52 3/9 3/27 3/31 3/33 4.80 77.42
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 5/36 4/47 3/14 3/31 3/31 3/41 3/41 4.80 77.42
8 PA Strang 4/32 4/40 3/24 3/32 3/40 3/42 3/44 4.60 74.19
9 RA Harper 4/40 4/46 4/47 3/31 3/34 2/29 2/31 4.40 70.97
10 N Chopra 5/21 3/26 3/32 2/17 2/23 2/33 2/37 3.80 61.29

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against top 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 1.65 100.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 9.0/13 8.0/13 9.0/17 7.0/14 1.65 100.00
2 A Kumble 9.0/11 7.0/12 6.1/12 8.0/17 10.0/22 1.85 89.32
3 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/18 10.0/19 10.0/21 10.0/25 1.90 86.69
4 CL Hooper 6.0/10 10.0/18 10.0/19 10.0/23 10.0/24 2.03 81.40
5 M Muralitharan 10.0/22 10.0/22 10.0/23 9.3/22 10.0/24 2.28 72.32
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 10.0/18 10.0/22 6.0/14 8.0/20 10.0/26 2.30 71.74
7 PA Strang 10.0/13 7.0/16 10.0/26 9.0/24 9.5/27 2.33 70.85
8 N Chopra 10.0/17 10.0/26 10.0/26 9.0/27 5.0/16 2.54 64.93
9 ST Jayasuriya 7.0/12 10.0/26 10.0/28 9.5/29 5.0/15 2.62 62.88
10 RA Harper 7.0/17 10.0/27 8.0/22 10.0/28 9.0/26 2.74 60.21

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 172.13 300.00 265.00 100.00 100.00 937.13 468.57
2 A Kumble 200.00 209.39 266.15 100.00 89.32 864.86 432.43
3 SK Warne 173.77 246.18 262.60 93.55 86.69 862.79 431.39
4 M Muralitharan 145.08 216.43 266.21 83.87 72.32 783.91 391.96
5 ST Jayasuriya 142.62 180.63 231.52 100.00 62.88 717.65 358.82
6 CL Hooper 109.02 179.67 262.25 77.42 81.40 709.76 354.88
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 110.66 176.67 254.65 77.42 71.74 691.14 345.57
8 RA Harper 36.89 208.80 273.76 70.97 60.21 650.61 325.31
9 N Chopra 35.25 222.40 266.31 61.29 64.93 650.18 325.09
10 PA Strang 68.03 169.49 256.02 74.19 70.85 638.59 319.29

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the five criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for spin bowlers and In Asia for pacers. Favourable Conditions (FC) is the opposite. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Here are those conditions and their weightage:-

  • HOME – 250 PTS
  • AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • FC – 250 PTS
  • UC – 1,000 PTS

HOME/AWAY

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 44 85 19.66 4.22 890.28 222.57
2 SK Warne 52 93 21.65 4.10 875.38 218.84
3 A Kumble 66 100 25.87 4.25 857.86 214.47
4 ST Jayasuriya 49 68 25.56 4.54 794.83 198.71
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 54 66 30.77 4.26 711.93 177.98
6 RA Harper 13 18 26.00 4.09 649.77 162.44
7 PA Strang 13 12 33.83 3.84 625.24 156.31
8 M Muralitharan 32 33 36.24 4.17 613.91 153.48
9 CL Hooper 34 29 41.86 4.47 591.09 147.77
10 N Chopra 9 10 40.00 5.26 500.00 125.00

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 64 125 19.25 4.22 908.97 908.97
2 M Muralitharan 94 144 25.42 4.17 839.54 839.54
3 A Kumble 114 144 29.68 4.12 821.33 821.33
4 SK Warne 79 119 26.34 4.25 810.30 810.30
5 CL Hooper 97 104 33.27 4.26 741.07 741.07
6 N Chopra 25 33 22.55 3.69 701.70 701.70
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 63 69 34.59 4.30 647.69 647.69
8 ST Jayasuriya 120 106 39.69 5.01 644.54 644.54
9 PA Strang 62 71 31.70 4.31 626.35 626.35
10 RA Harper 24 27 28.81 3.93 605.38 605.38

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 34 49 27.90 4.27 967.81 241.95
2 CL Hooper 41 46 31.70 4.34 932.24 233.06
3 PA Strang 30 39 29.26 4.42 835.06 208.76
4 RA Harper 15 19 27.63 3.80 701.53 175.38

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 65 132 19.48 4.37 881.39 220.35
2 A Kumble 130 178 28.12 4.22 863.59 215.90
3 ST Jayasuriya 116 131 31.62 4.75 761.77 190.44
4 M Muralitharan 81 106 29.51 4.20 746.87 186.72
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 62 74 31.53 4.24 664.43 166.11
6 N Chopra 21 22 35.68 4.59 546.82 136.71

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 97 163 23.19 4.16 969.79 969.79
2 CL Hooper 90 87 36.97 4.30 741.10 741.10
3 RA Harper 22 26 27.73 4.13 696.83 696.83
4 PA Strang 45 44 34.45 4.10 660.19 660.19

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 43 78 19.29 3.99 956.05 956.05
2 M Muralitharan 45 71 24.35 4.13 829.39 829.39
3 A Kumble 50 66 28.11 4.04 805.70 805.70
4 Mushtaq Ahmed 55 61 34.18 4.33 729.95 729.95
5 N Chopra 13 21 17.10 3.36 666.65 666.65
6 ST Jayasuriya 53 43 41.93 5.15 585.13 585.13

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 908.97 222.57 956.05 220.35 2,307.94 230.79
2 SK Warne 810.30 218.84 969.79 241.95 2,240.90 224.09
3 A Kumble 821.33 214.47 805.70 215.90 2,057.40 205.74
4 M Muralitharan 839.54 153.48 829.39 186.72 2,009.12 200.91
5 CL Hooper 741.07 147.77 741.10 233.06 1,863.00 186.30
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 647.69 177.98 729.95 166.11 1,721.74 172.17
7 PA Strang 626.35 156.31 660.19 208.76 1,651.61 165.16
8 RA Harper 605.38 162.44 696.83 175.38 1,640.04 164.00
9 N Chopra 701.70 125.00 666.65 136.71 1,630.05 163.01
10 ST Jayasuriya 644.54 198.71 585.13 190.44 1,618.82 161.88

SECONDARY CRITERIA

Top Form And World Cup

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. Top Form is calculated by taking the best 25 consecutive innings of a bowlers against Top Teams such that his Rating Points are Maximum. Top Form is calculated seperately for Home and Away innings. World Cup Rating gives points for performances in World Cups. 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:-

  • TOP FORM AT HOME – 500 PTS
  • TOP FORM AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • WORLD CUP – 1,000 PTS

TOP FORM AT HOME

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 25 56 16.07 3.82 974.14 487.07
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 25 52 18.40 4.04 919.88 459.94
3 A Kumble 25 42 22.26 4.08 841.24 420.62
4 ST Jayasuriya 25 38 22.53 4.39 769.97 384.99
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 25 33 28.36 4.57 671.60 335.80
6 RA Harper 13 18 26.00 4.09 618.78 309.39
7 M Muralitharan 25 24 38.25 4.23 591.92 295.96
8 CL Hooper 25 22 40.55 4.47 583.13 291.57
9 PA Strang 13 12 33.83 3.84 573.42 286.71
10 N Chopra 8 9 37.22 5.08 500.00 250.00

TOP FORM AWAY

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 25 54 16.76 3.94 969.68 969.68
2 M Muralitharan 25 46 20.04 3.94 858.95 858.95
3 SK Warne 25 40 22.88 3.90 797.97 797.97
4 A Kumble 25 40 23.58 4.09 743.51 743.51
5 CL Hooper 25 35 23.57 3.95 743.17 743.17
6 ST Jayasuriya 25 36 26.61 4.80 704.35 704.35
7 N Chopra 18 23 24.17 3.96 656.33 656.33
8 Mushtaq Ahmed 25 33 31.06 4.54 650.13 650.13
9 PA Strang 25 28 32.75 4.17 633.81 633.81
10 RA Harper 21 22 32.59 4.22 584.43 584.43

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 17 32 19.50 3.83 975.69 975.69
2 Mushtaq Ahmed 14 26 21.12 4.07 824.41 824.41
3 A Kumble 14 23 24.48 4.11 763.65 763.65
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 11 19 21.95 4.45 751.37 751.37
5 RA Harper 8 14 20.14 3.92 650.50 650.50
6 M Muralitharan 11 13 28.77 3.73 645.43 645.43
7 PA Strang 11 15 25.87 4.48 574.52 574.52
8 CL Hooper 8 8 39.00 3.90 505.80 505.80
9 N Chopra 1 1 33.00 3.30 500.00 500.00
10 ST Jayasuriya 14 10 44.30 5.04 469.84 469.84

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER TF HM TF AW WC TOT SEC RAT
1 SK Warne 487.07 797.97 975.69 2,260.73 226.07
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 459.94 969.68 751.37 2,180.99 218.10
3 A Kumble 420.62 743.51 763.65 1,927.78 192.78
4 Mushtaq Ahmed 335.80 650.13 824.41 1,810.34 181.03
5 M Muralitharan 295.96 858.95 645.43 1,800.35 180.03
6 ST Jayasuriya 384.99 704.35 469.84 1,559.18 155.92
7 RA Harper 309.39 584.43 650.50 1,544.31 154.43
8 CL Hooper 291.57 743.17 505.80 1,540.53 154.05
9 PA Strang 286.71 633.81 574.52 1,495.04 149.50
10 N Chopra 250.00 656.33 500.00 1,406.33 140.63

DECADES RATING

DECADES Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts. Half the points are for Primary Criteria; one-fourth for Conditions; and one-fourth for Secondary Criteria.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 468.57 230.79 218.10 917.46
2 SK Warne AUS 431.39 224.09 226.07 881.56
3 A Kumble IND 432.43 205.74 192.78 830.95
4 M Muralitharan SL 391.96 200.91 180.03 772.90
5 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 345.57 172.17 181.03 698.78
6 CL Hooper WI 354.88 186.30 154.05 695.23
7 ST Jayasuriya SL 358.82 161.88 155.92 676.62
8 RA Harper WI 325.31 164.00 154.43 643.74
9 PA Strang ZIM 319.29 165.16 149.50 633.96
10 N Chopra IND 325.09 163.01 140.63 628.73

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN
2020s BAN IND PAK AUS NZ SA ENG SL

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