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 2024-06-09

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 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)

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 matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against Non Weak Teams. Here is some information about the Non Weak Teams:-

  • Non Weak Teams are calculated in the same way as TT.
  • However, they are more in number.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 25

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 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

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 50
Min Wickets (TT) 50

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 M Muralitharan 126 4857 177 27.44 28.23 106.81
4 A Kumble 180 6861 244 28.12 28.92 104.28
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 117 4418 135 32.73 34.01 88.66
6 ST Jayasuriya 169 5945 174 34.17 34.81 86.62
7 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 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 CL Hooper 110 3955 111 35.63 35.32 94.02
6 ST Jayasuriya 124 4478 126 35.54 36.21 91.70
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 1500

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 M Muralitharan 126 6984 4857 4.17 4.17 133.52
2 A Kumble 180 9879 6861 4.17 4.18 133.27
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 108 5795 4077 4.22 4.22 131.91
4 SK Warne 131 7372 5147 4.19 4.24 131.29
5 CL Hooper 131 6505 4674 4.31 4.27 130.21
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 117 6190 4418 4.28 4.33 128.50
7 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 30 1728 1089 3.78 3.81 150.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 81 4374 3100 4.25 4.25 134.37
2 A Kumble 117 6437 4586 4.27 4.28 133.31
3 M Muralitharan 91 4979 3581 4.32 4.31 132.49
4 CL Hooper 110 5450 3955 4.35 4.32 132.30
5 SK Warne 95 5292 3842 4.36 4.41 129.56
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 80 4211 3234 4.61 4.66 122.54
7 ST Jayasuriya 124 5466 4478 4.92 4.90 116.48

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 4/49 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
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 5/44 5/45 4/17 4/26 4.60 95.83
4 SK Warne 5/33 4/19 4/25 4/29 4/33 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 3/14 3/31 3/31 3.60 75.00

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 1.65 100.00
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 ST Jayasuriya 7.0/12 10.0/26 10.0/28 9.5/29 5.0/15 2.62 62.88

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 172.13 300.00 266.28 95.83 100.00 934.25 467.12
2 A Kumble 200.00 214.12 266.57 95.83 89.32 865.85 432.92
3 SK Warne 173.77 242.30 260.86 87.50 86.69 851.11 425.56
4 M Muralitharan 145.08 217.67 266.01 83.33 72.32 784.41 392.21
5 ST Jayasuriya 142.62 178.32 231.23 100.00 62.88 715.05 357.52
6 CL Hooper 109.02 180.58 262.52 75.00 81.40 708.52 354.26
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 110.66 179.55 251.04 75.00 71.74 687.99 344.00

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 4.22 890.28 178.06
2 SK Warne 52 93 21.65 4.10 875.38 175.08
3 A Kumble 66 100 25.87 4.25 857.86 171.57
4 ST Jayasuriya 49 68 25.56 4.54 794.83 158.97
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 54 66 30.77 4.26 711.93 142.39
6 M Muralitharan 32 33 36.24 4.17 613.91 122.78
7 CL Hooper 34 29 41.86 4.47 591.09 118.22

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 64 125 19.25 4.22 908.35 726.68
2 M Muralitharan 94 144 25.42 4.17 842.00 673.60
3 A Kumble 114 144 29.68 4.12 822.80 658.24
4 SK Warne 79 119 26.34 4.25 814.65 651.72
5 CL Hooper 97 104 33.27 4.26 743.11 594.49
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 63 69 34.59 4.30 649.52 519.61
7 ST Jayasuriya 120 106 39.69 5.01 646.17 516.93

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 4.27 967.81 193.56
2 CL Hooper 41 46 31.70 4.34 932.24 186.45

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 65 132 19.48 4.37 881.39 176.28
2 A Kumble 130 178 28.12 4.22 863.59 172.72
3 ST Jayasuriya 116 131 31.62 4.75 761.77 152.35
4 M Muralitharan 81 106 29.51 4.20 746.87 149.37
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 62 74 31.53 4.24 664.43 132.89

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 97 163 23.19 4.16 971.74 777.39
2 CL Hooper 90 87 36.97 4.30 741.10 592.88

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 3.99 955.43 764.34
2 M Muralitharan 45 71 24.35 4.13 832.04 665.63
3 A Kumble 50 66 28.11 4.04 807.60 646.08
4 Mushtaq Ahmed 55 61 34.18 4.33 731.93 585.55
5 ST Jayasuriya 53 43 41.93 5.15 586.76 469.41

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 726.68 178.06 764.34 176.28 1,845.35 184.54
2 SK Warne 651.72 175.08 777.39 193.56 1,797.75 179.78
3 A Kumble 658.24 171.57 646.08 172.72 1,648.61 164.86
4 M Muralitharan 673.60 122.78 665.63 149.37 1,611.38 161.14
5 CL Hooper 594.49 118.22 592.88 186.45 1,492.03 149.20
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 519.61 142.39 585.55 132.89 1,380.43 138.04
7 ST Jayasuriya 516.93 158.97 469.41 152.35 1,297.66 129.77

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 Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 17 32 19.50 3.83 980.37 980.37
2 Mushtaq Ahmed 14 26 21.12 4.07 818.87 818.87
3 A Kumble 14 23 24.48 4.11 754.97 754.97
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 11 19 21.95 4.45 692.53 692.53
5 M Muralitharan 11 13 28.77 3.73 641.28 641.28
6 CL Hooper 8 8 39.00 3.90 503.19 503.19
7 ST Jayasuriya 14 10 44.30 5.04 466.59 466.59
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 50 105 18.32 4.16 980.75 980.75
2 SK Warne 50 85 21.74 3.90 854.20 854.20
3 A Kumble 50 84 22.26 4.11 818.39 818.39
4 M Muralitharan 50 81 25.30 4.34 786.09 786.09
5 CL Hooper 50 62 27.87 3.93 740.55 740.55
6 ST Jayasuriya 50 66 28.56 4.84 701.42 701.42
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 50 60 31.67 4.50 667.29 667.29
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 80% of the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 108 54 50.00 974.19 974.19
2 SK Warne 131 51 38.93 799.07 799.07
3 A Kumble 180 62 34.44 759.77 759.77
4 M Muralitharan 126 44 34.92 711.76 711.76
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 117 31 26.50 493.15 493.15
6 CL Hooper 131 30 22.90 473.76 473.76
7 ST Jayasuriya 169 30 17.75 383.18 383.18

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 692.53 980.75 974.19 2,647.47 264.75
2 SK Warne 980.37 854.20 799.07 2,633.64 263.36
3 A Kumble 754.97 818.39 759.77 2,333.13 233.31
4 M Muralitharan 641.28 786.09 711.76 2,139.13 213.91
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 818.87 667.29 493.15 1,979.31 197.93
6 CL Hooper 503.19 740.55 473.76 1,717.50 171.75
7 ST Jayasuriya 466.59 701.42 383.18 1,551.20 155.12

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 467.12 184.54 264.75 916.41
2 SK Warne AUS 425.56 179.78 263.36 868.70
3 A Kumble IND 432.92 164.86 233.31 831.10
4 M Muralitharan SL 392.21 161.14 213.91 767.26
5 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 344.00 138.04 197.93 679.97
6 CL Hooper WI 354.26 149.20 171.75 675.21
7 ST Jayasuriya SL 357.52 129.77 155.12 642.41

NON WEAK TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK IND
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 BAN
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN WI
2020s IND AUS PAK SA NZ BAN SL ENG WI AFG

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK IND
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 AUS PAK SA NZ BAN

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