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

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