Top ODI Spin Bowler of the Decade (2000 – 2009)

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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) 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 M Muralitharan SL 200 335 200.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 200 335 200.00
2 DL Vettori NZ 196 223 133.13
3 Harbhajan Singh IND 184 215 128.36
4 Shahid Afridi PAK 182 213 127.16
5 GB Hogg AUS 106 153 91.34
6 SK Warne AUS 60 81 48.36
7 BAW Mendis SL 37 72 42.99

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) 40

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS BAW Mendis 37 1286 72 17.86 19.52 100.00
1 BAW Mendis 37 1286 72 17.86 19.52 100.00
2 M Muralitharan 200 6885 335 20.55 21.89 89.17
3 GB Hogg 106 3970 153 25.95 26.23 74.40
4 SK Warne 60 2394 81 29.56 29.46 66.26
5 DL Vettori 196 6775 223 30.38 30.15 64.74
6 Shahid Afridi 182 6456 213 30.31 30.58 63.83
7 Harbhajan Singh 184 7206 215 33.52 33.46 58.33

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS M Muralitharan 139 5131 224 22.91 24.39 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 139 5131 224 22.91 24.39 150.00
2 BAW Mendis 23 901 40 22.53 24.61 148.67
3 GB Hogg 68 2686 96 27.98 28.29 129.35
4 SK Warne 41 1675 50 33.50 33.39 109.60
5 DL Vettori 131 4727 129 36.64 36.36 100.64
6 Harbhajan Singh 113 4586 123 37.28 37.22 98.31
7 Shahid Afridi 117 4387 114 38.48 38.82 94.26

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

Min Qualification For TS
Min Balls 1000

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS M Muralitharan 200 11017 6885 3.75 3.69 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 200 11017 6885 3.75 3.69 100.00
2 DL Vettori 196 10032 6775 4.05 3.93 93.79
3 Harbhajan Singh 184 10067 7206 4.29 4.11 89.69
4 SK Warne 60 3270 2394 4.39 4.17 88.44
5 BAW Mendis 37 1797 1286 4.29 4.19 88.02
6 GB Hogg 106 5269 3970 4.52 4.35 84.80
7 Shahid Afridi 182 8493 6456 4.56 4.43 83.22

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS M Muralitharan 139 7862 5131 3.92 3.85 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 139 7862 5131 3.92 3.85 150.00
2 DL Vettori 131 6787 4727 4.18 4.06 142.46
3 SK Warne 41 2264 1675 4.44 4.22 137.09
4 Harbhajan Singh 113 6243 4586 4.41 4.22 136.90
5 BAW Mendis 23 1168 901 4.63 4.52 127.92
6 Shahid Afridi 117 5549 4387 4.74 4.61 125.35
7 GB Hogg 68 3359 2686 4.80 4.62 125.17

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 2000s. 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 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/30 5/31 5.40 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/30 5/31 5.40 150.00
2 Harbhajan Singh 5/31 5/43 5/56 4/46 3/27 4.40 122.22
2 DL Vettori 5/7 5/30 4/14 4/20 4/24 4.40 122.22
2 Shahid Afridi 6/38 5/40 4/20 4/38 3/11 4.40 122.22
5 GB Hogg 5/32 5/41 4/29 4/49 3/17 4.20 116.67
6 BAW Mendis 6/13 4/10 4/47 3/21 3/24 4.00 111.11
7 SK Warne 4/48 3/38 3/41 3/50 3/52 3.20 88.89

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 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 10.0/9 6.0/6 9.0/11 8.0/12 1.08 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 10.0/9 6.0/6 9.0/11 8.0/12 1.08 150.00
2 DL Vettori 6.0/7 5.2/7 10.0/14 10.0/19 9.0/18 1.56 103.11
3 Harbhajan Singh 10.0/14 8.0/14 10.0/20 10.0/23 8.0/19 1.87 86.08
4 SK Warne 10.0/19 10.0/21 6.0/13 7.0/16 8.0/20 2.06 78.25
5 BAW Mendis 8.0/13 7.0/14 10.0/22 9.0/21 9.4/24 2.10 76.77
6 Shahid Afridi 7.0/11 7.2/15 8.0/19 10.0/24 8.0/21 2.17 74.38
7 GB Hogg 10.0/24 6.3/16 10.0/27 10.0/27 10.0/28 2.52 63.89

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 M Muralitharan 200.00 239.17 250.00 150.00 150.00 989.17 494.58
2 DL Vettori 133.13 165.39 236.25 122.22 103.11 760.11 380.06
3 Harbhajan Singh 128.36 156.64 226.59 122.22 86.08 719.89 359.95
4 BAW Mendis 42.99 248.67 215.94 111.11 76.77 695.47 347.74
5 Shahid Afridi 127.16 158.09 208.57 122.22 74.38 690.42 345.21
6 GB Hogg 91.34 203.75 209.97 116.67 63.89 685.62 342.81
7 SK Warne 48.36 175.85 225.53 88.89 78.25 616.88 308.44

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 M Muralitharan 62 105 20.41 3.62 990.62 198.12
2 DL Vettori 78 82 31.35 3.94 881.36 176.27
3 Harbhajan Singh 81 96 34.63 4.41 837.82 167.56
4 Shahid Afridi 75 88 31.50 4.55 794.42 158.88
5 GB Hogg 41 57 28.61 4.57 750.49 150.10
6 SK Warne 31 41 30.66 4.28 706.35 141.27
7 BAW Mendis 14 22 25.36 4.47 673.94 134.79

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 138 230 20.62 3.81 968.09 774.47
2 DL Vettori 118 141 29.82 4.12 730.21 584.16
3 BAW Mendis 23 50 14.56 4.17 683.20 546.56
4 GB Hogg 65 96 24.36 4.49 671.31 537.05
5 Harbhajan Singh 103 119 32.62 4.20 663.46 530.77
6 Shahid Afridi 107 125 29.47 4.57 661.62 529.29
7 SK Warne 29 40 28.43 4.52 589.28 471.42

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 DL Vettori 39 52 25.27 3.94 929.17 185.83
2 GB Hogg 20 35 20.57 4.36 809.72 161.94
3 SK Warne 7 7 40.29 4.83 448.50 89.70

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 112 193 18.94 3.50 997.67 199.53
2 Harbhajan Singh 121 152 31.57 4.28 754.86 150.97
3 BAW Mendis 27 51 19.27 4.38 708.33 141.67
4 Shahid Afridi 110 122 32.95 4.63 667.56 133.51

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 DL Vettori 157 171 31.94 4.08 948.30 758.64
2 GB Hogg 86 118 27.54 4.56 810.88 648.70
3 SK Warne 53 74 28.54 4.34 777.15 621.72

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 88 142 22.74 4.08 972.40 777.92
2 Shahid Afridi 72 91 26.77 4.46 771.20 616.96
3 Harbhajan Singh 63 63 38.21 4.33 650.73 520.59
4 BAW Mendis 10 21 14.43 4.04 519.14 415.31

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 M Muralitharan 774.47 198.12 777.92 199.53 1,950.05 195.01
2 DL Vettori 584.16 176.27 758.64 185.83 1,704.91 170.49
3 GB Hogg 537.05 150.10 648.70 161.94 1,497.79 149.78
4 Shahid Afridi 529.29 158.88 616.96 133.51 1,438.65 143.87
5 Harbhajan Singh 530.77 167.56 520.59 150.97 1,369.89 136.99
6 SK Warne 471.42 141.27 621.72 89.70 1,324.11 132.41
7 BAW Mendis 546.56 134.79 415.31 141.67 1,238.33 123.83

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 M Muralitharan 20 40 16.75 3.89 980.98 980.98
2 GB Hogg 20 34 19.24 4.13 906.32 906.32
3 DL Vettori 17 18 39.22 4.34 593.65 593.65
4 BAW Mendis 0 0 NA NA 500.00 500.00
4 SK Warne 0 0 NA NA 500.00 500.00
4 Shahid Afridi 4 6 27.33 5.38 500.00 500.00
7 Harbhajan Singh 11 11 38.00 3.97 452.26 452.26
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 M Muralitharan 50 92 16.77 3.23 1,000.00 1,000.00
2 GB Hogg 50 76 24.39 4.51 707.27 707.27
3 DL Vettori 50 62 25.73 3.94 700.83 700.83
4 Harbhajan Singh 50 70 27.40 4.09 699.58 699.58
5 SK Warne 50 67 30.18 4.39 660.36 660.36
6 BAW Mendis 30 49 22.86 4.45 641.24 641.24
7 Shahid Afridi 50 65 31.34 4.51 633.29 633.29
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 M Muralitharan 200 101 50.50 1,000.00 1,000.00
2 DL Vettori 196 75 38.27 743.00 743.00
3 Harbhajan Singh 184 69 37.50 712.73 712.73
4 GB Hogg 106 40 37.74 634.38 634.38
5 SK Warne 60 20 33.33 607.23 607.23
6 BAW Mendis 37 17 45.95 500.00 500.00
7 Shahid Afridi 182 45 24.73 440.99 440.99

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 M Muralitharan 980.98 1,000.00 1,000.00 2,980.98 298.10
2 GB Hogg 906.32 707.27 634.38 2,247.97 224.80
3 DL Vettori 593.65 700.83 743.00 2,037.49 203.75
4 Harbhajan Singh 452.26 699.58 712.73 1,864.56 186.46
5 SK Warne 500.00 660.36 607.23 1,767.59 176.76
6 BAW Mendis 500.00 641.24 500.00 1,641.24 164.12
7 Shahid Afridi 500.00 633.29 440.99 1,574.28 157.43

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 M Muralitharan SL 494.58 195.01 298.10 987.69
2 DL Vettori NZ 380.06 170.49 203.75 754.30
3 GB Hogg AUS 342.81 149.78 224.80 717.38
4 Harbhajan Singh IND 359.95 136.99 186.46 683.39
5 Shahid Afridi PAK 345.21 143.87 157.43 646.50
6 BAW Mendis SL 347.74 123.83 164.12 635.69
7 SK Warne AUS 308.44 132.41 176.76 617.61

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 PAK AUS SA NZ SL BAN 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 PAK AUS SA NZ SL


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