ODI Decades Rating - Best Spin Bowlers In 2010s Featured

Top ODI Spin Bowler of the Decade (2010 – 2019)

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This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the 2010s. 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 2010s.

*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 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 129 177 200.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 129 177 200.00
2 Imran Tahir SA 104 173 195.48
3 RA Jadeja IND 142 171 193.22
4 Saeed Ajmal PAK 90 157 177.40
5 R Ashwin IND 109 150 169.49
6 Kuldeep Yadav IND 54 99 111.86
7 SP Narine WI 65 92 103.95

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 Saeed Ajmal 90 3439 157 21.90 22.62 150.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 90 3439 157 21.90 22.62 150.00
2 Imran Tahir 104 4297 173 24.84 22.87 148.40
3 Kuldeep Yadav 54 2455 99 24.80 24.38 139.19
4 SP Narine 65 2435 92 26.47 25.59 132.60
5 Shakib Al Hasan 129 5337 177 30.15 31.29 108.45
6 R Ashwin 109 4937 150 32.91 31.54 107.58
7 RA Jadeja 142 6046 171 35.36 34.54 98.24

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saeed Ajmal 42 1709 79 21.63 22.34 150.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 42 1709 79 21.63 22.34 150.00
2 Kuldeep Yadav 31 1488 61 24.39 23.98 139.75
3 SP Narine 50 1932 66 29.27 28.30 118.40
4 Imran Tahir 63 2780 80 34.75 31.99 104.75
5 R Ashwin 65 3055 82 37.26 35.71 93.86
6 Shakib Al Hasan 66 2977 85 35.02 36.35 92.21
7 RA Jadeja 74 3329 84 39.63 38.72 86.55

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 DL Vettori 44 2351 1554 3.97 3.61 150.00
1 SP Narine 65 3540 2435 4.13 3.74 144.73
2 Saeed Ajmal 90 4863 3439 4.24 3.98 136.05
3 Imran Tahir 104 5541 4297 4.65 4.15 130.41
4 R Ashwin 109 6021 4937 4.92 4.40 122.95
5 RA Jadeja 142 7443 6046 4.87 4.40 122.87
6 Shakib Al Hasan 129 6771 5337 4.73 4.41 122.65
7 Kuldeep Yadav 54 2952 2455 4.99 4.48 120.61

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SP Narine 50 2733 1932 4.24 3.84 150.00
1 SP Narine 50 2733 1932 4.24 3.84 150.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 42 2331 1709 4.40 4.12 139.78
3 Imran Tahir 63 3388 2780 4.92 4.39 131.28
4 RA Jadeja 74 3956 3329 5.05 4.56 126.34
5 Shakib Al Hasan 66 3582 2977 4.99 4.65 123.90
6 R Ashwin 65 3514 3055 5.22 4.66 123.52
7 Kuldeep Yadav 31 1680 1488 5.31 4.78 120.62

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 2010s. 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 Shahid Afridi 7/12 5/23 5/35 4/30 4/34 5.00 100.00
1 Imran Tahir 7/45 5/45 4/26 4/27 4/28 4.80 96.00
2 SP Narine 6/27 5/27 4/26 4/27 4/37 4.60 92.00
3 Saeed Ajmal 5/24 5/43 4/30 4/32 4/39 4.40 88.00
3 Kuldeep Yadav 6/25 4/23 4/39 4/45 4/57 4.40 88.00
5 RA Jadeja 5/36 4/23 4/28 4/29 4/33 4.20 84.00
6 Shakib Al Hasan 4/16 4/33 4/41 4/55 3/27 3.80 76.00
7 R Ashwin 3/24 3/28 3/28 3/32 3/35 3.00 60.00

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 Mohammad Hafeez 5.0/7 10.0/15 10.0/16 8.0/16 10.0/20 1.60 100.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 7.0/6 8.0/15 10.0/20 6.0/13 8.0/18 1.73 92.33
2 SP Narine 7.0/13 10.0/20 10.0/21 10.0/24 10.0/25 1.98 80.48
3 Imran Tahir 10.0/14 9.2/21 10.0/26 10.0/26 10.0/28 2.08 76.87
4 RA Jadeja 7.0/12 10.0/19 10.0/27 10.0/29 10.0/29 2.23 71.65
5 Shakib Al Hasan 10.0/21 10.0/27 10.0/27 10.0/27 10.0/28 2.42 65.88
6 R Ashwin 10.0/28 8.0/24 10.0/30 10.0/30 10.0/30 2.65 60.38
7 Kuldeep Yadav 10.0/25 9.0/23 10.0/31 6.0/20 10.0/34 2.66 60.13

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 Saeed Ajmal 177.40 300.00 275.83 88.00 92.33 933.57 466.78
2 Imran Tahir 195.48 253.15 261.69 96.00 76.87 883.19 441.59
3 SP Narine 103.95 251.00 294.73 92.00 80.48 822.16 411.08
4 Shakib Al Hasan 200.00 200.65 246.55 76.00 65.88 789.08 394.54
5 RA Jadeja 193.22 184.79 249.21 84.00 71.65 782.87 391.43
6 Kuldeep Yadav 111.86 278.94 241.22 88.00 60.13 780.15 390.08
7 R Ashwin 169.49 201.44 246.47 60.00 60.38 737.78 368.89

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 SP Narine 34 57 21.32 3.81 869.81 173.96
2 Shakib Al Hasan 70 110 23.83 4.34 800.51 160.10
3 Saeed Ajmal 26 53 19.13 4.18 793.10 158.62
4 Imran Tahir 40 68 24.44 4.65 783.04 156.61
5 RA Jadeja 48 75 29.31 4.85 736.67 147.33
6 R Ashwin 42 65 30.88 5.07 677.82 135.56
7 Kuldeep Yadav 18 33 29.12 5.74 567.80 113.56

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saeed Ajmal 64 104 23.32 4.27 906.28 725.03
2 Imran Tahir 64 105 25.10 4.65 891.51 713.21
3 Kuldeep Yadav 36 66 22.64 4.60 841.11 672.89
4 RA Jadeja 94 96 40.08 4.89 731.37 585.10
5 R Ashwin 67 85 34.47 4.82 727.26 581.81
6 SP Narine 31 35 34.86 4.50 667.92 534.34
7 Shakib Al Hasan 59 67 40.54 5.18 630.23 504.18

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 Imran Tahir 20 38 21.58 4.73 921.51 184.30
2 SP Narine 17 21 31.38 4.35 720.61 144.12

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saeed Ajmal 51 97 19.78 4.12 930.62 186.12
2 Shakib Al Hasan 80 123 25.18 4.44 806.21 161.24
3 RA Jadeja 72 100 30.46 4.77 764.52 152.90
4 R Ashwin 57 90 29.33 4.90 731.65 146.33
5 Kuldeep Yadav 26 46 27.59 5.20 630.25 126.05

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Imran Tahir 84 135 25.76 4.63 946.04 756.83
2 SP Narine 48 71 25.01 4.05 891.60 713.28

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Kuldeep Yadav 28 53 22.38 4.78 884.65 707.72
2 Saeed Ajmal 39 60 25.33 4.42 838.05 670.44
3 RA Jadeja 70 71 42.25 4.98 810.86 648.69
4 R Ashwin 52 60 38.28 4.94 763.69 610.95
5 Shakib Al Hasan 49 54 41.48 5.20 700.85 560.68

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 Imran Tahir 713.21 156.61 756.83 184.30 1,810.95 181.09
2 Saeed Ajmal 725.03 158.62 670.44 186.12 1,740.21 174.02
3 Kuldeep Yadav 672.89 113.56 707.72 126.05 1,620.22 162.02
4 SP Narine 534.34 173.96 713.28 144.12 1,565.71 156.57
5 RA Jadeja 585.10 147.33 648.69 152.90 1,534.02 153.40
6 R Ashwin 581.81 135.56 610.95 146.33 1,474.66 147.47
7 Shakib Al Hasan 504.18 160.10 560.68 161.24 1,386.20 138.62

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 Imran Tahir 21 40 21.18 4.42 942.70 942.70
2 Shakib Al Hasan 20 27 34.07 5.17 659.43 659.43
3 R Ashwin 10 17 24.88 4.36 655.56 655.56
4 RA Jadeja 10 11 39.18 4.97 534.67 534.67
5 SP Narine 0 0 NA NA 500.00 500.00
5 Saeed Ajmal 3 5 18.60 3.58 500.00 500.00
7 Kuldeep Yadav 7 6 56.17 5.03 430.65 430.65
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 Saeed Ajmal 50 97 19.42 4.05 952.79 952.79
2 Imran Tahir 50 92 23.28 4.78 864.92 864.92
3 SP Narine 50 76 23.68 4.04 860.02 860.02
4 Kuldeep Yadav 50 95 23.88 5.02 843.15 843.15
5 RA Jadeja 50 76 26.33 4.72 776.06 776.06
6 Shakib Al Hasan 50 75 27.16 4.60 748.34 748.34
7 R Ashwin 50 71 30.77 4.80 696.91 696.91
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 SP Narine 65 33 50.77 932.00 932.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 90 38 42.22 836.63 836.63
3 Imran Tahir 104 42 40.38 762.23 762.23
4 RA Jadeja 142 50 35.21 759.44 759.44
5 Kuldeep Yadav 54 22 40.74 745.59 745.59
6 R Ashwin 109 37 33.94 696.38 696.38
7 Shakib Al Hasan 129 43 33.33 658.61 658.61

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 Imran Tahir 942.70 864.92 762.23 2,569.85 256.99
2 SP Narine 500.00 860.02 932.00 2,292.02 229.20
3 Saeed Ajmal 500.00 952.79 836.63 2,289.42 228.94
4 RA Jadeja 534.67 776.06 759.44 2,070.18 207.02
5 Shakib Al Hasan 659.43 748.34 658.61 2,066.37 206.64
6 R Ashwin 655.56 696.91 696.38 2,048.85 204.89
7 Kuldeep Yadav 430.65 843.15 745.59 2,019.39 201.94

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 Imran Tahir SA 441.59 181.09 256.99 879.67
2 Saeed Ajmal PAK 466.78 174.02 228.94 869.75
3 SP Narine WI 411.08 156.57 229.20 796.85
4 Kuldeep Yadav IND 390.08 162.02 201.94 754.04
5 RA Jadeja IND 391.43 153.40 207.02 751.85
6 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 394.54 138.62 206.64 739.80
7 R Ashwin IND 368.89 147.47 204.89 721.24

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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