Top 15 ODI Spin Bowlers In 4 Wkt Hauls Rating

Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current bowlers set new benchmarks. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 15 Spin bowlers with most 4 Fors and least inns per 4 Wkt hauls in ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-09-15

CONTENTS

4.1. Against All Teams

4.2. Against Top Teams

4.3. In ICC Tournaments

5. 4 WKT HAULS RATING

6. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

The 4 WKT HAULS Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Total 4W Hauls	300.00
Consistent	Inns/FF	250.00
Top Teams	Inns/FF (TT)	250.00
In ICC Tournaments	Inns/FF (ICC)	200.00

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 ODI World Cup are also counted in TT.
Top Teams may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT)	25
Min Career Wkts	50

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1971 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1	MP before 1991
Era 2	MP between 1990 And 2011
Era 3	MP greater than 2010

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	ERA 1	NAT	INNS	4 FORS	RAT
TS	Abdul Qadir	PAK	100	6	220.00
1	Abdul Qadir	PAK	100	6	220.00

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	INNS	4 FORS	RAT
TS	M Muralitharan	SL	341	25	300.00
1	M Muralitharan	SL	341	25	300.00
2	Saqlain Mushtaq	PAK	165	17	204.00
3	SK Warne	AUS	191	13	156.00
3	Shahid Afridi	PAK	372	13	156.00
5	PA Strang	ZIM	89	4	48.00

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	INNS	4 FORS	RAT
TS	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	241	14	260.00
1	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	241	14	260.00
2	A Zampa	AUS	116	13	241.43
3	AU Rashid	ENG	155	12	222.86
4	Imran Tahir	SA	104	10	185.71
5	RA Jadeja	IND	202	9	167.14
6	YS Chahal	IND	69	7	130.00
7	T Shamsi	SA	52	4	74.29
7	KA Maharaj	SA	55	4	74.29
9	JC Tredwell	ENG	44	3	55.71

CONSISTENT

Criteria: Points For Inns Per 4 For

Min Qualification For TS
Min 4 Fors	7
Min FF (TT)	4
Min FF (ICC)	2

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	FF	Inns/FF	RAT
TS	A Zampa	116	13	8.92	250.00
1	A Zampa	116	13	8.92	250.00
2	Saqlain Mushtaq	165	17	9.71	229.84
3	YS Chahal	69	7	9.86	226.31
4	Imran Tahir	104	10	10.40	214.50
5	AU Rashid	155	12	12.92	172.70
6	T Shamsi	52	4	13.00	171.60
7	M Muralitharan	341	25	13.64	163.55
8	KA Maharaj	55	4	13.75	162.24
9	JC Tredwell	44	3	14.67	152.10
10	SK Warne	191	13	14.69	151.83
11	Abdul Qadir	100	6	16.67	133.85
12	Shakib Al Hasan	241	14	17.21	129.59
13	PA Strang	89	4	22.25	100.26
14	RA Jadeja	202	9	22.44	99.39
15	Shahid Afridi	372	13	28.62	77.96

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	FF	Inns/FF	RAT
TS	A Zampa	84	9	9.33	250.00
1	A Zampa	84	9	9.33	250.00
2	T Shamsi	38	4	9.50	245.61
3	Saqlain Mushtaq	127	11	11.55	202.10
4	YS Chahal	48	4	12.00	194.44
5	KA Maharaj	40	3	13.33	175.00
6	Abdul Qadir	82	5	16.40	142.28
7	AU Rashid	119	7	17.00	137.25
8	SK Warne	142	8	17.75	131.46
9	M Muralitharan	248	13	19.08	122.31
10	Imran Tahir	77	4	19.25	121.21
11	RA Jadeja	141	5	28.20	82.74
12	PA Strang	57	2	28.50	81.87
13	Shakib Al Hasan	130	4	32.50	71.79
14	JC Tredwell	35	1	35.00	66.67
15	Shahid Afridi	267	6	44.50	52.43

In ICC Tournaments

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	FF	Inns/FF	RAT
TS	Imran Tahir	24	6	4.00	200.00
1	Imran Tahir	24	6	4.00	200.00
2	Abdul Qadir	13	3	4.33	184.62
3	SK Warne	20	4	5.00	160.00
4	T Shamsi	6	1	6.00	133.33
5	PA Strang	13	2	6.50	123.08
6	A Zampa	20	3	6.67	120.00
7	JC Tredwell	7	1	7.00	114.29
8	Shahid Afridi	36	5	7.20	111.11
9	YS Chahal	8	1	8.00	100.00
10	M Muralitharan	54	6	9.00	88.89
11	KA Maharaj	13	1	13.00	61.54
12	Saqlain Mushtaq	17	1	17.00	47.06
13	RA Jadeja	36	2	18.00	44.44
14	Shakib Al Hasan	42	2	21.00	38.10
15	AU Rashid	26	1	26.00	30.77

4 WKT HAULS RATING

The 4 WKT HAULS (FF) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK	BOWLER	PRO	CON	C TT	C ICC	FF RAT
1	A Zampa	241.43	250.00	250.00	120.00	861.43
2	Imran Tahir	185.71	214.50	121.21	200.00	721.42
3	Saqlain Mushtaq	204.00	229.84	202.10	47.06	683.00
4	Abdul Qadir	220.00	133.85	142.28	184.62	680.74
5	M Muralitharan	300.00	163.55	122.31	88.89	674.75
6	YS Chahal	130.00	226.31	194.44	100.00	650.75
7	T Shamsi	74.29	171.60	245.61	133.33	624.83
8	SK Warne	156.00	151.83	131.46	160.00	599.29
9	AU Rashid	222.86	172.70	137.25	30.77	563.59
10	Shakib Al Hasan	260.00	129.59	71.79	38.10	499.48
11	KA Maharaj	74.29	162.24	175.00	61.54	473.06
12	Shahid Afridi	156.00	77.96	52.43	111.11	397.50
13	RA Jadeja	167.14	99.39	82.74	44.44	393.72
14	JC Tredwell	55.71	152.10	66.67	114.29	388.76
15	PA Strang	48.00	100.26	81.87	123.08	353.21