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 10 Spin bowlers in Champions Trophy in ODIs.
*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15
THE CRITERIA
The CHAMPIONS TROPHY Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-
| CRITERIA |
STAT |
POINTS |
| Prolific |
Wickets Taken |
300.00 |
| Consistent |
Average |
200.00 |
| Economic |
Strike Rate |
200.00 |
| Best Bowling |
Top Inns (Wkts) |
150.00 |
| Economic Bowling |
Top Inns (Eco) |
150.00 |
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) and Non Weak Teams (NWT)
Some sections consider performances only against the top teams and non weak teams. Here is some information:-
- Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
- They are calculated by decades.
- A bowler’s performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
- Knock Out and Super Six matches of ODI World Cup are also counted.
- TT & NWT may be found in the last section.
QUALIFICATION
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 2 | NAT | FP |
LP |
MP |
INNS |
WKTS | RAT |
| TS |
M Muralitharan |
SL | 1993 |
2011 |
2002 |
15 |
24 | 300.00 |
| 1 |
M Muralitharan |
SL | 1993 |
2011 |
2002 |
15 |
24 | 300.00 |
| 2 |
DL Vettori |
NZ | 1997 |
2015 |
2006 |
17 |
18 | 225.00 |
| 3 |
CH Gayle |
WI | 1999 |
2019 |
2009 |
14 |
17 | 212.50 |
| 4 |
SR Tendulkar |
IND | 1990 |
2012 |
2001 |
11 |
14 | 175.00 |
| 4 |
ST Jayasuriya |
SL | 1990 |
2011 |
2000.5 |
14 |
14 | 175.00 |
| 4 |
Harbhajan Singh |
IND | 1998 |
2015 |
2006.5 |
13 |
14 | 175.00 |
| RANK | ERA 3 | NAT | FP |
LP |
MP |
INNS |
WKTS | RAT |
| TS |
RA Jadeja |
IND | 2009 |
2025 |
2017 |
15 |
21 | 290.00 |
| 1 |
RA Jadeja |
IND | 2009 |
2025 |
2017 |
15 |
21 | 290.00 |
| 2 |
Saeed Ajmal |
PAK | 2008 |
2015 |
2011.5 |
7 |
12 | 165.71 |
| 3 |
AU Rashid |
ENG | 2009 |
2025 |
2017 |
6 |
10 | 138.10 |
| 3 |
MJ Santner |
NZ | 2015 |
2025 |
2020 |
7 |
10 | 138.10 |
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 R Ave
| Min Qualification For TS |
| Min Wickets |
10 |
| Min Wickets (TT) |
5 |
Against All Teams
| RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS | RUNS |
WKTS |
AVE |
R AVE | RAT |
| TS |
Saeed Ajmal |
7 | 226 |
12 |
18.83 |
17.39 | 100.00 |
| 1 |
Saeed Ajmal |
7 | 226 |
12 |
18.83 |
17.39 | 100.00 |
| 2 |
CH Gayle |
14 | 380 |
17 |
22.35 |
22.59 | 76.96 |
| 3 |
M Muralitharan |
15 | 484 |
24 |
20.17 |
22.87 | 76.01 |
| 4 |
AU Rashid |
6 | 286 |
10 |
28.60 |
26.23 | 66.28 |
| 5 |
RA Jadeja |
15 | 586 |
21 |
27.90 |
26.42 | 65.80 |
| 6 |
SR Tendulkar |
11 | 351 |
14 |
25.07 |
28.38 | 61.26 |
| 7 |
ST Jayasuriya |
14 | 378 |
14 |
27.00 |
29.56 | 58.81 |
| 8 |
DL Vettori |
17 | 522 |
18 |
29.00 |
29.77 | 58.39 |
| 9 |
MJ Santner |
7 | 341 |
10 |
34.10 |
30.65 | 56.72 |
| 10 |
Harbhajan Singh |
13 | 496 |
14 |
35.43 |
37.39 | 46.50 |
Against Top Teams
| RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS | RUNS |
WKTS |
AVE |
R AVE | RAT |
| TS |
Saeed Ajmal |
5 | 172 |
8 |
21.50 |
19.85 | 100.00 |
| 1 |
Saeed Ajmal |
5 | 172 |
8 |
21.50 |
19.85 | 100.00 |
| 2 |
MJ Santner |
5 | 250 |
10 |
25.00 |
22.47 | 88.32 |
| 3 |
M Muralitharan |
9 | 321 |
16 |
20.06 |
22.75 | 87.23 |
| 4 |
AU Rashid |
5 | 226 |
9 |
25.11 |
23.03 | 86.17 |
| 5 |
ST Jayasuriya |
9 | 248 |
10 |
24.80 |
27.16 | 73.09 |
| 6 |
RA Jadeja |
12 | 461 |
16 |
28.81 |
27.28 | 72.75 |
| 7 |
SR Tendulkar |
8 | 272 |
11 |
24.73 |
27.99 | 70.90 |
| 8 |
DL Vettori |
12 | 446 |
11 |
40.55 |
41.63 | 47.68 |
| 9 |
CH Gayle |
9 | 271 |
6 |
45.17 |
45.65 | 43.48 |
| 10 |
Harbhajan Singh |
7 | 309 |
7 |
44.14 |
46.59 | 42.60 |
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 |
150 |
Against All Teams
| RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS | BLS |
RUNS |
ER |
R ER | RAT |
| TS |
DL Vettori |
17 | 856 |
522 |
3.66 |
3.58 |
100.00 |
| 1 |
DL Vettori |
17 | 856 |
522 |
3.66 |
3.58 |
100.00 |
| 2 |
M Muralitharan |
15 | 805 |
484 |
3.61 |
3.67 |
97.57 |
| 3 |
Saeed Ajmal |
7 | 335 |
226 |
4.05 |
3.69 |
96.90 |
| 4 |
ST Jayasuriya |
14 | 600 |
378 |
3.78 |
3.75 |
95.32 |
| 5 |
Harbhajan Singh |
13 | 750 |
496 |
3.97 |
3.91 |
91.42 |
| 6 |
RA Jadeja |
15 | 750 |
586 |
4.69 |
4.20 |
85.27 |
| 7 |
AU Rashid |
6 | 342 |
286 |
5.02 |
4.27 |
83.87 |
| 8 |
MJ Santner |
7 | 408 |
341 |
5.01 |
4.38 |
81.70 |
| 9 |
CH Gayle |
14 | 508 |
380 |
4.49 |
4.45 |
80.46 |
| 10 |
SR Tendulkar |
11 | 445 |
351 |
4.73 |
4.80 |
74.59 |
Against Top Teams
| RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS | BLS |
RUNS |
ER |
R ER | RAT |
| TS |
Mohammad Hafeez |
7 | 277 |
190 |
4.12 |
3.66 |
100.00 |
| 1 |
Saeed Ajmal |
5 | 251 |
172 |
4.11 |
3.75 |
97.63 |
| 2 |
ST Jayasuriya |
9 | 389 |
248 |
3.83 |
3.80 |
96.41 |
| 3 |
DL Vettori |
12 | 672 |
446 |
3.98 |
3.89 |
94.04 |
| 4 |
M Muralitharan |
9 | 502 |
321 |
3.84 |
3.90 |
93.89 |
| 5 |
AU Rashid |
5 | 282 |
226 |
4.81 |
4.09 |
89.57 |
| 6 |
RA Jadeja |
12 | 600 |
461 |
4.61 |
4.13 |
88.75 |
| 7 |
Harbhajan Singh |
7 | 414 |
309 |
4.48 |
4.42 |
82.91 |
| 8 |
MJ Santner |
5 | 288 |
250 |
5.21 |
4.55 |
80.50 |
| 9 |
SR Tendulkar |
8 | 355 |
272 |
4.60 |
4.66 |
78.59 |
| 10 |
CH Gayle |
9 | 300 |
271 |
5.42 |
5.37 |
68.19 |
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.
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 |
4/23 | 3/26 | 3/29 | 3/31 | 1/37 | 2.80 |
150.00 |
| 1 |
M Muralitharan |
4/23 | 3/26 | 3/29 | 3/31 | 1/37 | 2.80 | 150.00 |
| 2 |
RA Jadeja |
5/36 | 2/24 | 2/30 | 2/31 | 2/40 | 2.60 | 139.29 |
| 3 |
SR Tendulkar |
4/38 | 2/29 | 2/32 | 1/13 | 1/31 | 2.00 | 107.14 |
| 3 |
CH Gayle |
3/31 | 3/50 | 2/12 | 1/11 | 1/25 | 2.00 | 107.14 |
| 3 |
Saeed Ajmal |
2/16 | 2/31 | 2/31 | 2/38 | 2/39 | 2.00 | 107.14 |
| 3 |
ST Jayasuriya |
3/39 | 2/26 | 2/30 | 2/36 | 1/11 | 2.00 | 107.14 |
| 3 |
MJ Santner |
3/43 | 3/66 | 2/46 | 1/41 | 1/54 | 2.00 | 107.14 |
| 8 |
Harbhajan Singh |
3/27 | 2/14 | 2/37 | 1/27 | 1/27 | 1.80 | 96.43 |
| 8 |
DL Vettori |
3/43 | 2/10 | 2/45 | 1/2 | 1/15 | 1.80 | 96.43 |
| 8 |
AU Rashid |
4/41 | 2/47 | 1/37 | 1/47 | 1/54 | 1.80 | 96.43 |
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 | 10.0/23 | 9.4/26 | 5.0/14 | 10.0/29 | 2.30 |
150.00 |
| 1 |
M Muralitharan |
10.0/9 | 10.0/23 | 9.4/26 | 5.0/14 | 10.0/29 | 2.30 | 150.00 |
| 2 |
DL Vettori |
7.0/15 | 10.0/23 | 10.0/25 | 6.0/16 | 10.0/34 | 2.57 | 134.17 |
| 3 |
Harbhajan Singh |
8.0/14 | 10.0/27 | 10.0/27 | 8.0/27 | 10.0/34 | 2.77 | 124.65 |
| 4 |
RA Jadeja |
10.0/30 | 10.0/33 | 9.0/31 | 10.0/36 | 8.0/30 | 3.05 | 113.15 |
| 5 |
ST Jayasuriya |
10.0/26 | 10.0/30 | 9.5/30 | 10.0/33 | 10.0/36 | 3.09 | 111.63 |
| 6 |
Saeed Ajmal |
10.0/31 | 8.5/31 | 10.0/38 | 10.0/42 | 8.0/39 | 3.53 | 97.79 |
| 7 |
MJ Santner |
10.0/41 | 10.0/43 | 10.0/44 | 10.0/46 | 10.0/47 | 3.86 | 89.32 |
| 8 |
SR Tendulkar |
10.0/29 | 10.0/38 | 9.1/38 | 7.0/31 | 8.0/36 | 3.95 | 87.35 |
| 9 |
CH Gayle |
10.0/31 | 8.0/25 | 10.0/39 | 10.0/48 | 10.0/50 | 3.98 | 86.54 |
| 10 |
AU Rashid |
10.0/41 | 10.0/47 | 10.0/47 | 7.0/37 | 10.0/54 | 4.09 | 84.33 |
CHAMPIONS TROPHY RATING
The CHAMPIONS TROPHY (CT) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.
| RANK | BOWLER | PRO | CON | ECO |
BBW |
BBE | CT RAT |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | 300.00 |
163.24 |
191.46 |
150.00 |
150.00 | 954.71 |
| 2 | RA Jadeja | 290.00 |
138.56 |
174.01 |
139.29 |
113.15 | 855.01 |
| 3 | Saeed Ajmal | 165.71 |
200.00 |
194.53 |
107.14 |
97.79 | 765.18 |
| 4 | DL Vettori | 225.00 |
106.07 |
194.04 |
96.43 |
134.17 | 755.70 |
| 5 | ST Jayasuriya | 175.00 |
131.89 |
191.73 |
107.14 |
111.63 | 717.40 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 212.50 |
120.43 |
148.64 |
107.14 |
86.54 | 675.26 |
| 7 | Harbhajan Singh | 175.00 |
89.10 |
174.33 |
96.43 |
124.65 | 659.52 |
| 8 | SR Tendulkar | 175.00 |
132.16 |
153.19 |
107.14 |
87.35 | 654.84 |
| 9 | AU Rashid | 138.10 |
152.45 |
173.44 |
96.43 |
84.33 | 644.75 |
| 10 | MJ Santner | 138.10 |
145.04 |
162.20 |
107.14 |
89.32 | 641.80 |
NON WEAK TEAMS
| DECADE OF MAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1970s | WI | ENG | AUS | NZ | PAK | SL | IND | | | |
| 1980s | WI | ENG | AUS | PAK | IND | NZ | SL | ZIM | | |
| 1990s | SA | AUS | PAK | WI | IND | SL | ENG | NZ | ZIM | |
| 2000s | AUS | SA | SL | PAK | IND | NZ | ENG | WI | BAN | |
| 2010s | IND | SA | AUS | ENG | NZ | PAK | SL | BAN | WI | |
| 2020s | IND | PAK | NZ | AUS | SL | SA | BAN | ENG | WI | AFG |
TOP TEAMS
| DECADE OF MAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1970s | WI | ENG | AUS | NZ | PAK | SL |
| 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 | NZ | AUS | SL | SA |
