Top ODI Spin Bowlers In ICC Tournaments

Top 15 ODI Spin Bowlers In ICC Tournaments

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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 in ICC Tournaments in ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)
7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)
8. ICC TOURNAMENTS RATING
9. NON WEAK TEAMS
10. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

The ICC TOURNAMENTS 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

Min Innings (TT) 5

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 FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 13 24 230.00
1 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 13 24 230.00
2 RA Harper WI 1983 1996 1989.5 14 18 172.50
3 AJ Traicos ZIM 1983 1993 1988 19 16 153.33
4 VJ Marks ENG 1980 1988 1984 7 13 124.58
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 54 92 300.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 54 92 300.00
2 DL Vettori NZ 1997 2015 2006 48 54 176.09
3 GB Hogg AUS 1996 2008 2002 22 35 114.13
3 SK Warne AUS 1993 2005 1999 20 35 114.13
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS RA Jadeja IND 2009 2025 2017 36 48 250.00
1 RA Jadeja IND 2009 2025 2017 36 48 250.00
2 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 42 46 239.58
3 Imran Tahir SA 2011 2019 2015 24 45 234.38
4 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2025 2017 26 36 187.50
4 A Zampa AUS 2016 2025 2020.5 20 36 187.50
6 MJ Santner NZ 2015 2025 2020 26 32 166.67
7 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 10 17 88.54

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 20
Min Wickets (TT) 10

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS GB Hogg 22 682 35 19.49 19.00 100.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 10 319 17 18.76 17.99 100.00
2 GB Hogg 22 682 35 19.49 19.00 100.00
3 Imran Tahir 24 927 45 20.60 19.37 98.11
4 VJ Marks 7 246 13 18.92 19.52 97.32
5 SK Warne 20 684 35 19.54 20.23 93.92
6 M Muralitharan 54 1819 92 19.77 20.71 91.74
7 Abdul Qadir 13 506 24 21.08 21.19 89.65
8 A Zampa 20 988 36 27.44 25.55 74.38
9 RA Jadeja 36 1415 48 29.48 27.44 69.26
10 RA Harper 14 488 18 27.11 27.78 68.39
11 MJ Santner 26 1113 32 34.78 30.86 61.57
12 DL Vettori 48 1690 54 31.30 31.02 61.25
13 AU Rashid 26 1225 36 34.03 31.56 60.20
14 Shakib Al Hasan 42 1772 46 38.52 35.57 53.41
15 AJ Traicos 19 673 16 42.06 42.21 45.02

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS GB Hogg 14 473 25 18.92 18.45 100.00
1 GB Hogg 14 473 25 18.92 18.45 100.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 7 234 12 19.50 18.70 98.66
3 M Muralitharan 32 1187 57 20.82 21.81 84.58
4 SK Warne 15 535 25 21.40 22.15 83.28
5 RA Jadeja 24 943 32 29.47 27.43 67.27
6 Imran Tahir 13 527 18 29.28 27.52 67.03
7 Abdul Qadir 10 392 14 28.00 28.15 65.55
8 RA Harper 9 369 12 30.75 31.51 58.55
9 VJ Marks 5 189 6 31.50 32.50 56.76
10 AU Rashid 18 791 22 35.95 33.35 55.32
11 A Zampa 10 558 15 37.20 34.63 53.28
12 MJ Santner 17 749 19 39.42 34.98 52.75
13 AJ Traicos 18 657 16 41.06 41.20 44.77
14 DL Vettori 28 1113 22 50.59 50.15 36.79
15 Shakib Al Hasan 25 1216 21 57.90 53.47 34.50

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 300

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS VJ Marks 7 468 246 3.15 3.41 100.00
1 VJ Marks 7 468 246 3.15 3.41 100.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 10 491 319 3.90 3.57 95.42
3 RA Harper 14 792 488 3.70 3.70 92.20
4 SK Warne 20 1099 684 3.73 3.72 91.78
5 AJ Traicos 19 1128 673 3.58 3.76 90.78
6 M Muralitharan 54 2866 1819 3.81 3.79 90.07
7 DL Vettori 48 2545 1690 3.98 3.82 89.15
8 Imran Tahir 24 1262 927 4.41 3.93 86.66
9 Abdul Qadir 13 814 506 3.73 3.99 85.43
10 GB Hogg 22 993 682 4.12 4.00 85.29
11 RA Jadeja 36 1831 1415 4.64 4.10 83.16
12 MJ Santner 26 1366 1113 4.89 4.18 81.64
13 AU Rashid 26 1372 1225 5.36 4.63 73.71
14 Shakib Al Hasan 42 2072 1772 5.13 4.66 73.21
15 A Zampa 20 1016 988 5.83 4.97 68.59

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS VJ Marks 5 360 189 3.15 3.41 100.00
1 VJ Marks 5 360 189 3.15 3.41 100.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 7 359 234 3.91 3.59 94.99
3 AJ Traicos 18 1068 657 3.69 3.87 87.94
4 SK Warne 15 802 535 4.00 3.98 85.53
5 M Muralitharan 32 1775 1187 4.01 3.99 85.38
6 Abdul Qadir 10 622 392 3.78 4.05 84.16
7 RA Jadeja 24 1235 943 4.58 4.05 84.07
8 Imran Tahir 13 678 527 4.66 4.16 81.80
9 GB Hogg 14 657 473 4.32 4.19 81.26
10 RA Harper 9 528 369 4.19 4.20 81.19
11 DL Vettori 28 1509 1113 4.43 4.25 80.17
12 MJ Santner 17 888 749 5.06 4.32 78.77
13 AU Rashid 18 904 791 5.25 4.53 75.13
14 Shakib Al Hasan 25 1273 1216 5.73 5.20 65.46
15 A Zampa 10 524 558 6.39 5.44 62.56

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 Imran Tahir 5/45 4/26 4/27 4/38 4/41 4.20 150.00
1 Imran Tahir 5/45 4/26 4/27 4/38 4/41 4.20 150.00
2 Abdul Qadir 5/44 4/21 4/31 3/31 3/40 3.80 135.71
2 SK Warne 4/29 4/33 4/34 4/36 3/11 3.80 135.71
4 M Muralitharan 4/23 4/25 4/31 3/25 3/25 3.60 128.57
5 RA Jadeja 5/33 5/36 3/28 2/24 2/27 3.40 121.43
6 A Zampa 4/47 4/53 3/21 3/74 2/13 3.20 114.29
7 GB Hogg 4/29 3/54 3/56 3/61 2/30 3.00 107.14
8 AU Rashid 4/41 3/42 3/54 2/35 2/38 2.80 100.00
9 MJ Santner 3/39 3/43 3/66 2/22 2/34 2.60 92.86
9 Shakib Al Hasan 4/55 3/30 2/46 2/47 2/49 2.60 92.86
11 VJ Marks 5/39 2/18 2/39 2/45 1/33 2.40 85.71
11 DL Vettori 3/39 3/43 2/10 2/34 2/35 2.40 85.71
13 AJ Traicos 3/35 2/27 2/28 2/45 1/28 2.00 71.43
13 Saeed Ajmal 2/16 2/18 2/31 2/31 2/38 2.00 71.43
15 RA Harper 4/47 2/34 1/28 1/29 1/30 1.80 64.29

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 9.0/15 10.0/23 10.0/25 10.0/25 1.97 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 9.0/15 10.0/23 10.0/25 10.0/25 1.97 150.00
2 DL Vettori 10.0/19 7.0/15 10.0/23 10.0/25 6.0/16 2.19 134.93
3 AJ Traicos 10.0/16 12.0/24 12.0/27 12.0/28 10.0/28 2.30 128.09
4 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/25 10.0/28 10.0/29 10.0/30 2.45 120.62
5 RA Jadeja 7.0/16 10.0/28 10.0/30 8.2/27 10.0/33 2.61 112.94
6 RA Harper 10.0/15 10.0/28 10.0/29 10.0/30 10.0/33 2.70 109.29
7 MJ Santner 10.0/22 10.0/31 10.0/34 10.0/37 10.0/37 2.75 107.31
8 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/29 10.0/30 10.0/31 10.0/31 2.92 101.02
9 GB Hogg 10.0/24 10.0/28 10.0/30 10.0/35 10.0/36 2.97 99.43
10 Imran Tahir 8.2/26 8.3/27 10.0/33 9.0/32 10.0/36 3.00 98.41
11 Saeed Ajmal 8.0/18 10.0/31 8.5/31 10.0/38 10.0/42 3.13 94.26
12 VJ Marks 12.0/33 12.0/34 6.0/18 12.0/38 12.0/39 3.24 91.01
13 Shakib Al Hasan 5.0/12 6.0/19 8.0/30 10.0/41 10.0/41 3.33 88.69
14 AU Rashid 10.0/35 10.0/38 10.0/41 10.0/42 10.0/42 3.42 86.33
15 A Zampa 10.0/21 10.0/32 10.0/44 10.0/53 10.0/58 3.54 83.28

ICC TOURNAMENTS RATING

The ICC TOURNAMENTS (ICCT) 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 ICCT RAT
1 M Muralitharan 300.00 176.32 175.45 128.57 150.00 930.34
2 Imran Tahir 234.38 165.14 168.46 150.00 98.41 816.39
3 Abdul Qadir 230.00 155.20 169.59 135.71 101.02 791.53
4 RA Jadeja 250.00 136.53 167.23 121.43 112.94 788.12
5 SK Warne 114.13 177.21 177.31 135.71 120.62 724.97
6 GB Hogg 114.13 200.00 166.55 107.14 99.43 687.26
7 DL Vettori 176.09 98.04 169.32 85.71 134.93 664.09
8 VJ Marks 124.58 154.08 200.00 85.71 91.01 655.39
9 Shakib Al Hasan 239.58 87.92 138.67 92.86 88.69 647.71
10 RA Harper 172.50 126.94 173.38 64.29 109.29 646.40
11 A Zampa 187.50 127.65 131.15 114.29 83.28 643.87
12 Saeed Ajmal 88.54 198.66 190.41 71.43 94.26 643.30
13 MJ Santner 166.67 114.32 160.41 92.86 107.31 641.57
14 AU Rashid 187.50 115.52 148.84 100.00 86.33 638.20
15 AJ Traicos 153.33 89.79 178.72 71.43 128.09 621.36

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

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