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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. They are updated till 2025-09-15. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 15 Spin bowlers in ICC Tournaments in ODIs.

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 (WKTS)
6.1. Against All Teams
6.2. Against Top Teams
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
7.1. Against All Teams
7.2. Against Top Teams
8. ICC TOURNAMENTS RATING
9. BRIEF EXPLANATION
9.1. Dynamic Nature
9.2. Trend Setter (TS)
9.3. Top Teams (TT)
9.4. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
9.5. Abbreviations

THE CRITERIA

The ICCT Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Economy Rate 200.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) Top Bowling By Wkts 150.00
Best Bowling (Eco) Top Bowling By Economy 150.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 5
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 FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 13 24 260.00
1 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 13 24 260.00
2 RA Harper WI 1983 1996 1989.5 14 18 195.00
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 SK Warne AUS 1993 2005 1999 20 35 114.13
3 GB Hogg AUS 1996 2008 2002 22 35 114.13
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS RA Jadeja IND 2009 2026 2017.5 36 48 280.00
1 RA Jadeja IND 2009 2026 2017.5 36 48 280.00
2 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 42 46 268.33
3 Imran Tahir SA 2011 2019 2015 24 45 262.50
4 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2026 2017.5 26 36 210.00
4 A Zampa AUS 2016 2025 2020.5 20 36 210.00
6 MJ Santner NZ 2015 2025 2020 26 32 186.67
7 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2026 2021.5 23 28 163.33
8 R Ashwin IND 2010 2023 2016.5 19 27 157.50
9 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 10 17 99.17

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 player has played.
  • Time Period in which a bowler has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 20
Min Wickets (TT) 12

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Abdul Qadir 13 506 24 21.08 19.42 80.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 10 319 17 18.76 18.86 80.00
2 Abdul Qadir 13 506 24 21.08 19.42 80.00
3 Imran Tahir 24 927 45 20.60 19.65 79.06
4 GB Hogg 22 682 35 19.49 19.86 78.23
5 M Muralitharan 54 1819 92 19.77 21.48 72.32
6 SK Warne 20 684 35 19.54 21.54 72.12
7 A Zampa 20 988 36 27.44 25.34 61.31
8 RA Jadeja 36 1415 48 29.48 28.63 54.26
9 RA Harper 14 488 18 27.11 28.69 54.16
10 R Ashwin 19 805 27 29.81 29.41 52.83
11 MJ Santner 26 1113 32 34.78 30.73 50.56
12 AU Rashid 26 1225 36 34.03 31.52 49.28
13 DL Vettori 48 1690 54 31.30 32.31 48.09
14 Kuldeep Yadav 23 984 28 35.14 33.17 46.84
15 Shakib Al Hasan 42 1772 46 38.52 36.46 42.61

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saeed Ajmal 7 234 12 19.50 17.97 120.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 7 234 12 19.50 17.97 120.00
2 GB Hogg 12 396 21 18.86 18.65 115.61
3 SK Warne 12 434 22 19.73 19.71 109.39
4 M Muralitharan 33 1239 54 22.94 23.48 91.82
5 Abdul Qadir 10 392 14 28.00 23.52 91.65
6 Imran Tahir 10 432 15 28.80 24.60 87.66
7 RA Jadeja 22 856 29 29.52 27.42 78.62
8 AU Rashid 18 811 26 31.19 28.15 76.60
9 MJ Santner 17 765 22 34.77 29.36 73.43
10 Kuldeep Yadav 14 646 20 32.30 29.57 72.92
11 RA Harper 10 399 13 30.69 30.59 70.49
12 R Ashwin 12 511 15 34.07 31.11 69.29
13 A Zampa 12 638 17 37.53 32.18 67.00
14 DL Vettori 30 1113 26 42.81 40.88 52.74
15 Shakib Al Hasan 26 1239 23 53.87 47.42 45.47

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 Bowled 300
Min Balls (TT) 180

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS BAW Mendis 8 406 248 3.67 3.60 80.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 10 491 319 3.90 3.71 77.69
2 SK Warne 20 1099 684 3.73 3.74 77.03
3 RA Harper 14 792 488 3.70 3.80 75.71
4 M Muralitharan 54 2866 1819 3.81 3.81 75.51
5 DL Vettori 48 2545 1690 3.98 3.90 73.76
6 GB Hogg 22 993 682 4.12 4.00 72.01
7 Imran Tahir 24 1262 927 4.41 4.02 71.65
8 Abdul Qadir 13 814 506 3.73 4.04 71.18
9 Kuldeep Yadav 23 1252 984 4.72 4.10 70.26
10 MJ Santner 26 1366 1113 4.89 4.16 69.13
11 RA Jadeja 36 1831 1415 4.64 4.17 69.09
12 R Ashwin 19 1062 805 4.55 4.22 68.22
13 AU Rashid 26 1372 1225 5.36 4.66 61.77
14 Shakib Al Hasan 42 2072 1772 5.13 4.70 61.30
15 A Zampa 20 1016 988 5.83 5.01 57.44

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Saeed Ajmal 7 359 234 3.91 3.61 120.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 7 359 234 3.91 3.61 120.00
2 SK Warne 12 686 434 3.80 3.75 115.71
3 M Muralitharan 33 1853 1239 4.01 3.87 112.14
4 RA Jadeja 22 1165 856 4.41 3.87 111.99
5 DL Vettori 30 1552 1113 4.30 4.02 107.79
6 Abdul Qadir 10 622 392 3.78 4.03 107.57
7 GB Hogg 12 549 396 4.33 4.12 105.33
8 R Ashwin 12 666 511 4.60 4.17 104.04
9 Imran Tahir 10 540 432 4.80 4.19 103.46
10 Kuldeep Yadav 14 772 646 5.02 4.24 102.15
11 AU Rashid 18 966 811 5.04 4.33 100.15
12 RA Harper 10 552 399 4.34 4.34 99.90
13 MJ Santner 17 874 765 5.25 4.35 99.65
14 Shakib Al Hasan 26 1321 1239 5.63 4.96 87.42
15 A Zampa 12 644 638 5.94 4.99 86.85

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. 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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Shahid Afridi 5/11 5/16 5/23 4/30 4/34 4.60 50.00
1 Imran Tahir 5/45 4/26 4/27 4/29 4/38 4.20 45.65
2 M Muralitharan 4/15 4/19 4/23 4/25 4/28 4.00 43.48
3 Abdul Qadir 5/44 4/21 4/31 3/31 3/40 3.80 41.30
3 SK Warne 4/29 4/33 4/34 4/36 3/11 3.80 41.30
5 A Zampa 4/8 4/47 4/53 3/21 3/60 3.60 39.13
6 GB Hogg 4/27 4/29 3/46 3/54 3/56 3.40 36.96
6 DL Vettori 4/18 4/23 3/14 3/24 3/39 3.40 36.96
6 Shakib Al Hasan 5/29 4/55 3/18 3/30 2/12 3.40 36.96
6 RA Jadeja 5/33 5/36 3/28 2/23 2/24 3.40 36.96
10 AU Rashid 4/41 3/42 3/54 3/54 3/66 3.20 34.78
10 MJ Santner 5/59 3/39 3/43 3/66 2/22 3.20 34.78
12 R Ashwin 4/25 3/41 3/48 2/15 2/35 2.80 30.43
13 RA Harper 4/47 3/15 2/34 1/28 1/29 2.20 23.91
13 Kuldeep Yadav 3/40 2/7 2/24 2/32 2/35 2.20 23.91
15 Saeed Ajmal 2/16 2/18 2/31 2/31 2/38 2.00 21.74

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS M Muralitharan 4/23 4/25 4/31 3/25 3/26 3.60 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 4/23 4/25 4/31 3/25 3/26 3.60 100.00
2 SK Warne 4/29 4/33 4/36 3/11 2/33 3.40 94.44
3 Abdul Qadir 4/21 4/31 3/31 2/53 1/42 2.80 77.78
3 GB Hogg 4/29 3/54 3/61 2/30 2/35 2.80 77.78
3 RA Jadeja 5/33 3/28 2/24 2/30 2/31 2.80 77.78
3 AU Rashid 4/41 3/42 3/54 2/35 2/38 2.80 77.78
3 A Zampa 4/53 3/21 3/74 2/48 2/60 2.80 77.78
8 Shakib Al Hasan 4/55 3/30 2/46 2/47 2/49 2.60 72.22
8 Imran Tahir 4/26 4/38 2/32 2/61 1/37 2.60 72.22
8 MJ Santner 3/39 3/43 3/66 2/34 2/37 2.60 72.22
11 R Ashwin 3/41 3/48 2/15 2/35 2/52 2.40 66.67
12 DL Vettori 3/43 2/34 2/35 2/41 2/45 2.20 61.11
12 Kuldeep Yadav 3/40 2/7 2/24 2/35 2/40 2.20 61.11
14 Saeed Ajmal 2/18 2/31 2/31 2/39 2/44 2.00 55.56
15 RA Harper 4/47 2/34 1/28 1/30 1/33 1.80 50.00

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS DL Vettori 10.0/14 10.0/18 10.0/19 7.0/15 10.0/23 1.85 50.00
1 DL Vettori 10.0/14 10.0/18 10.0/19 7.0/15 10.0/23 1.85 50.00
2 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 9.0/15 10.0/20 10.0/23 10.0/25 1.88 49.35
3 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/18 10.0/25 10.0/25 10.0/28 2.14 43.30
4 GB Hogg 6.0/9 7.1/16 10.0/24 4.0/11 10.0/28 2.30 40.38
5 RA Harper 10.0/15 10.0/15 10.0/28 10.0/29 10.0/30 2.41 38.54
6 Shakib Al Hasan 10.0/18 5.0/12 10.0/29 6.0/19 8.0/28 2.49 37.28
7 RA Jadeja 7.0/16 10.0/28 10.0/30 8.2/27 10.0/33 2.66 34.92
8 MJ Santner 10.0/22 10.0/31 10.0/34 10.0/37 10.0/37 2.74 33.81
9 Kuldeep Yadav 5.1/7 8.0/24 10.0/35 9.0/32 9.0/35 2.81 33.04
10 Imran Tahir 6.5/19 8.2/26 8.3/27 10.0/33 9.0/32 2.93 31.68
11 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/29 10.0/30 10.0/31 10.0/31 2.96 31.32
12 R Ashwin 10.0/25 10.0/30 10.0/34 4.0/15 10.0/38 2.99 30.97
13 Saeed Ajmal 8.0/18 10.0/31 8.5/31 10.0/38 8.0/31 3.16 29.36
14 AU Rashid 10.0/35 10.0/38 10.0/41 10.0/42 10.0/42 3.44 26.92
15 A Zampa 10.0/21 10.0/32 10.0/44 10.0/53 10.0/58 3.57 25.96

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS M Muralitharan 10.0/9 10.0/23 10.0/25 9.4/26 10.0/29 2.17 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 10.0/23 10.0/25 9.4/26 10.0/29 2.17 100.00
2 DL Vettori 7.0/15 10.0/23 10.0/25 6.0/16 7.0/19 2.29 94.89
3 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/25 10.0/28 10.0/29 10.0/30 2.43 89.50
4 RA Jadeja 7.0/16 10.0/28 10.0/30 10.0/33 10.0/34 2.63 82.49
5 Kuldeep Yadav 5.1/7 8.0/24 10.0/35 10.0/40 10.0/42 2.90 74.98
6 GB Hogg 10.0/24 4.0/11 10.0/30 10.0/35 6.5/29 3.00 72.33
7 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/29 10.0/31 10.0/31 11.0/42 3.10 70.17
8 MJ Santner 10.0/34 10.0/37 10.0/37 10.0/41 10.0/43 3.18 68.31
9 Saeed Ajmal 8.0/18 10.0/31 8.5/31 10.0/42 10.0/44 3.27 66.37
10 Imran Tahir 8.2/26 10.0/33 9.0/32 8.4/38 9.0/40 3.28 66.28
11 R Ashwin 10.0/30 10.0/34 4.0/15 10.0/41 10.0/42 3.33 65.20
12 AU Rashid 10.0/35 10.0/38 10.0/41 10.0/42 8.0/35 3.42 63.55
13 RA Harper 10.0/28 10.0/33 9.0/34 10.0/38 10.0/44 3.61 60.12
14 Shakib Al Hasan 8.0/30 10.0/41 10.0/41 10.0/44 10.0/46 3.71 58.60
15 A Zampa 10.0/21 10.0/44 10.0/53 10.0/58 8.0/48 3.92 55.45

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 ATT BBW BBE ICCT RAT
1 M Muralitharan 300.00 164.14 187.65 143.48 149.35 944.61
2 Abdul Qadir 260.00 171.65 178.75 119.08 101.49 830.98
3 RA Jadeja 280.00 132.89 181.08 114.73 117.41 826.11
4 Imran Tahir 262.50 166.72 175.11 117.87 97.97 820.17
5 SK Warne 114.13 181.51 192.74 135.75 132.80 756.93
6 GB Hogg 114.13 193.84 177.34 114.73 112.71 712.75
7 Shakib Al Hasan 268.33 88.08 148.72 109.18 95.88 710.19
8 DL Vettori 176.09 100.83 181.55 98.07 144.89 701.43
9 AU Rashid 210.00 125.88 161.93 112.56 90.48 700.84
10 MJ Santner 186.67 123.99 168.77 107.00 102.12 688.56
11 A Zampa 210.00 128.30 144.30 116.91 81.41 680.92
12 Saeed Ajmal 99.17 200.00 197.69 77.29 95.73 669.88
13 RA Harper 195.00 124.64 175.61 73.91 98.66 667.83
14 Kuldeep Yadav 163.33 119.76 172.42 85.02 108.02 648.56
15 R Ashwin 157.50 122.12 172.25 97.10 96.18 645.15

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

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.

Trend Setter (TS)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  4. TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
    8. .

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 5 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

  1. Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
  2. This is generally 30 balls for a 50 over match and 36 balls for a 60 over match.
  3. However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER, ECO - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 4WH - Four Fors or 4 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. RAT - Rating
  19. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  20. TS - Trend Setter
  21. TT - Top Teams
  22. WKTS - Wickets Taken
  23. WTG - Weightage

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