Top 10 Pakistani Spinners Vs Eng In Tests In Pak & UAE

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). 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). Here are the Top 10 Spin bowlers from Pakistan against England in Pakistan and U.A.E. in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-09-10

CONTENTS

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING

TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T)	PAK
Venue (V)	PAK & UAE
Oposition (O)	ENG

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	300.00
Consistent	Average	300.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	200.00
Best Bowling	Top Bowling Performances	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 a simple 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.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	5
Min Career Wkts	50

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	Abdul Qadir	PAK	16	61	300.00
1	Abdul Qadir	PAK	16	61	300.00
2	Intikhab Alam	PAK	10	25	122.95
3	Saeed Ajmal	PAK	6	24	118.03
3	Nauman Ali	PAK	6	24	118.03
5	Iqbal Qasim	PAK	11	20	98.36
6	Abdur Rehman	PAK	6	19	93.44
7	Saqlain Mushtaq	PAK	6	18	88.52
8	Abrar Ahmed	PAK	5	17	83.61
9	Mushtaq Mohammad	PAK	9	15	73.77
9	Shoaib Malik	PAK	11	15	73.77

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	10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Saeed Ajmal	6	353	24	14.71	16.67	300.00
1	Saeed Ajmal	6	353	24	14.71	16.67	300.00
2	Abdul Qadir	16	1193	61	19.56	17.46	286.37
3	Abdur Rehman	6	318	19	16.74	18.96	263.64
4	Nauman Ali	6	441	24	18.38	19.32	258.79
5	Saqlain Mushtaq	6	431	18	23.94	21.37	233.94
6	Iqbal Qasim	11	528	20	26.40	22.31	224.07
7	Shoaib Malik	11	389	15	25.93	25.89	193.11
8	Mushtaq Mohammad	9	413	15	27.53	26.15	191.21
9	Intikhab Alam	10	858	25	34.32	31.50	158.73
10	Abrar Ahmed	5	636	17	37.41	40.28	124.12

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.

Criteria: Points For R SR or Balls/Wkt

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets	10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	Abdul Qadir	16	3574	61	58.59	42.82	200.00
1	Abdul Qadir	16	3574	61	58.59	42.82	200.00
2	Saeed Ajmal	6	882	24	36.75	44.17	193.89
3	Nauman Ali	6	755	24	31.46	44.58	192.11
4	Abdur Rehman	6	790	19	41.58	49.97	171.38
5	Shoaib Malik	11	713	15	47.53	52.40	163.44
6	Mushtaq Mohammad	9	973	15	64.87	57.16	149.83
7	Iqbal Qasim	11	1962	20	98.10	64.55	132.67
8	Saqlain Mushtaq	6	1220	18	67.78	64.61	132.55
9	Abrar Ahmed	5	796	17	46.82	69.23	123.72
10	Intikhab Alam	10	2143	25	85.72	72.55	118.05

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

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBW	RAT
TS	Abdul Qadir	9/56	6/44	5/74	5/84	5/88	6.00	200.00
1	Abdul Qadir	9/56	6/44	5/74	5/84	5/88	6.00	200.00
2	Nauman Ali	8/46	6/42	4/126	3/88	3/101	4.80	160.00
3	Saeed Ajmal	7/55	4/67	4/108	3/22	3/42	4.20	140.00
4	Intikhab Alam	4/80	4/105	4/117	4/137	3/44	3.80	126.67
5	Abdur Rehman	6/25	5/40	3/37	2/67	2/97	3.60	120.00
6	Saqlain Mushtaq	8/164	3/62	3/64	2/101	1/14	3.40	113.33
6	Abrar Ahmed	7/114	4/120	4/150	2/78		3.40	113.33
8	Iqbal Qasim	5/83	3/39	3/56	3/57	2/29	3.20	106.67
9	Shoaib Malik	4/33	3/26	3/58	2/25	2/97	2.80	93.33
10	Mushtaq Mohammad	4/93	3/21	2/66	2/69	2/73	2.60	86.67

TEAM VEN OPP RATING

The TEAM VEN OPP (TVO) 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	TVO RAT
1	Abdul Qadir	300.00	286.37	200.00	200.00	986.37
2	Saeed Ajmal	118.03	300.00	193.89	140.00	751.93
3	Nauman Ali	118.03	258.79	192.11	160.00	728.93
4	Abdur Rehman	93.44	263.64	171.38	120.00	648.46
5	Saqlain Mushtaq	88.52	233.94	132.55	113.33	568.34
6	Iqbal Qasim	98.36	224.07	132.67	106.67	561.76
7	Intikhab Alam	122.95	158.73	118.05	126.67	526.39
8	Shoaib Malik	73.77	193.11	163.44	93.33	523.65
9	Mushtaq Mohammad	73.77	191.21	149.83	86.67	501.48
10	Abrar Ahmed	83.61	124.12	123.72	113.33	444.77