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Top 10 Pakistani Spinners Vs England In Tests

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All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Spin bowlers from Pakistan against England in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Abbreviations
TVO RATING

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

Team (T) PAK
Venue (V) ALL
Oposition (O) ENG

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Attacking Strike Rate 250.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 200.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 7
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS Abdul Qadir PAK 28 82 300.00
1 Abdul Qadir PAK 28 82 300.00
2 Intikhab Alam PAK 32 49 179.27
3 Yasir Shah PAK 16 45 164.63
4 Saeed Ajmal PAK 11 36 131.71
5 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 15 33 120.73
6 Mushtaq Mohammad PAK 26 27 98.78
7 Iqbal Qasim PAK 14 24 87.80
7 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 8 24 87.80
9 Shoaib Malik PAK 14 17 62.20
10 Saeed Ahmed PAK 22 13 47.56

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saeed Ajmal 11 706 36 19.61 19.12 250.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 11 706 36 19.61 19.12 250.00
2 Abdul Qadir 28 2049 82 24.99 23.31 205.04
3 Mushtaq Ahmed 15 1086 33 32.91 27.67 172.77
4 Yasir Shah 16 1465 45 32.56 27.88 171.44
5 Mushtaq Mohammad 26 793 27 29.37 27.90 171.31
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 8 585 24 24.38 28.60 167.16
7 Shoaib Malik 14 479 17 28.18 29.28 163.23
8 Iqbal Qasim 14 696 24 29.00 29.31 163.07
9 Saeed Ahmed 22 493 13 37.92 33.49 142.71
10 Intikhab Alam 32 2145 49 43.78 41.24 115.91

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS Saeed Ajmal 11 1633 36 45.36 49.76 250.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 11 1633 36 45.36 49.76 250.00
2 Abdul Qadir 28 5593 82 68.21 55.47 224.29
3 Shoaib Malik 14 872 17 51.29 56.37 220.71
4 Mushtaq Mohammad 26 1929 27 71.44 59.67 208.51
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 15 2554 33 77.39 61.65 201.79
6 Yasir Shah 16 2760 45 61.33 62.60 198.75
7 Saeed Ahmed 22 1191 13 91.62 72.88 170.70
8 Saqlain Mushtaq 8 1684 24 70.17 73.51 169.25
9 Iqbal Qasim 14 2292 24 95.50 80.08 155.37
10 Intikhab Alam 32 4884 49 99.67 83.74 148.57

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 7/96 6/44 5/74 5/84 6.40 200.00
1 Abdul Qadir 9/56 7/96 6/44 5/74 5/84 6.40 200.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 7/55 5/82 4/67 4/71 4/108 4.80 150.00
3 Yasir Shah 6/72 5/71 4/44 4/66 4/69 4.60 143.75
4 Intikhab Alam 5/116 4/80 4/105 4/117 4/137 4.20 131.25
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 6/78 5/57 3/32 3/60 3/142 4.00 125.00
5 Saqlain Mushtaq 8/164 4/74 3/62 3/64 2/80 4.00 125.00
7 Iqbal Qasim 5/83 3/39 3/56 3/57 3/101 3.40 106.25
8 Mushtaq Mohammad 4/80 4/93 3/21 3/23 2/66 3.20 100.00
9 Shoaib Malik 4/33 3/26 3/58 2/25 2/31 2.80 87.50
10 Saeed Ahmed 4/64 3/59 2/21 2/44 1/19 2.40 75.00

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 300.00 205.04 224.29 200.00 929.33
2 Saeed Ajmal 131.71 250.00 250.00 150.00 781.71
3 Yasir Shah 164.63 171.44 198.75 143.75 678.57
4 Mushtaq Ahmed 120.73 172.77 201.79 125.00 620.30
5 Mushtaq Mohammad 98.78 171.31 208.51 100.00 578.60
6 Intikhab Alam 179.27 115.91 148.57 131.25 575.00
7 Saqlain Mushtaq 87.80 167.16 169.25 125.00 549.21
8 Shoaib Malik 62.20 163.23 220.71 87.50 533.63
9 Iqbal Qasim 87.80 163.07 155.37 106.25 512.49
10 Saeed Ahmed 47.56 142.71 170.70 75.00 435.97

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
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Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 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. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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