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Top 15 Spin Bowlers In ODI World Cups

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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 World Cups in ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2024-06-09

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

THE CRITERIA

The WORLD CUP 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.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against Non Weak Teams. Here is some information about the Non Weak Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine Non Weak Teams.
  • The Non Weak Teams are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in NWT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (NWT) 5

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 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 2015
Era 3 MP greater than 2014

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 13 24 240.00
1 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 13 24 240.00
2 RA Harper WI 1983 1996 1989.5 14 18 180.00
3 AJ Traicos ZIM 1983 1993 1988 19 16 160.00
4 VJ Marks ENG 1980 1988 1984 7 13 130.00
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 39 68 300.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 39 68 300.00
2 DL Vettori NZ 1997 2015 2006 31 36 158.82
3 GB Hogg AUS 1996 2008 2002 20 34 150.00
4 SK Warne AUS 1993 2005 1999 17 32 141.18
5 A Kumble IND 1990 2007 1998.5 18 31 136.76
6 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 1989 2003 1996 14 26 114.71
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 36 43 260.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 36 43 260.00
2 Imran Tahir SA 2011 2019 2015 21 40 241.86
3 A Zampa AUS 2016 2024 2020 15 28 169.30
4 RA Jadeja IND 2009 2023 2016 21 27 163.26
5 KA Maharaj SA 2017 2023 2020 10 15 90.70

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 (NWT) 20

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS GB Hogg 20 654 34 19.24 18.43 100.00
1 GB Hogg 20 654 34 19.24 18.43 100.00
2 VJ Marks 7 246 13 18.92 19.52 94.38
3 SK Warne 17 624 32 19.50 19.58 94.11
4 M Muralitharan 39 1335 68 19.63 19.98 92.24
5 Imran Tahir 21 847 40 21.18 20.21 91.16
6 Abdul Qadir 13 506 24 21.08 21.19 86.94
7 KA Maharaj 10 370 15 24.67 21.62 85.21
8 A Kumble 18 708 31 22.84 22.19 83.05
9 Mushtaq Ahmed 14 549 26 21.12 22.52 81.82
10 A Zampa 15 751 28 26.82 24.12 76.40
11 RA Harper 14 488 18 27.11 27.78 66.33
12 RA Jadeja 21 829 27 30.70 28.03 65.73
13 DL Vettori 31 1168 36 32.44 31.56 58.38
14 Shakib Al Hasan 36 1551 43 36.07 33.02 55.80
15 AJ Traicos 19 673 16 42.06 42.21 43.66

Against Non Weak Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SK Warne 12 453 22 20.59 20.68 100.00
1 VJ Marks 7 246 13 18.92 19.52 100.00
2 SK Warne 12 453 22 20.59 20.68 100.00
3 KA Maharaj 9 332 14 23.71 20.79 99.45
4 GB Hogg 15 525 24 21.88 20.96 98.66
5 Abdul Qadir 13 506 24 21.08 21.19 97.55
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 11 472 23 20.52 21.89 94.46
7 Imran Tahir 16 673 29 23.21 22.15 93.33
8 M Muralitharan 27 1022 45 22.71 23.11 89.46
9 RA Jadeja 17 641 22 29.14 26.60 77.72
10 A Zampa 13 683 21 32.52 29.25 70.69
11 A Kumble 13 536 17 31.53 30.63 67.50
12 RA Harper 12 443 14 31.64 32.43 63.76
13 Shakib Al Hasan 28 1274 28 45.50 41.66 49.63
14 AJ Traicos 19 673 16 42.06 42.21 48.98
15 DL Vettori 22 874 18 48.56 47.23 43.77

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 400

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 KA Maharaj 10 534 370 4.16 3.52 96.75
3 RA Harper 14 792 488 3.70 3.70 92.20
4 AJ Traicos 19 1128 673 3.58 3.76 90.78
5 SK Warne 17 977 624 3.83 3.77 90.57
6 M Muralitharan 39 2061 1335 3.89 3.83 89.00
7 DL Vettori 31 1689 1168 4.15 3.94 86.48
8 GB Hogg 20 951 654 4.13 3.96 86.19
9 Imran Tahir 21 1151 847 4.42 3.97 86.00
10 Abdul Qadir 13 814 506 3.73 3.99 85.43
11 RA Jadeja 21 1081 829 4.60 4.03 84.53
12 A Kumble 18 1039 708 4.09 4.08 83.55
13 Mushtaq Ahmed 14 810 549 4.07 4.16 82.02
14 Shakib Al Hasan 36 1808 1551 5.15 4.65 73.33
15 A Zampa 15 774 751 5.82 4.94 69.03

Against Non Weak 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 KA Maharaj 9 480 332 4.15 3.52 96.92
3 AJ Traicos 19 1128 673 3.58 3.76 90.78
4 RA Jadeja 17 895 641 4.30 3.77 90.51
5 SK Warne 12 686 453 3.96 3.89 87.60
6 RA Harper 12 672 443 3.96 3.96 86.17
7 M Muralitharan 27 1519 1022 4.04 3.98 85.69
8 Abdul Qadir 13 814 506 3.73 3.99 85.43
9 Imran Tahir 16 888 673 4.55 4.08 83.50
10 GB Hogg 15 735 525 4.29 4.11 82.99
11 DL Vettori 22 1191 874 4.40 4.18 81.49
12 A Kumble 13 746 536 4.31 4.30 79.24
13 Mushtaq Ahmed 11 648 472 4.37 4.47 76.32
14 A Zampa 13 708 683 5.79 4.91 69.43
15 Shakib Al Hasan 28 1401 1274 5.46 4.93 69.18

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 Abdul Qadir 5/44 4/21 4/31 3/31 3/40 3.80 150.00
1 Abdul Qadir 5/44 4/21 4/31 3/31 3/40 3.80 150.00
1 Imran Tahir 5/45 4/26 4/38 4/41 2/32 3.80 150.00
3 SK Warne 4/29 4/33 4/36 3/11 2/33 3.40 134.21
3 M Muralitharan 4/25 4/31 3/25 3/25 3/32 3.40 134.21
5 A Zampa 4/47 4/53 3/21 3/74 2/32 3.20 126.32
6 GB Hogg 4/29 3/54 3/56 3/61 2/30 3.00 118.42
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 3/41 3/41 3/53 3/59 2/18 2.80 110.53
7 RA Jadeja 5/33 3/28 2/27 2/38 2/38 2.80 110.53
9 Shakib Al Hasan 4/55 3/30 2/46 2/47 2/49 2.60 102.63
10 VJ Marks 5/39 2/18 2/39 2/45 1/33 2.40 94.74
10 A Kumble 3/35 3/48 2/30 2/39 2/43 2.40 94.74
12 DL Vettori 3/39 2/34 2/35 2/41 2/58 2.20 86.84
12 KA Maharaj 4/46 2/25 2/30 2/62 1/24 2.20 86.84
14 AJ Traicos 3/35 2/27 2/28 2/45 1/28 2.00 78.95
15 RA Harper 4/47 2/34 1/28 1/29 1/30 1.80 71.05

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 AJ Traicos 10.0/16 12.0/24 12.0/27 12.0/28 10.0/28 2.30 150.00
1 AJ Traicos 10.0/16 12.0/24 12.0/27 12.0/28 10.0/28 2.30 150.00
2 KA Maharaj 10.0/24 10.0/25 10.0/30 10.0/30 10.0/32 2.39 144.61
3 M Muralitharan 9.0/15 10.0/25 10.0/25 10.0/26 10.0/29 2.41 143.20
4 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/28 10.0/29 10.0/30 10.0/33 2.57 134.30
5 RA Jadeja 7.0/16 10.0/28 8.2/27 10.0/34 9.0/33 2.73 126.67
6 RA Harper 10.0/15 10.0/28 10.0/29 10.0/33 9.0/34 2.84 121.82
7 DL Vettori 10.0/19 7.0/19 10.0/34 10.0/34 10.0/35 2.85 121.26
8 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/29 10.0/30 10.0/31 10.0/31 2.92 118.30
9 GB Hogg 10.0/24 10.0/28 10.0/30 10.0/35 10.0/36 2.93 117.83
10 Imran Tahir 8.2/26 10.0/33 9.0/32 10.0/36 5.0/20 3.12 110.86
11 VJ Marks 12.0/33 12.0/34 6.0/18 12.0/38 12.0/39 3.24 106.58
12 A Kumble 10.0/30 8.0/27 7.0/24 10.0/35 10.0/39 3.44 100.54
13 Mushtaq Ahmed 10.0/18 10.0/32 10.0/40 10.0/41 10.0/41 3.52 98.30
14 A Zampa 10.0/21 10.0/32 10.0/44 10.0/53 10.0/58 3.53 97.94
15 Shakib Al Hasan 6.0/19 8.0/30 10.0/41 10.0/41 10.0/44 3.59 96.21

WORLD CUP RATING

The WORLD CUP (WC) 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 WC RAT
1 M Muralitharan 300.00 181.70 174.69 134.21 143.20 933.80
2 Abdul Qadir 240.00 184.50 170.86 150.00 118.30 863.66
3 Imran Tahir 241.86 184.49 169.50 150.00 110.86 856.72
4 SK Warne 141.18 194.11 178.16 134.21 134.30 781.95
5 GB Hogg 150.00 198.66 169.18 118.42 117.83 754.10
6 VJ Marks 130.00 194.38 200.00 94.74 106.58 725.69
7 RA Jadeja 163.26 143.45 175.03 110.53 126.67 718.94
8 Shakib Al Hasan 260.00 105.44 142.51 102.63 96.21 706.79
9 KA Maharaj 90.70 184.66 193.68 86.84 144.61 700.49
10 RA Harper 180.00 130.09 178.37 71.05 121.82 681.33
11 A Zampa 169.30 147.09 138.46 126.32 97.94 679.10
12 AJ Traicos 160.00 92.64 181.56 78.95 150.00 663.15
13 Mushtaq Ahmed 114.71 176.27 158.34 110.53 98.30 658.15
14 A Kumble 136.76 150.56 162.78 94.74 100.54 645.38
15 DL Vettori 158.82 102.16 167.97 86.84 121.26 637.05

NON WEAK TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK IND
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI BAN
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN WI
2020s IND AUS PAK SA NZ BAN SL ENG WI AFG

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