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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 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. WORLD CUP RATING
9. NON WEAK TEAMS
10. TOP 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.
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 24 240.00
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 Maninder Singh IND 1983 1993 1988 7 14 140.00
5 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 GB Hogg AUS 1996 2008 2002 20 34 150.00
3 SK Warne AUS 1993 2005 1999 17 32 141.18
4 A Kumble IND 1990 2007 1998.5 18 31 136.76
5 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 2025 2020.5 15 28 169.30
4 RA Jadeja IND 2009 2025 2017 21 27 163.26
5 KA Maharaj SA 2017 2025 2021 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 (TT) 10

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 A Kumble 18 708 31 22.84 22.19 83.05
8 KA Maharaj 10 370 15 24.67 22.22 82.94
9 Mushtaq Ahmed 14 549 26 21.12 22.52 81.82
10 Maninder Singh 7 280 14 20.00 23.07 79.89
11 A Zampa 15 751 28 26.82 24.99 73.74
12 RA Harper 14 488 18 27.11 27.78 66.33
13 RA Jadeja 21 829 27 30.70 28.23 65.27
14 Shakib Al Hasan 36 1551 43 36.07 33.20 55.51
15 AJ Traicos 19 673 16 42.06 42.21 43.66

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS GB Hogg 13 462 24 19.25 18.44 100.00
1 GB Hogg 13 462 24 19.25 18.44 100.00
2 M Muralitharan 23 866 41 21.12 21.49 85.80
3 SK Warne 13 508 23 22.09 22.18 83.15
4 KA Maharaj 6 248 10 24.80 22.34 82.56
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 8 369 16 23.06 24.60 74.97
6 Maninder Singh 5 227 10 22.70 26.18 70.44
7 Imran Tahir 11 474 17 27.88 26.62 69.28
8 RA Jadeja 12 482 16 30.13 27.70 66.58
9 Abdul Qadir 10 392 14 28.00 28.15 65.52
10 A Kumble 13 547 17 32.18 31.26 59.00
11 RA Harper 9 369 12 30.75 31.51 58.52
12 A Zampa 8 446 13 34.31 31.97 57.69
13 VJ Marks 5 189 6 31.50 32.50 56.74
14 AJ Traicos 18 657 16 41.06 41.20 44.75
15 Shakib Al Hasan 21 1025 21 48.81 44.92 41.05

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 KA Maharaj 10 534 370 4.16 3.54 96.20
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 GB Hogg 20 951 654 4.13 3.96 86.19
8 Imran Tahir 21 1151 847 4.42 3.97 86.00
9 Abdul Qadir 13 814 506 3.73 3.99 85.43
10 RA Jadeja 21 1081 829 4.60 4.03 84.53
11 A Kumble 18 1039 708 4.09 4.08 83.55
12 Mushtaq Ahmed 14 810 549 4.07 4.16 82.02
13 Maninder Singh 7 420 280 4.00 4.24 80.50
14 Shakib Al Hasan 36 1808 1551 5.15 4.66 73.15
15 A Zampa 15 774 751 5.82 4.97 68.67

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 KA Maharaj 6 348 248 4.28 3.65 93.41
3 AJ Traicos 18 1068 657 3.69 3.87 87.94
4 RA Jadeja 12 635 482 4.55 3.99 85.30
5 M Muralitharan 23 1273 866 4.08 4.02 84.64
6 Abdul Qadir 10 622 392 3.78 4.05 84.16
7 SK Warne 13 740 508 4.12 4.05 84.16
8 Imran Tahir 11 618 474 4.60 4.13 82.41
9 RA Harper 9 528 369 4.19 4.20 81.19
10 GB Hogg 13 633 462 4.38 4.20 81.12
11 A Kumble 13 746 547 4.40 4.39 77.55
12 Maninder Singh 5 300 227 4.54 4.81 70.83
13 Mushtaq Ahmed 8 468 369 4.73 4.84 70.42
14 Shakib Al Hasan 21 1099 1025 5.60 5.07 67.20
15 A Zampa 8 414 446 6.46 5.51 61.77

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
1 SK Warne 4/29 4/33 4/34 4/36 3/11 3.80 150.00
4 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 RA Jadeja 5/33 3/28 2/27 2/38 2/38 2.80 110.53
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 3/41 3/41 3/53 3/59 2/18 2.80 110.53
9 Shakib Al Hasan 4/55 3/30 2/46 2/47 2/49 2.60 102.63
10 Maninder Singh 3/21 3/34 3/54 2/40 1/32 2.40 94.74
10 A Kumble 3/35 3/48 2/30 2/33 2/39 2.40 94.74
10 VJ Marks 5/39 2/18 2/39 2/45 1/33 2.40 94.74
13 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 Asif Karim 8.2/7 10.0/21 8.0/19 10.0/27 10.0/35 2.27 150.00
1 AJ Traicos 10.0/16 12.0/24 12.0/27 12.0/28 10.0/28 2.30 147.57
2 KA Maharaj 10.0/24 10.0/25 10.0/30 10.0/30 10.0/32 2.40 141.44
3 M Muralitharan 9.0/15 10.0/25 10.0/25 10.0/26 10.0/29 2.41 140.88
4 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/28 10.0/29 10.0/30 10.0/33 2.57 132.12
5 RA Harper 10.0/15 10.0/28 10.0/29 10.0/30 10.0/33 2.70 125.91
6 RA Jadeja 7.0/16 10.0/28 8.2/27 10.0/34 9.0/33 2.73 124.63
7 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/29 10.0/30 10.0/31 10.0/31 2.92 116.38
8 GB Hogg 10.0/24 10.0/28 10.0/30 10.0/35 10.0/36 2.93 115.92
9 Imran Tahir 8.2/26 10.0/33 9.0/32 10.0/36 5.0/20 3.12 109.06
10 VJ Marks 12.0/33 12.0/34 6.0/18 12.0/38 12.0/39 3.24 104.85
11 A Kumble 10.0/30 8.0/27 9.4/33 7.0/24 10.0/35 3.33 102.13
12 Mushtaq Ahmed 10.0/18 10.0/32 10.0/34 10.0/40 10.0/41 3.37 100.81
13 A Zampa 10.0/21 10.0/32 10.0/44 10.0/53 10.0/58 3.55 95.85
14 Shakib Al Hasan 6.0/19 8.0/30 10.0/41 10.0/41 10.0/44 3.60 94.42
15 Maninder Singh 10.0/21 10.0/32 10.0/34 10.0/40 10.0/48 3.71 91.75

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 300.00 178.03 173.65 134.21 140.88 926.77
2 Imran Tahir 241.86 160.45 168.41 150.00 109.06 829.78
3 Abdul Qadir 240.00 152.46 169.59 150.00 116.38 828.43
4 SK Warne 141.18 177.26 174.72 150.00 132.12 775.28
5 GB Hogg 150.00 200.00 167.31 118.42 115.92 751.65
6 RA Jadeja 163.26 131.85 169.83 110.53 124.63 700.09
7 Shakib Al Hasan 260.00 96.56 140.36 102.63 94.42 693.97
8 VJ Marks 130.00 151.12 200.00 94.74 104.85 680.71
9 RA Harper 180.00 124.85 173.38 71.05 125.91 675.20
10 KA Maharaj 90.70 165.50 189.61 86.84 141.44 674.10
11 AJ Traicos 160.00 88.41 178.72 78.95 147.57 653.65
12 A Zampa 169.30 131.43 130.44 126.32 95.85 653.33
13 A Kumble 136.76 142.05 161.09 94.74 102.13 636.78
14 Mushtaq Ahmed 114.71 156.78 152.44 110.53 100.81 635.27
15 Maninder Singh 140.00 150.33 151.33 94.74 91.75 628.15

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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