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 15 Asian Fast bowlers in matches In Asia in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09

CONTENTS

3. PROLIFIC

4. CONSISTENT

4.1. Against All Teams

4.2. Against Top Teams

5. ATTACKING

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

8. TOP TEAMS

8.1. Top Teams In Asia

8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

The ASIANS IN ASIA Rating is divided into four main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	200.00
Consistent	Average	400.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	300.00
Best Bowling	Top Bowling Performances	100.00

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	25
Min Wickets (TS AVE SR)	50

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 2016
Era 3	MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	ERA 1	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	N Kapil Dev	IND	1978	1994	1986	150	279	200.00
1	N Kapil Dev	IND	1978	1994	1986	150	279	200.00
2	Imran Khan	PAK	1971	1991	1981	80	205	146.95
3	Fazal Mahmood	PAK	1952	1962	1957	36	94	67.38

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	WPUJC Vaas	SL	1994	2009	2001.5	132	236	180.00
1	WPUJC Vaas	SL	1994	2009	2001.5	132	236	180.00
2	Wasim Akram	PAK	1985	2002	1993.5	102	216	164.75
3	Waqar Younis	PAK	1989	2003	1996	85	215	163.98
4	Zaheer Khan	IND	2000	2014	2007	99	164	125.08
5	I Sharma	IND	2007	2021	2014	100	140	106.78
6	Shoaib Akhtar	PAK	1997	2007	2002	56	125	95.34
7	J Srinath	IND	1991	2002	1996.5	64	119	90.76
8	Umar Gul	PAK	2003	2013	2008	54	98	74.75
9	KMDN Kulasekara	SL	2005	2014	2009.5	30	45	34.32

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	UT Yadav	IND	2011	2023	2017	80	119	140.00
1	UT Yadav	IND	2011	2023	2017	80	119	140.00
2	Mohammed Shami	IND	2013	2023	2018	48	86	101.18
3	Shaheen Shah Afridi	PAK	2018	2023	2020.5	26	52	61.18

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

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Mohammed Shami	48	1857	86	21.59	18.54	200.00
1	Mohammed Shami	48	1857	86	21.59	18.54	200.00
2	Imran Khan	80	4158	205	20.28	18.85	196.80
3	Waqar Younis	85	4438	215	20.64	21.16	175.24
4	Shoaib Akhtar	56	3031	125	24.25	21.66	171.24
5	UT Yadav	80	3209	119	26.97	21.67	171.17
6	Wasim Akram	102	4866	216	22.53	22.51	164.74
7	Fazal Mahmood	36	1930	94	20.53	22.72	163.21
8	Shaheen Shah Afridi	26	1380	52	26.54	24.24	153.01
9	WPUJC Vaas	132	6580	236	27.88	24.34	152.36
10	J Srinath	64	3132	119	26.32	24.93	148.74
11	KMDN Kulasekara	30	1319	45	29.31	25.23	146.99
12	N Kapil Dev	150	8095	279	29.01	26.86	138.09
13	I Sharma	100	4522	140	32.30	27.18	136.43
14	Zaheer Khan	99	5652	164	34.46	28.44	130.39
15	Umar Gul	54	3292	98	33.59	29.23	126.89

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Imran Khan	32	1346	70	19.23	17.87	200.00
1	Imran Khan	32	1346	70	19.23	17.87	200.00
2	Mohammed Shami	28	1144	51	22.43	19.26	185.49
3	Wasim Akram	43	2042	91	22.44	22.42	159.34
4	Fazal Mahmood	33	1838	89	20.65	22.86	156.33
5	UT Yadav	50	2004	66	30.36	24.40	146.46
6	Shoaib Akhtar	41	2459	89	27.63	24.68	144.79
7	J Srinath	33	1759	67	26.25	24.87	143.66
8	KMDN Kulasekara	19	869	30	28.97	24.94	143.30
9	Waqar Younis	39	2007	75	26.76	27.44	130.23
10	WPUJC Vaas	92	4845	154	31.46	27.47	130.09
11	N Kapil Dev	116	6726	226	29.76	27.55	129.70
12	Shaheen Shah Afridi	8	514	17	30.24	27.61	129.39
13	I Sharma	77	3560	99	35.96	30.26	118.07
14	Zaheer Khan	64	3952	103	38.37	31.67	112.84
15	Umar Gul	39	2275	60	37.92	32.99	108.31

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

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	Mohammed Shami	48	3604	86	41.91	39.53	300.00
1	Mohammed Shami	48	3604	86	41.91	39.53	300.00
2	Waqar Younis	85	8220	215	38.23	40.12	295.54
3	Shoaib Akhtar	56	5571	125	44.57	42.98	275.91
4	UT Yadav	80	5856	119	49.21	43.32	273.73
5	Imran Khan	80	10022	205	48.89	44.90	264.13
6	Shaheen Shah Afridi	26	2713	52	52.17	51.50	230.26
7	J Srinath	64	6581	119	55.30	52.45	226.07
8	Wasim Akram	102	11324	216	52.43	52.80	224.58
9	Umar Gul	54	5718	98	58.35	54.91	215.96
10	KMDN Kulasekara	30	2637	45	58.60	55.07	215.32
11	N Kapil Dev	150	16703	279	59.87	56.55	209.68
12	Zaheer Khan	99	10347	164	63.09	56.69	209.17
13	Fazal Mahmood	36	6244	94	66.43	58.14	203.94
14	I Sharma	100	8875	140	63.39	58.52	202.62
15	WPUJC Vaas	132	14872	236	63.02	58.88	201.38

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	N Kapil Dev	9/83	8/85	7/56	7/220	6/63	7.40	100.00
1	N Kapil Dev	9/83	8/85	7/56	7/220	6/63	7.40	100.00
2	Imran Khan	8/58	8/60	6/35	6/46	6/58	6.80	91.89
3	Waqar Younis	7/76	7/86	7/91	6/34	6/44	6.60	89.19
4	Fazal Mahmood	7/42	7/80	6/34	6/34	6/66	6.40	86.49
4	WPUJC Vaas	7/71	7/120	6/22	6/29	6/73	6.40	86.49
6	J Srinath	8/86	6/21	6/45	5/46	5/60	6.00	81.08
7	Wasim Akram	6/48	6/91	5/28	5/43	5/45	5.40	72.97
7	Zaheer Khan	7/87	5/34	5/72	5/91	5/94	5.40	72.97
7	Shoaib Akhtar	6/11	6/50	5/21	5/24	5/60	5.40	72.97
10	Umar Gul	6/135	5/31	5/65	4/43	4/58	4.80	64.86
11	UT Yadav	6/88	5/53	4/25	4/32	4/45	4.60	62.16
11	I Sharma	5/22	5/54	5/118	4/43	4/56	4.60	62.16
13	Shaheen Shah Afridi	5/32	5/77	4/51	4/53	4/58	4.40	59.46
13	Mohammed Shami	5/35	5/47	4/31	4/60	4/71	4.40	59.46
15	KMDN Kulasekara	4/21	4/37	4/71	3/47	3/48	3.60	48.65

ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

The ASIANS IN ASIA (UC) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000. Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers. Favourable Conditions (FC) is the opposite.

RANK	BOWLER	PRO	CON	ATT	BBW	UC RAT
1	Imran Khan	146.95	396.80	264.13	91.89	899.77
2	Waqar Younis	163.98	305.47	295.54	89.19	854.19
3	Mohammed Shami	101.18	385.49	300.00	59.46	846.12
4	UT Yadav	140.00	317.62	273.73	62.16	793.52
5	Wasim Akram	164.75	324.09	224.58	72.97	786.38
6	N Kapil Dev	200.00	267.79	209.68	100.00	777.48
7	Shoaib Akhtar	95.34	316.02	275.91	72.97	760.25
8	WPUJC Vaas	180.00	282.44	201.38	86.49	750.31
9	J Srinath	90.76	292.40	226.07	81.08	690.32
10	Fazal Mahmood	67.38	319.55	203.94	86.49	677.36
11	Zaheer Khan	125.08	243.23	209.17	72.97	650.45
12	Shaheen Shah Afridi	61.18	282.41	230.26	59.46	633.30
13	I Sharma	106.78	254.50	202.62	62.16	626.07
14	Umar Gul	74.75	235.20	215.96	64.86	590.77
15	KMDN Kulasekara	34.32	290.29	215.32	48.65	588.57

TOP TEAMS

Top Teams In Asia

DECADE OF MAT	1	2	3	4	5	6
1950s	AUS	WI	PAK	IND	ENG
1960s	WI	AUS	PAK	IND	ENG	SA
1970s	PAK	ENG	IND	WI	SA	AUS
1980s	PAK	WI	ENG	NZ	AUS
1990s	IND	PAK	SA	AUS	WI
2000s	AUS	SL	IND	PAK	SA	ENG
2010s	IND	PAK	SL	ENG	SA	AUS
2020s	IND	ENG	PAK	AUS	NZ