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 Outside Asia in Test cricket.

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

CONTENTS

3. PROLIFIC

4. CONSISTENT

4.1. Against All Teams

5. ATTACKING

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING

8. TOP TEAMS

8.1. Top Teams In Asia

8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

The ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA Rating is divided into four 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	10
Min Wickets (TS AVE SR)	25

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	Imran Khan	PAK	1971	1991	1981	62	157	280.00
1	Imran Khan	PAK	1971	1991	1981	62	157	280.00
2	N Kapil Dev	IND	1978	1994	1986	77	155	276.43
3	Sarfraz Nawaz	PAK	1969	1984	1976.5	50	96	171.21

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	Wasim Akram	PAK	1985	2002	1993.5	79	198	300.00
1	Wasim Akram	PAK	1985	2002	1993.5	79	198	300.00
2	I Sharma	IND	2007	2021	2014	88	171	259.09
3	Waqar Younis	PAK	1989	2003	1996	69	158	239.39
4	Zaheer Khan	IND	2000	2014	2007	66	147	222.73
5	WPUJC Vaas	SL	1994	2009	2001.5	62	119	180.30
6	Mohammad Aamer	PAK	2009	2019	2014	54	106	160.61
7	Mohammad Asif	PAK	2005	2010	2007.5	33	79	119.70
8	Shoaib Akhtar	PAK	1997	2007	2002	26	53	80.30
9	IK Pathan	IND	2003	2008	2005.5	13	35	53.03

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	Mohammed Shami	IND	2013	2023	2018	74	143	270.00
1	Mohammed Shami	IND	2013	2023	2018	74	143	270.00
2	JJ Bumrah	IND	2018	2022	2020	51	114	215.24
3	Shaheen Shah Afridi	PAK	2018	2023	2020.5	20	53	100.07

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	IK Pathan	13	825	35	23.57	18.61	300.00
1	IK Pathan	13	825	35	23.57	18.61	300.00
2	JJ Bumrah	51	2596	114	22.77	22.24	251.01
3	Mohammad Asif	33	1977	79	25.03	22.66	246.30
4	Wasim Akram	79	4912	198	24.81	24.17	230.98
5	Shaheen Shah Afridi	20	1306	53	24.64	25.10	222.44
6	Imran Khan	62	4100	157	26.11	25.79	216.49
7	Waqar Younis	69	4350	158	27.53	26.42	211.28
8	Shoaib Akhtar	26	1543	53	29.11	26.63	209.66
9	Mohammad Aamer	54	2971	106	28.03	27.58	202.38
10	Zaheer Khan	66	4595	147	31.26	28.38	196.67
11	WPUJC Vaas	62	3921	119	32.95	30.57	182.62
12	N Kapil Dev	77	4772	155	30.79	30.57	182.62
13	Mohammed Shami	74	4489	143	31.39	30.90	180.68
14	I Sharma	88	5556	171	32.49	31.42	177.66
15	Sarfraz Nawaz	50	3111	96	32.41	31.71	176.02

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	IK Pathan	13	1369	35	39.11	35.16	200.00
1	IK Pathan	13	1369	35	39.11	35.16	200.00
2	Shoaib Akhtar	26	2572	53	48.53	46.03	152.76
3	Waqar Younis	69	8004	158	50.66	48.53	144.89
4	Shaheen Shah Afridi	20	2505	53	47.26	50.18	140.14
5	Mohammad Asif	33	3915	79	49.56	50.51	139.23
6	JJ Bumrah	51	5758	114	50.51	54.38	129.32
7	Wasim Akram	79	11303	198	57.09	54.78	128.38
8	Imran Khan	62	9436	157	60.10	56.47	124.53
9	Zaheer Khan	66	8438	147	57.40	57.73	121.81
10	Mohammed Shami	74	7911	143	55.32	59.69	117.81
11	I Sharma	88	10285	171	60.15	63.43	110.86
12	Mohammad Aamer	54	6309	106	59.52	64.16	109.61
13	N Kapil Dev	77	11037	155	71.21	68.48	102.68
14	WPUJC Vaas	62	8566	119	71.98	69.12	101.73
15	Sarfraz Nawaz	50	7457	96	77.68	70.08	100.35

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	Imran Khan	7/40	7/52	7/80	6/63	6/90	6.60	200.00
1	Imran Khan	7/40	7/52	7/80	6/63	6/90	6.60	200.00
2	Wasim Akram	7/119	6/43	6/61	6/62	6/67	6.20	187.88
3	I Sharma	7/74	6/51	6/55	6/134	5/43	6.00	181.82
4	N Kapil Dev	8/106	6/84	5/28	5/58	5/97	5.80	175.76
5	Waqar Younis	6/78	6/78	5/22	5/52	5/91	5.40	163.64
5	JJ Bumrah	6/27	6/33	5/7	5/42	5/54	5.40	163.64
5	WPUJC Vaas	6/87	6/108	5/31	5/43	5/47	5.40	163.64
8	Mohammad Aamer	6/44	6/84	5/52	5/79	4/36	5.20	157.58
8	Sarfraz Nawaz	9/86	5/39	4/53	4/56	4/56	5.20	157.58
8	Shoaib Akhtar	6/30	5/43	5/48	5/99	5/109	5.20	157.58
8	Mohammad Asif	6/41	5/67	5/76	5/77	5/89	5.20	157.58
12	Zaheer Khan	5/29	5/53	5/65	5/75	5/95	5.00	151.52
12	Mohammed Shami	6/56	5/28	5/44	5/112	4/49	5.00	151.52
14	IK Pathan	7/59	5/58	5/67	4/53	3/54	4.80	145.45
15	Shaheen Shah Afridi	6/51	5/52	4/43	4/43	4/50	4.60	139.39

ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING

The ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA (FC) 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	FC RAT
1	Wasim Akram	300.00	230.98	128.38	187.88	847.24
2	Imran Khan	280.00	216.49	124.53	200.00	821.02
3	JJ Bumrah	215.24	251.01	129.32	163.64	759.22
4	Waqar Younis	239.39	211.28	144.89	163.64	759.20
5	N Kapil Dev	276.43	182.62	102.68	175.76	737.49
6	I Sharma	259.09	177.66	110.86	181.82	729.43
7	Mohammed Shami	270.00	180.68	117.81	151.52	720.01
8	IK Pathan	53.03	300.00	200.00	145.45	698.48
9	Zaheer Khan	222.73	196.67	121.81	151.52	692.72
10	Mohammad Asif	119.70	246.30	139.23	157.58	662.80
11	Mohammad Aamer	160.61	202.38	109.61	157.58	630.16
12	WPUJC Vaas	180.30	182.62	101.73	163.64	628.29
13	Sarfraz Nawaz	171.21	176.02	100.35	157.58	605.16
14	Shaheen Shah Afridi	100.07	222.44	140.14	139.39	602.05
15	Shoaib Akhtar	80.30	209.66	152.76	157.58	600.30

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

Top Teams Outside Asia

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

Top 15 Asian Fast Bowlers In Tests Outside Asia