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Top 10 Asian Spin Bowlers In Tests In Asia

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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 10 Asian Spin bowlers in matches In Asia in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-09-10

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
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
FC RATING

Points to note about ASIANS IN ASIA Rating:-

  • Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers.
  • Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.
  • This categorization has been done as there are more points for UC in our Overall Rating.

THE CRITERIA

The FC Rating is divided into 4 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.
Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
  • The top teams are calculated by decades.
  • Further, they are divided into In Asia and Outside Asia.
  • A bowler's performace is counted in TT if it comes in the specific condition and in the specific decade.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 15
Min Career Wkts 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 Abdul Qadir PAK 1977 1990 1983.5 80 179 130.00
1 Abdul Qadir PAK 1977 1990 1983.5 80 179 130.00
2 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1964 1979 1971.5 59 150 108.94
3 Iqbal Qasim PAK 1976 1988 1982 67 140 101.68
4 SP Gupte IND 1951 1961 1956 45 105 76.26
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1992 2010 2001 171 612 200.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 1992 2010 2001 171 612 200.00
2 A Kumble IND 1990 2008 1999 144 419 136.93
3 HMRKB Herath SL 1999 2018 2008.5 127 354 115.69
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS R Ashwin IND 2011 2024 2017.5 145 433 170.00
1 R Ashwin IND 2011 2024 2017.5 145 433 170.00
2 RA Jadeja IND 2012 2025 2018.5 101 251 98.55
3 Yasir Shah PAK 2014 2022 2018 55 173 67.92

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 50

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS M Muralitharan 171 13276 612 21.69 23.48 200.00
1 M Muralitharan 171 13276 612 21.69 23.48 200.00
2 RA Jadeja 101 5303 251 21.13 25.41 184.82
3 R Ashwin 145 9424 433 21.76 26.11 179.84
4 Iqbal Qasim 67 3774 140 26.96 26.43 177.66
5 HMRKB Herath 127 9215 354 26.03 27.57 170.29
6 A Kumble 144 11315 419 27.00 28.03 167.49
7 Yasir Shah 55 4515 173 26.10 28.27 166.11
8 Abdul Qadir 80 5095 179 28.46 28.54 164.52
9 SP Gupte 45 3025 105 28.81 29.58 158.73
10 BS Chandrasekhar 59 4318 150 28.79 30.08 156.09

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS M Muralitharan 107 9284 364 25.51 24.77 200.00
1 M Muralitharan 107 9284 364 25.51 24.77 200.00
2 Abdul Qadir 48 3312 136 24.35 25.56 193.82
3 Yasir Shah 28 2064 85 24.28 25.57 193.69
4 RA Jadeja 75 4286 199 21.54 26.23 188.85
5 Iqbal Qasim 47 2710 104 26.06 26.39 187.68
6 R Ashwin 100 6723 294 22.87 27.56 179.76
7 HMRKB Herath 88 6750 242 27.89 27.78 178.31
8 A Kumble 91 7428 258 28.79 28.15 175.98
9 BS Chandrasekhar 49 3635 125 29.08 28.98 170.91
10 SP Gupte 35 2356 71 33.18 31.28 158.37

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 50
RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 22 1848 51 36.24 57.25 300.00
1 M Muralitharan 171 32563 612 53.21 60.09 285.84
2 BS Chandrasekhar 59 9761 150 65.07 60.17 285.45
3 Abdul Qadir 80 11625 179 64.94 61.27 280.33
4 R Ashwin 145 19863 433 45.87 62.91 273.02
5 Yasir Shah 55 9105 173 52.63 65.07 263.96
6 A Kumble 144 25713 419 61.37 66.63 257.80
7 SP Gupte 45 8109 105 77.23 66.68 257.59
8 HMRKB Herath 127 19693 354 55.63 67.94 252.82
9 Iqbal Qasim 67 10595 140 75.68 68.87 249.39
10 RA Jadeja 101 12841 251 51.16 69.42 247.41

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 7 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBW RAT
TS M Muralitharan 9/51 8/46 8/87 7/46 7/84 7/94 7/97 7.57 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 9/51 8/46 8/87 7/46 7/84 7/94 7/97 7.57 100.00
2 A Kumble 10/74 7/48 7/59 7/63 7/115 6/64 6/67 7.14 94.34
3 HMRKB Herath 9/127 7/48 7/64 7/89 7/157 6/43 6/43 7.00 92.45
4 R Ashwin 7/59 7/66 7/103 7/145 6/31 6/41 6/46 6.57 86.79
5 Yasir Shah 8/41 7/76 6/96 6/124 6/143 6/184 5/51 6.29 83.02
6 Abdul Qadir 9/56 7/142 6/16 6/44 5/44 5/74 5/76 6.14 81.13
7 SP Gupte 9/102 7/128 6/90 5/18 5/45 5/63 5/72 6.00 79.25
7 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 7/157 6/76 6/90 5/50 5/65 5/116 6.00 79.25
9 Iqbal Qasim 7/49 6/40 6/89 6/141 5/35 5/48 5/78 5.71 75.47
9 RA Jadeja 7/42 7/48 6/63 5/21 5/30 5/41 5/41 5.71 75.47

ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

The ASIANS IN ASIA (FC) 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 FC RAT
1 M Muralitharan 200.00 400.00 285.84 100.00 985.84
2 R Ashwin 170.00 359.60 273.02 86.79 889.41
3 Abdul Qadir 130.00 358.34 280.33 81.13 849.79
4 A Kumble 136.93 343.48 257.80 94.34 832.54
5 HMRKB Herath 115.69 348.60 252.82 92.45 809.56
6 BS Chandrasekhar 108.94 327.00 285.45 79.25 800.63
7 RA Jadeja 98.55 373.67 247.41 75.47 795.09
8 Iqbal Qasim 101.68 365.34 249.39 75.47 791.88
9 Yasir Shah 67.92 359.80 263.96 83.02 774.70
10 SP Gupte 76.26 317.10 257.59 79.25 730.20

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 IND SL PAK SA ENG
2010s IND PAK SL ENG SA AUS
2020s IND AUS PAK NZ ENG SA

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 ENG SA IND NZ
2010s SA AUS ENG NZ IND
2020s AUS NZ ENG SA IND

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