Tests - Best Asian Spin Bowlers In Asia

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). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Asian Spin bowlers in matches In Asia in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ATTACKING
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
6.1. Against All Teams
6.2. Against Top Teams
7. ASIANS IN ASIA RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Top Teams (TT)
8.4. Abbreviations
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 250.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 150.00

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 1976
Era 2 MP between 1975 And 1996
Era 3 MP between 1995 And 2016
Era 4 MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS BS Chandrasekhar IND 1964 1979 1971.5 59 150 210.00
1 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1964 1979 1971.5 59 150 210.00
2 BS Bedi IND 1966 1979 1972.5 60 143 200.20
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Abdul Qadir PAK 1977 1990 1983.5 80 179 210.00
1 Abdul Qadir PAK 1977 1990 1983.5 80 179 210.00
2 Iqbal Qasim PAK 1976 1988 1982 67 140 164.25
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1992 2010 2001 171 612 250.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 1992 2010 2001 171 612 250.00
2 A Kumble IND 1990 2008 1999 144 419 171.16
3 HMRKB Herath SL 1999 2018 2008.5 127 354 144.61
RANK ERA 4 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS R Ashwin IND 2011 2024 2017.5 145 433 240.00
1 R Ashwin IND 2011 2024 2017.5 145 433 240.00
2 RA Jadeja IND 2012 2025 2018.5 109 269 149.10
3 Yasir Shah PAK 2014 2022 2018 55 173 95.89

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
Min Wickets (TT) 40

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS M Muralitharan 171 13276 612 21.69 23.68 120.00
1 M Muralitharan 171 13276 612 21.69 23.68 120.00
2 R Ashwin 145 9424 433 21.76 25.48 111.53
3 RA Jadeja 109 5739 269 21.33 25.58 111.12
4 HMRKB Herath 127 9215 354 26.03 27.12 104.80
5 Iqbal Qasim 67 3774 140 26.96 27.17 104.61
6 BS Bedi 60 3736 143 26.13 27.79 102.29
7 Yasir Shah 55 4515 173 26.10 27.95 101.68
8 Abdul Qadir 80 5095 179 28.46 28.31 100.40
9 BS Chandrasekhar 59 4318 150 28.79 28.84 98.54
10 A Kumble 144 11315 419 27.00 28.87 98.44

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS RG Nadkarni 32 1167 49 23.82 22.82 180.00
1 Yasir Shah 28 2064 85 24.28 24.74 166.07
2 M Muralitharan 105 9157 356 25.72 24.89 165.05
3 RA Jadeja 79 4505 209 21.56 25.49 161.17
4 R Ashwin 100 6723 294 22.87 26.58 154.57
5 HMRKB Herath 82 6346 227 27.96 26.92 152.63
6 Abdul Qadir 28 1828 67 27.28 27.43 149.79
7 BS Chandrasekhar 49 3635 125 29.08 27.51 149.33
8 Iqbal Qasim 33 1882 62 30.35 29.04 141.46
9 BS Bedi 48 3138 106 29.60 29.37 139.90
10 A Kumble 86 7054 238 29.64 29.64 138.62

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
Min Wickets (TT) 40

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 30 2648 71 37.30 56.34 120.00
1 BS Chandrasekhar 59 9761 150 65.07 58.81 114.96
2 M Muralitharan 171 32563 612 53.21 59.04 114.51
3 R Ashwin 145 19863 433 45.87 59.61 113.43
4 Abdul Qadir 80 11625 179 64.94 59.93 112.81
5 Yasir Shah 55 9105 173 52.63 63.08 107.17
6 HMRKB Herath 127 19693 354 55.63 64.91 104.15
7 A Kumble 144 25713 419 61.37 67.01 100.89
8 RA Jadeja 109 13756 269 51.14 67.81 99.70
9 Iqbal Qasim 67 10595 140 75.68 70.04 96.53
10 BS Bedi 60 11219 143 78.45 74.73 90.47

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS BS Chandrasekhar 49 8098 125 64.78 57.03 180.00
1 BS Chandrasekhar 49 8098 125 64.78 57.03 180.00
2 Abdul Qadir 28 4287 67 63.99 58.36 175.88
3 Yasir Shah 28 4596 85 54.07 60.81 168.82
4 M Muralitharan 105 21718 356 61.01 61.23 167.65
5 R Ashwin 100 14459 294 49.18 63.11 162.66
6 HMRKB Herath 82 13706 227 60.38 65.47 156.78
7 A Kumble 86 15096 238 63.43 67.46 152.17
8 RA Jadeja 79 11019 209 52.72 68.33 150.24
9 Iqbal Qasim 33 5430 62 87.58 76.18 134.75
10 BS Bedi 48 8873 106 83.71 77.09 133.16

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

Against All Teams

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 50.00
1 M Muralitharan 9/51 8/46 8/87 7/46 7/84 7/94 7/97 7.57 50.00
2 A Kumble 10/74 7/48 7/59 7/63 7/115 6/64 6/67 7.14 47.17
3 HMRKB Herath 9/127 7/48 7/64 7/89 7/157 6/43 6/43 7.00 46.23
4 R Ashwin 7/59 7/66 7/103 7/145 6/31 6/41 6/46 6.57 43.40
5 Yasir Shah 8/41 7/76 6/96 6/124 6/143 6/184 5/51 6.29 41.51
6 Abdul Qadir 9/56 7/142 6/16 6/44 5/44 5/74 5/76 6.14 40.57
7 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 7/157 6/76 6/90 5/50 5/65 5/116 6.00 39.62
8 Iqbal Qasim 7/49 6/40 6/89 6/141 5/35 5/48 5/78 5.71 37.74
8 RA Jadeja 7/42 7/48 6/63 5/21 5/30 5/41 5/41 5.71 37.74
10 BS Bedi 7/98 6/42 6/71 5/27 5/37 5/48 5/63 5.57 36.79

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBW RAT
TS A Kumble 10/74 7/48 7/63 7/115 6/70 6/72 6/81 7.00 100.00
1 A Kumble 10/74 7/48 7/63 7/115 6/70 6/72 6/81 7.00 100.00
2 M Muralitharan 8/87 7/46 7/84 7/97 7/100 6/26 6/55 6.86 97.96
2 HMRKB Herath 9/127 7/48 7/64 7/157 6/43 6/48 6/74 6.86 97.96
4 R Ashwin 7/66 7/103 7/145 6/41 6/46 6/55 6/61 6.43 91.84
5 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 7/157 6/76 6/90 5/50 5/65 5/116 6.00 85.71
6 RA Jadeja 7/42 7/48 6/63 5/21 5/30 5/41 5/47 5.71 81.63
7 Yasir Shah 7/76 6/96 6/184 5/51 5/78 4/44 4/50 5.29 75.51
8 BS Bedi 7/98 6/71 5/37 5/63 5/110 4/38 4/52 5.14 73.47
9 Iqbal Qasim 7/49 6/40 6/89 4/48 4/69 4/90 4/135 5.00 71.43
9 Abdul Qadir 6/16 6/44 5/74 5/84 5/110 4/67 4/81 5.00 71.43

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 250.00 285.05 282.16 147.96 965.17
2 R Ashwin 240.00 266.09 276.08 135.23 917.41
3 BS Chandrasekhar 210.00 247.86 294.96 125.34 878.16
4 Abdul Qadir 210.00 250.19 288.69 111.99 860.87
5 A Kumble 171.16 237.06 253.05 147.17 808.45
6 HMRKB Herath 144.61 257.43 260.94 144.19 807.16
7 RA Jadeja 149.10 272.30 249.94 119.37 790.71
8 BS Bedi 200.20 242.19 223.63 110.26 776.28
9 Yasir Shah 95.89 267.75 275.99 117.02 756.65
10 Iqbal Qasim 164.25 246.06 231.29 109.16 750.76

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

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.

Trend Setter (TS)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  4. TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
    8. .

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 7 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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