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). Top Form is calculated by taking the best 30 consecutive innings of a bowler such that his overall points are maximum. Here are the Top 25 Fast bowlers in their Top Form At Home 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. TOP FORM – HOME RATING

8. TOP TEAMS

8.1. Top Teams In Asia

8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

The TOP FORM – HOME 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)	50

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	FP	LP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	Imran Khan	PAK	1980-12-30	1986-11-20	30	107	300.00
1	Imran Khan	PAK	1980-12-30	1986-11-20	30	107	300.00
2	Waqar Younis	PAK	1989-11-15	1995-09-08	30	105	294.39
3	MD Marshall	WI	1984-03-30	1989-04-15	30	103	288.79
4	DW Steyn	SA	2007-11-08	2011-01-02	30	99	277.57
5	DK Lillee	AUS	1977-03-12	1981-11-27	30	98	274.77
6	M Ntini	SA	2003-01-02	2006-04-15	30	96	269.16
7	K Rabada	SA	2016-01-14	2018-03-22	30	95	266.36
8	FS Trueman	ENG	1960-06-09	1963-07-04	30	92	257.94
9	RJ Hadlee	NZ	1982-03-12	1989-02-10	30	89	249.53
9	JR Thomson	AUS	1974-11-29	1979-12-01	30	89	249.53
11	AA Donald	SA	1997-03-21	2000-11-17	30	87	243.93
12	MG Johnson	AUS	2009-12-04	2014-01-03	30	86	241.12
12	D Gough	ENG	1997-07-24	2001-08-16	30	86	241.12
14	N Kapil Dev	IND	1979-12-16	1983-11-12	30	85	238.32
15	BA Reid	AUS	1985-12-13	1992-11-27	27	84	235.51
15	Wasim Akram	PAK	1990-11-23	1997-12-06	30	84	235.51
17	IT Botham	ENG	1978-06-15	1981-07-16	30	83	232.71
17	JM Anderson	ENG	2015-07-29	2018-06-01	30	83	232.71
17	RGD Willis	ENG	1980-06-05	1983-07-28	30	83	232.71
20	Shoaib Akhtar	PAK	2000-03-05	2005-11-29	30	82	229.91
20	AK Davidson	AUS	1955-01-28	1963-02-15	30	82	229.91
22	CEL Ambrose	WI	1989-04-28	1994-04-08	30	80	224.30
23	SM Pollock	SA	1998-03-27	2001-01-02	30	79	221.50
24	GD McGrath	AUS	1997-11-07	2000-12-01	30	78	218.69
25	UT Yadav	IND	2016-12-16	2019-11-22	30	66	185.05

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	Imran Khan	30	1404	107	13.12	12.10	300.00
1	Imran Khan	30	1404	107	13.12	12.10	300.00
2	JM Anderson	30	1207	83	14.54	14.53	249.91
3	GD McGrath	30	1376	78	17.64	16.79	216.25
4	UT Yadav	30	1328	66	20.12	16.81	215.97
5	SM Pollock	30	1356	79	17.16	17.43	208.28
6	MD Marshall	30	1708	103	16.58	17.68	205.36
7	Waqar Younis	30	1805	105	17.19	18.28	198.66
8	K Rabada	30	1574	95	16.57	18.40	197.34
9	Wasim Akram	30	1510	84	17.98	18.87	192.42
10	DK Lillee	30	1843	98	18.81	18.96	191.48
11	AA Donald	30	1584	87	18.21	19.19	189.22
12	CEL Ambrose	30	1487	80	18.59	19.41	187.05
13	AK Davidson	30	1682	82	20.51	19.47	186.44
14	Shoaib Akhtar	30	1783	82	21.74	19.93	182.16
15	RJ Hadlee	30	1782	89	20.02	20.09	180.75
16	DW Steyn	30	1923	99	19.42	20.24	179.36
17	M Ntini	30	2003	96	20.86	20.26	179.16
18	IT Botham	30	1694	83	20.41	20.46	177.48
19	BA Reid	27	1685	84	20.06	21.03	172.66
20	MG Johnson	30	1936	86	22.51	21.13	171.80
21	RGD Willis	30	1786	83	21.52	21.83	166.31
22	FS Trueman	30	1842	92	20.02	22.18	163.71
23	D Gough	30	2099	86	24.41	22.69	159.97
24	N Kapil Dev	30	2038	85	23.98	22.70	159.92
25	JR Thomson	30	2063	89	23.18	23.45	154.85

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	Imran Khan	30	3827	107	35.77	32.37	200.00
1	Imran Khan	30	3827	107	35.77	32.37	200.00
2	UT Yadav	30	2433	66	36.86	33.22	194.88
3	K Rabada	30	2841	95	29.91	35.96	180.02
4	Waqar Younis	30	3547	105	33.78	36.45	177.60
5	AA Donald	30	3138	87	36.07	36.69	176.48
6	MD Marshall	30	3648	103	35.42	37.16	174.22
7	DK Lillee	30	3970	98	40.51	38.44	168.41
8	Shoaib Akhtar	30	3215	82	39.21	38.99	166.04
9	JM Anderson	30	3003	83	36.18	39.40	164.34
10	FS Trueman	30	3963	92	43.08	39.70	163.06
11	DW Steyn	30	3489	99	35.24	39.89	162.30
12	M Ntini	30	3708	96	38.63	41.14	157.36
13	MG Johnson	30	3451	86	40.13	41.22	157.08
14	RGD Willis	30	3566	83	42.96	41.37	156.50
15	Wasim Akram	30	3336	84	39.71	41.78	154.97
16	D Gough	30	3647	86	42.41	42.09	153.83
17	JR Thomson	30	3986	89	44.79	42.64	151.84
18	IT Botham	30	3807	83	45.87	44.30	146.15
19	GD McGrath	30	3496	78	44.82	44.67	144.94
20	AK Davidson	30	4634	82	56.51	44.84	144.38
21	RJ Hadlee	30	4404	89	49.48	45.01	143.83
22	N Kapil Dev	30	3970	85	46.71	45.10	143.54
23	SM Pollock	30	3649	79	46.19	48.53	133.40
24	BA Reid	27	4089	84	48.68	48.57	133.31
25	CEL Ambrose	30	3976	80	49.70	50.91	127.18

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	8/58	8/60	6/35	6/46	6/58	6.80	200.00
1	N Kapil Dev	9/83	7/56	6/63	6/77	6/91	6.80	200.00
1	Imran Khan	8/58	8/60	6/35	6/46	6/58	6.80	200.00
3	Waqar Younis	7/76	7/86	7/91	6/44	5/46	6.40	188.24
4	RJ Hadlee	7/116	6/50	6/51	6/100	6/105	6.20	182.35
4	IT Botham	8/34	6/34	6/95	6/101	5/35	6.20	182.35
6	BA Reid	7/51	6/60	6/66	6/97	5/112	6.00	176.47
6	K Rabada	7/112	6/32	6/54	6/55	5/30	6.00	176.47
6	FS Trueman	7/44	6/30	6/31	6/100	5/27	6.00	176.47
9	AK Davidson	6/53	6/64	6/75	6/87	5/25	5.80	170.59
9	CEL Ambrose	8/45	6/24	6/34	5/60	4/22	5.80	170.59
11	MD Marshall	7/80	6/55	5/34	5/42	5/51	5.60	164.71
11	DK Lillee	6/26	6/53	6/60	5/18	5/63	5.60	164.71
11	RGD Willis	8/43	6/101	5/35	5/65	4/43	5.60	164.71
11	JM Anderson	7/42	6/47	5/16	5/29	5/58	5.60	164.71
11	DW Steyn	6/49	6/50	6/72	5/34	5/51	5.60	164.71
11	MG Johnson	7/40	6/38	5/42	5/63	5/103	5.60	164.71
17	GD McGrath	6/17	6/85	5/32	5/48	5/55	5.40	158.82
17	Shoaib Akhtar	6/11	6/50	5/24	5/60	5/71	5.40	158.82
19	Wasim Akram	6/48	5/28	5/55	5/63	5/65	5.20	152.94
19	SM Pollock	6/30	5/39	5/43	5/54	5/83	5.20	152.94
19	D Gough	6/42	5/61	5/103	5/109	5/149	5.20	152.94
19	AA Donald	6/53	5/36	5/47	5/49	5/49	5.20	152.94
19	JR Thomson	6/46	6/50	5/62	5/93	4/68	5.20	152.94
19	M Ntini	6/100	5/49	5/51	5/66	5/94	5.20	152.94
25	UT Yadav	6/88	5/53	4/32	4/45	3/22	4.40	129.41

TOP FORM – HOME RATING

The TOP FORM – HOME (TF HM) 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	TF HM RAT
1	Imran Khan	300.00	300.00	200.00	200.00	1,000.00
2	Waqar Younis	294.39	198.66	177.60	188.24	858.89
3	MD Marshall	288.79	205.36	174.22	164.71	833.06
4	K Rabada	266.36	197.34	180.02	176.47	820.19
5	JM Anderson	232.71	249.91	164.34	164.71	811.67
6	DK Lillee	274.77	191.48	168.41	164.71	799.36
7	DW Steyn	277.57	179.36	162.30	164.71	783.94
8	AA Donald	243.93	189.22	176.48	152.94	762.57
9	FS Trueman	257.94	163.71	163.06	176.47	761.19
10	M Ntini	269.16	179.16	157.36	152.94	758.63
11	RJ Hadlee	249.53	180.75	143.83	182.35	756.47
12	N Kapil Dev	238.32	159.92	143.54	200.00	741.78
13	GD McGrath	218.69	216.25	144.94	158.82	738.71
14	IT Botham	232.71	177.48	146.15	182.35	738.69
15	Shoaib Akhtar	229.91	182.16	166.04	158.82	736.92
16	Wasim Akram	235.51	192.42	154.97	152.94	735.84
17	MG Johnson	241.12	171.80	157.08	164.71	734.71
18	AK Davidson	229.91	186.44	144.38	170.59	731.31
19	UT Yadav	185.05	215.97	194.88	129.41	725.31
20	RGD Willis	232.71	166.31	156.50	164.71	720.22
21	BA Reid	235.51	172.66	133.31	176.47	717.95
22	SM Pollock	221.50	208.28	133.40	152.94	716.12
23	JR Thomson	249.53	154.85	151.84	152.94	709.16
24	CEL Ambrose	224.30	187.05	127.18	170.59	709.11
25	D Gough	241.12	159.97	153.83	152.94	707.86

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 25 Test Fast Bowlers In Top Form At Home