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 Spin bowlers in matches At Home in Test cricket.
*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2024-10-02
HM RATING
Points to note about HOME Rating:-
- U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly.
THE CRITERIA
The HM 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
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 | 68 | 168 | 130.00 |
1 |
Abdul Qadir |
PAK | 1977 |
1990 |
1983.5 | 68 | 168 | 130.00 |
2 |
DL Underwood |
ENG | 1966 |
1982 |
1974 | 73 | 145 | 112.20 |
3 |
BS Chandrasekhar |
IND | 1964 |
1979 |
1971.5 | 55 | 142 | 109.88 |
4 |
LR Gibbs |
WI | 1958 |
1976 |
1967 | 59 | 126 | 97.50 |
5 |
Iqbal Qasim |
PAK | 1976 |
1988 |
1982 | 50 | 111 | 85.89 |
6 |
GAR Lock |
ENG | 1952 |
1968 |
1960 | 50 | 104 | 80.48 |
7 |
B Yardley |
AUS | 1978 |
1983 |
1980.5 | 36 | 79 | 61.13 |
RANK | ERA 2 | NAT | FP |
LP |
MP |
INNS |
WKTS | RAT |
TS |
M Muralitharan |
SL | 1992 |
2010 |
2001 | 134 | 493 | 200.00 |
1 |
M Muralitharan |
SL | 1992 |
2010 |
2001 | 134 | 493 | 200.00 |
2 |
A Kumble |
IND | 1990 |
2008 |
1999 | 115 | 350 | 141.99 |
3 |
SK Warne |
AUS | 1992 |
2007 |
1999.5 | 129 | 319 | 129.41 |
4 |
HMRKB Herath |
SL | 1999 |
2018 |
2008.5 | 92 | 278 | 112.78 |
RANK | ERA 3 | NAT | FP |
LP |
MP |
INNS |
WKTS | RAT |
TS |
R Ashwin |
IND | 2011 |
2024 |
2017.5 | 121 | 374 | 180.00 |
1 |
R Ashwin |
IND | 2011 |
2024 |
2017.5 | 121 | 374 | 180.00 |
2 |
NM Lyon |
AUS | 2011 |
2024 |
2017.5 | 126 | 259 | 124.65 |
3 |
RA Jadeja |
IND | 2012 |
2024 |
2018 | 91 | 222 | 106.84 |
4 |
Yasir Shah |
PAK | 2014 |
2022 |
2018 | 41 | 130 | 62.57 |
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 | 134 |
9646 |
493 |
19.57 |
21.80 | 200.00 |
1 |
M Muralitharan | 134 |
9646 |
493 |
19.57 |
21.80 | 200.00 |
2 |
GAR Lock | 50 |
2030 |
104 |
19.52 |
22.42 | 194.52 |
3 |
DL Underwood | 73 |
3515 |
145 |
24.24 |
23.57 | 185.02 |
4 |
RA Jadeja | 91 |
4584 |
222 |
20.65 |
24.05 | 181.29 |
5 |
R Ashwin | 121 |
7892 |
374 |
21.10 |
24.91 | 175.02 |
6 |
SK Warne | 129 |
8420 |
319 |
26.39 |
25.21 | 172.95 |
7 |
A Kumble | 115 |
8710 |
350 |
24.89 |
25.97 | 167.92 |
8 |
HMRKB Herath | 92 |
6575 |
278 |
23.65 |
26.20 | 166.41 |
9 |
Iqbal Qasim | 50 |
2792 |
111 |
25.15 |
26.38 | 165.28 |
10 |
NM Lyon | 126 |
7998 |
259 |
30.88 |
26.58 | 164.06 |
11 |
Yasir Shah | 41 |
3360 |
130 |
25.85 |
27.18 | 160.43 |
12 |
LR Gibbs | 59 |
3737 |
126 |
29.66 |
27.35 | 159.41 |
13 |
Abdul Qadir | 68 |
4506 |
168 |
26.82 |
27.56 | 158.24 |
14 |
B Yardley | 36 |
2542 |
79 |
32.18 |
27.69 | 157.50 |
15 |
BS Chandrasekhar | 55 |
3933 |
142 |
27.70 |
30.20 | 144.41 |
Against Top Teams
RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS | RUNS |
WKTS |
AVE |
R AVE | RAT |
TS |
RA Jadeja | 69 |
3717 |
180 |
20.65 |
24.05 | 200.00 |
1 |
RA Jadeja | 69 |
3717 |
180 |
20.65 |
24.05 | 200.00 |
2 |
Abdul Qadir | 44 |
3139 |
134 |
23.43 |
24.07 | 199.90 |
3 |
DL Underwood | 60 |
3025 |
120 |
25.21 |
24.51 | 196.31 |
4 |
SK Warne | 87 |
5606 |
215 |
26.07 |
24.91 | 193.16 |
5 |
M Muralitharan | 78 |
6218 |
274 |
22.69 |
25.29 | 190.25 |
6 |
R Ashwin | 86 |
5713 |
259 |
22.06 |
26.04 | 184.73 |
7 |
Iqbal Qasim | 41 |
2338 |
93 |
25.14 |
26.37 | 182.45 |
8 |
NM Lyon | 87 |
5670 |
184 |
30.82 |
26.52 | 181.39 |
9 |
Yasir Shah | 18 |
1357 |
53 |
25.60 |
26.93 | 178.68 |
10 |
B Yardley | 30 |
2223 |
71 |
31.31 |
26.94 | 178.59 |
11 |
A Kumble | 76 |
6010 |
226 |
26.59 |
27.75 | 173.37 |
12 |
LR Gibbs | 45 |
2980 |
99 |
30.10 |
27.76 | 173.30 |
13 |
HMRKB Herath | 61 |
4632 |
179 |
25.88 |
28.67 | 167.81 |
14 |
GAR Lock | 33 |
1498 |
60 |
24.97 |
28.67 | 167.78 |
15 |
BS Chandrasekhar | 45 |
3250 |
117 |
27.78 |
30.28 | 158.86 |
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 |
KA Maharaj |
45 |
4132 |
72 |
57.39 |
55.71 |
300.00 |
1 |
M Muralitharan |
134 |
25061 |
493 |
50.83 |
57.99 |
288.24 |
2 |
GAR Lock |
50 |
6450 |
104 |
62.02 |
58.67 |
284.91 |
3 |
B Yardley |
36 |
5730 |
79 |
72.53 |
58.82 |
284.18 |
4 |
DL Underwood |
73 |
9973 |
145 |
68.78 |
59.08 |
282.91 |
5 |
BS Chandrasekhar |
55 |
9185 |
142 |
64.68 |
61.22 |
273.01 |
6 |
Abdul Qadir |
68 |
10464 |
168 |
62.29 |
61.26 |
272.82 |
7 |
R Ashwin |
121 |
17040 |
374 |
45.56 |
61.57 |
271.47 |
8 |
SK Warne |
129 |
19416 |
319 |
60.87 |
62.01 |
269.56 |
9 |
Yasir Shah |
41 |
6921 |
130 |
53.24 |
62.93 |
265.60 |
10 |
A Kumble |
115 |
20794 |
350 |
59.41 |
64.11 |
260.73 |
11 |
HMRKB Herath |
92 |
14272 |
278 |
51.34 |
64.98 |
257.22 |
12 |
NM Lyon |
126 |
16591 |
259 |
64.06 |
67.19 |
248.76 |
13 |
RA Jadeja |
91 |
11584 |
222 |
52.18 |
69.06 |
242.03 |
14 |
LR Gibbs |
59 |
11110 |
126 |
88.17 |
71.14 |
234.96 |
15 |
Iqbal Qasim |
50 |
8070 |
111 |
72.70 |
71.67 |
233.21 |
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 |
M Muralitharan |
9/51 | 8/46 | 8/87 | 7/46 | 7/84 | 7.80 |
100.00 |
1 |
M Muralitharan |
9/51 | 8/46 | 8/87 | 7/46 | 7/84 | 7.80 |
100.00 |
2 |
A Kumble |
10/74 | 7/48 | 7/59 | 7/63 | 7/115 | 7.60 |
97.44 |
3 |
HMRKB Herath |
9/127 | 7/48 | 7/64 | 7/89 | 7/157 | 7.40 |
94.87 |
4 |
SK Warne |
8/71 | 7/23 | 7/52 | 7/56 | 6/31 | 7.00 |
89.74 |
5 |
R Ashwin |
7/59 | 7/66 | 7/103 | 7/145 | 6/31 | 6.80 |
87.18 |
5 |
DL Underwood |
8/51 | 7/32 | 7/50 | 6/41 | 6/45 | 6.80 |
87.18 |
7 |
Abdul Qadir |
9/56 | 7/142 | 6/16 | 6/44 | 5/44 | 6.60 |
84.62 |
8 |
BS Chandrasekhar |
8/79 | 7/157 | 6/76 | 6/90 | 5/50 | 6.40 |
82.05 |
9 |
LR Gibbs |
8/38 | 6/29 | 6/60 | 6/108 | 5/80 | 6.20 |
79.49 |
9 |
Yasir Shah |
8/41 | 6/124 | 6/143 | 6/184 | 5/51 | 6.20 |
79.49 |
11 |
RA Jadeja |
7/42 | 7/48 | 6/63 | 5/21 | 5/30 | 6.00 |
76.92 |
11 |
B Yardley |
7/98 | 7/187 | 6/84 | 5/107 | 5/132 | 6.00 |
76.92 |
11 |
GAR Lock |
7/35 | 7/51 | 6/20 | 5/17 | 5/28 | 6.00 |
76.92 |
14 |
Iqbal Qasim |
7/49 | 6/89 | 6/141 | 5/35 | 5/78 | 5.80 |
74.36 |
14 |
NM Lyon |
7/152 | 6/122 | 6/128 | 5/50 | 5/50 | 5.80 |
74.36 |
HOME RATING
The HOME (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 | HM RAT |
1 |
M Muralitharan | 200.00 | 390.25 |
288.24 |
100.00 | 978.49 |
2 |
R Ashwin | 180.00 | 359.74 |
271.47 |
87.18 | 898.39 |
3 |
DL Underwood | 112.20 | 381.33 |
282.91 |
87.18 | 863.62 |
4 |
SK Warne | 129.41 | 366.11 |
269.56 |
89.74 | 854.83 |
5 |
Abdul Qadir | 130.00 | 358.14 |
272.82 |
84.62 | 845.58 |
6 |
A Kumble | 141.99 | 341.29 |
260.73 |
97.44 | 841.45 |
7 |
RA Jadeja | 106.84 | 381.29 |
242.03 |
76.92 | 807.09 |
8 |
GAR Lock | 80.48 | 362.30 |
284.91 |
76.92 | 804.61 |
9 |
HMRKB Herath | 112.78 | 334.22 |
257.22 |
94.87 | 799.10 |
10 |
NM Lyon | 124.65 | 345.46 |
248.76 |
74.36 | 793.23 |
11 |
BS Chandrasekhar | 109.88 | 303.27 |
273.01 |
82.05 | 768.21 |
12 |
B Yardley | 61.13 | 336.09 |
284.18 |
76.92 | 758.32 |
13 |
Yasir Shah | 62.57 | 339.11 |
265.60 |
79.49 | 746.76 |
14 |
LR Gibbs | 97.50 | 332.71 |
234.96 |
79.49 | 744.66 |
15 |
Iqbal Qasim | 85.89 | 347.74 |
233.21 |
74.36 | 741.20 |
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 | SL | IND | PAK | SA | ENG |
2010s | IND | PAK | SL | ENG | SA | AUS |
2020s | IND | SL | PAK | AUS | ENG | 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 | ENG | SA | IND |