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). It is to be noted that U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and all stats of Pakistani bowlers are calculated accordingly. Here are the Top 15 Spin bowlers in matches 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

4.2. Against Top Teams

5. ATTACKING

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. HOME RATING

8. TOP TEAMS

8.1. Top Teams In Asia

8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

The HOME Rating is divided into four 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.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	25
Min Wickets (TS AVE SR)	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	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	2023	2017	107	337	170.00
1	R Ashwin	IND	2011	2023	2017	107	337	170.00
2	NM Lyon	AUS	2011	2023	2017	116	238	120.06
3	RA Jadeja	IND	2012	2023	2017.5	79	194	97.86
4	Yasir Shah	PAK	2014	2022	2018	41	130	65.58

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	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	79	3969	194	20.46	23.67	184.21
5	R Ashwin	107	7035	337	20.88	24.60	177.24
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	116	7488	238	31.46	26.62	163.82
11	Yasir Shah	41	3360	130	25.85	26.81	162.64
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	57	3091	151	20.47	23.69	200.00
1	RA Jadeja	57	3091	151	20.47	23.69	200.00
2	Abdul Qadir	44	3139	134	23.43	24.07	196.83
3	DL Underwood	60	3025	120	25.21	24.51	193.29
4	SK Warne	87	5606	215	26.07	24.91	190.19
5	M Muralitharan	78	6218	274	22.69	25.29	187.33
6	R Ashwin	72	4887	221	22.11	26.06	181.77
7	NM Lyon	87	5670	184	30.82	26.07	181.70
8	Iqbal Qasim	41	2338	93	25.14	26.37	179.65
9	Yasir Shah	18	1357	53	25.60	26.56	178.35
10	B Yardley	30	2223	71	31.31	26.94	175.84
11	A Kumble	76	6010	226	26.59	27.75	170.71
12	LR Gibbs	45	2980	99	30.10	27.76	170.63
13	HMRKB Herath	61	4632	179	25.88	28.67	165.23
14	GAR Lock	33	1498	60	24.97	28.67	165.21
15	BS Chandrasekhar	45	3250	117	27.78	30.28	156.42

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	KA Maharaj	45	4132	72	57.39	55.57	300.00
1	M Muralitharan	134	25061	493	50.83	57.99	287.52
2	GAR Lock	50	6450	104	62.02	58.67	284.19
3	B Yardley	36	5730	79	72.53	58.82	283.47
4	DL Underwood	73	9973	145	68.78	59.08	282.20
5	BS Chandrasekhar	55	9185	142	64.68	61.22	272.32
6	Abdul Qadir	68	10464	168	62.29	61.26	272.14
7	R Ashwin	107	15717	337	46.64	61.53	270.97
8	SK Warne	129	19416	319	60.87	62.01	268.89
9	Yasir Shah	41	6921	130	53.24	62.19	268.07
10	A Kumble	115	20794	350	59.41	64.11	260.08
11	HMRKB Herath	92	14272	278	51.34	64.98	256.58
12	NM Lyon	116	15573	238	65.43	67.48	247.06
13	RA Jadeja	79	10450	194	53.87	69.29	240.63
14	LR Gibbs	59	11110	126	88.17	71.14	234.37
15	Iqbal Qasim	50	8070	111	72.70	71.67	232.63

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	GAR Lock	7/35	7/51	6/20	5/17	5/28	6.00	76.92
11	B Yardley	7/98	7/187	6/84	5/107	5/132	6.00	76.92
14	NM Lyon	7/152	6/122	6/128	5/50	5/50	5.80	74.36
14	Iqbal Qasim	7/49	6/89	6/141	5/35	5/78	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	387.33	287.52	100.00	974.84
2	R Ashwin	170.00	359.01	270.97	87.18	887.16
3	DL Underwood	112.20	378.31	282.20	87.18	859.89
4	SK Warne	129.41	363.14	268.89	89.74	851.19
5	Abdul Qadir	130.00	355.07	272.14	84.62	841.82
6	A Kumble	141.99	338.63	260.08	97.44	838.13
7	GAR Lock	80.48	359.72	284.19	76.92	801.31
8	RA Jadeja	97.86	384.21	240.63	76.92	799.62
9	HMRKB Herath	112.78	331.64	256.58	94.87	795.87
10	NM Lyon	120.06	345.52	247.06	74.36	787.00
11	BS Chandrasekhar	109.88	300.83	272.32	82.05	765.09
12	B Yardley	61.13	333.34	283.47	76.92	754.87
13	Yasir Shah	65.58	340.99	268.07	79.49	754.12
14	LR Gibbs	97.50	330.05	234.37	79.49	741.40
15	Iqbal Qasim	85.89	344.93	232.63	74.36	737.82

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 Spin Bowlers At Home In Test Cricket