Top 15 Spin Bowlers At Home In Test Cricket

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 15 Spin bowlers in matches At Home in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

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. HOME RATING

8. BRIEF EXPLANATION

8.1. Dynamic Nature

8.2. Trend Setter (TS)

8.3. Top Teams (TT)

8.4. Abbreviations

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	250.00
Consistent	Average	300.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	300.00
Best Bowling	Top Bowling Performances	150.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT)	10
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	DL Underwood	ENG	1966	1982	1974	73	145	210.00
1	DL Underwood	ENG	1966	1982	1974	73	145	210.00
2	BS Chandrasekhar	IND	1964	1979	1971.5	55	142	205.66
3	BS Bedi	IND	1966	1979	1972.5	54	137	198.41
4	LR Gibbs	WI	1958	1976	1967	59	126	182.48
5	GAR Lock	ENG	1952	1968	1960	50	104	150.62

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	Abdul Qadir	PAK	1977	1990	1983.5	68	168	220.00
1	Abdul Qadir	PAK	1977	1990	1983.5	68	168	220.00
2	ND Hirwani	IND	1988	1996	1992	13	45	58.93

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	M Muralitharan	SL	1992	2010	2001	134	493	250.00
1	M Muralitharan	SL	1992	2010	2001	134	493	250.00
2	A Kumble	IND	1990	2008	1999	115	350	177.48
3	SK Warne	AUS	1992	2007	1999.5	129	319	161.76
4	HMRKB Herath	SL	1999	2018	2008.5	92	278	140.97
5	Harbhajan Singh	IND	1998	2015	2006.5	103	265	134.38

RANK	ERA 4	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	R Ashwin	IND	2011	2024	2017.5	127	383	240.00
1	R Ashwin	IND	2011	2024	2017.5	127	383	240.00
2	NM Lyon	AUS	2011	2025	2018	136	273	171.07
3	RA Jadeja	IND	2012	2025	2018.5	105	256	160.42

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	30
Min Wickets (TT)	24

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	ND Hirwani	13	748	45	16.62	20.39	120.00
1	ND Hirwani	13	748	45	16.62	20.39	120.00
2	GAR Lock	50	2030	104	19.52	21.57	113.40
3	M Muralitharan	134	9646	493	19.57	22.19	110.23
4	DL Underwood	73	3515	145	24.24	25.21	97.03
5	RA Jadeja	105	5365	256	20.96	25.32	96.64
6	R Ashwin	127	8263	383	21.57	25.75	95.01
7	SK Warne	129	8420	319	26.39	25.85	94.64
8	HMRKB Herath	92	6575	278	23.65	26.23	93.26
9	BS Bedi	54	3287	137	23.99	26.86	91.07
10	A Kumble	115	8710	350	24.89	27.01	90.56
11	Abdul Qadir	68	4506	168	26.82	27.10	90.29
12	NM Lyon	136	8487	273	31.09	27.67	88.42
13	BS Chandrasekhar	55	3933	142	27.70	28.64	85.42
14	LR Gibbs	59	3737	126	29.66	29.13	83.98
15	Harbhajan Singh	103	7624	265	28.77	29.94	81.71

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	ND Hirwani	11	655	38	17.24	20.42	180.00
1	ND Hirwani	11	655	38	17.24	20.42	180.00
2	M Muralitharan	78	6218	274	22.69	22.97	160.04
3	SK Warne	75	4916	191	25.74	24.52	149.89
4	RA Jadeja	75	4131	196	21.08	25.17	146.05
5	Abdul Qadir	24	1655	65	25.46	26.25	140.03
6	HMRKB Herath	55	4228	164	25.78	26.67	137.83
7	BS Chandrasekhar	45	3250	117	27.78	27.12	135.56
8	R Ashwin	88	5903	256	23.06	27.43	134.00
9	NM Lyon	87	5704	178	32.04	27.48	133.77
10	A Kumble	71	5636	206	27.36	27.82	132.13
11	BS Bedi	42	2689	100	26.89	28.09	130.86
12	LR Gibbs	45	2980	99	30.10	28.11	130.79
13	GAR Lock	27	1335	45	29.67	28.32	129.78
14	DL Underwood	54	2805	96	29.22	29.00	126.77
15	Harbhajan Singh	77	5825	197	29.57	30.08	122.19

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	30
Min Wickets (TT)	24

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	ND Hirwani	13	1757	45	39.04	42.29	120.00
1	ND Hirwani	13	1757	45	39.04	42.29	120.00
2	GAR Lock	50	6450	104	62.02	56.54	89.77
3	M Muralitharan	134	25061	493	50.83	56.94	89.13
4	Abdul Qadir	68	10464	168	62.29	57.97	87.55
5	BS Chandrasekhar	55	9185	142	64.68	59.38	85.48
6	SK Warne	129	19416	319	60.87	59.52	85.26
7	R Ashwin	127	17628	383	46.03	60.50	83.89
8	DL Underwood	73	9973	145	68.78	62.77	80.85
9	HMRKB Herath	92	14272	278	51.34	63.15	80.37
10	A Kumble	115	20794	350	59.41	64.47	78.73
11	RA Jadeja	105	13106	256	51.20	68.25	74.36
12	NM Lyon	136	17657	273	64.68	68.68	73.89
13	Harbhajan Singh	103	16989	265	64.11	69.95	72.56
14	LR Gibbs	59	11110	126	88.17	73.64	68.92
15	BS Bedi	54	10391	137	75.85	74.29	68.32

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	ND Hirwani	11	1451	38	38.18	41.22	180.00
1	ND Hirwani	11	1451	38	38.18	41.22	180.00
2	Abdul Qadir	24	3927	65	60.42	56.08	132.31
3	BS Chandrasekhar	45	7522	117	64.29	57.52	128.99
4	SK Warne	75	11413	191	59.75	58.22	127.43
5	M Muralitharan	78	15746	274	57.47	58.57	126.68
6	HMRKB Herath	55	9164	164	55.88	64.81	114.48
7	A Kumble	71	12646	206	61.39	65.05	114.05
8	R Ashwin	88	12895	256	50.37	65.69	112.94
9	Harbhajan Singh	77	12496	197	63.43	68.76	107.90
10	RA Jadeja	75	10369	196	52.90	68.97	107.57
11	NM Lyon	87	12108	178	68.02	70.08	105.88
12	DL Underwood	54	7640	96	79.58	71.55	103.70
13	LR Gibbs	45	8741	99	88.29	71.68	103.51
14	GAR Lock	27	4027	45	89.49	73.17	101.40
15	BS Bedi	42	8045	100	80.45	76.34	97.19

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

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBW	RAT
TS	M Muralitharan	9/51	8/46	8/87	7/46	7/84	7.80	50.00
1	M Muralitharan	9/51	8/46	8/87	7/46	7/84	7.80	50.00
2	A Kumble	10/74	7/48	7/59	7/63	7/115	7.60	48.72
3	HMRKB Herath	9/127	7/48	7/64	7/89	7/157	7.40	47.44
4	Harbhajan Singh	8/84	7/48	7/62	7/87	7/123	7.20	46.15
5	SK Warne	8/71	7/23	7/52	7/56	6/31	7.00	44.87
6	DL Underwood	8/51	7/32	7/50	6/41	6/45	6.80	43.59
6	R Ashwin	7/59	7/66	7/103	7/145	6/31	6.80	43.59
8	Abdul Qadir	9/56	7/142	6/16	6/44	5/44	6.60	42.31
9	BS Chandrasekhar	8/79	7/157	6/76	6/90	5/50	6.40	41.03
9	ND Hirwani	8/61	8/75	6/59	6/59	4/93	6.40	41.03
11	LR Gibbs	8/38	6/29	6/60	6/108	5/80	6.20	39.74
12	GAR Lock	7/35	7/51	6/20	5/17	5/28	6.00	38.46
12	RA Jadeja	7/42	7/48	6/63	5/21	5/30	6.00	38.46
14	BS Bedi	7/98	6/42	6/71	5/27	5/37	5.80	37.18
14	NM Lyon	7/152	6/122	6/128	5/50	5/50	5.80	37.18

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBW	RAT
TS	A Kumble	10/74	7/48	7/63	7/115	6/70	7.40	100.00
1	A Kumble	10/74	7/48	7/63	7/115	6/70	7.40	100.00
2	HMRKB Herath	9/127	7/48	7/64	7/157	6/48	7.20	97.30
3	M Muralitharan	8/87	7/46	7/84	7/97	6/26	7.00	94.59
3	Harbhajan Singh	8/84	7/87	7/123	7/133	6/73	7.00	94.59
5	R Ashwin	7/66	7/103	7/145	6/41	6/55	6.60	89.19
6	BS Chandrasekhar	8/79	7/157	6/76	6/90	5/50	6.40	86.49
6	SK Warne	7/23	7/52	7/56	6/34	5/39	6.40	86.49
8	RA Jadeja	7/42	7/48	6/63	5/21	5/30	6.00	81.08
9	ND Hirwani	8/61	8/75	6/59	4/93	3/43	5.80	78.38
10	LR Gibbs	6/29	6/60	6/108	5/80	5/102	5.60	75.68
10	DL Underwood	7/50	6/45	6/66	5/39	4/37	5.60	75.68
10	BS Bedi	7/98	6/71	5/37	5/63	5/110	5.60	75.68
10	NM Lyon	7/152	6/122	5/50	5/50	5/67	5.60	75.68
14	Abdul Qadir	6/16	6/44	5/74	5/84	5/110	5.40	72.97
15	GAR Lock	5/45	4/39	4/41	4/62	3/40	4.00	54.05

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	250.00	270.27	215.81	144.59	880.68
2	R Ashwin	240.00	229.00	196.83	132.78	798.61
3	Abdul Qadir	220.00	230.32	219.86	115.28	785.46
4	ND Hirwani	58.93	300.00	300.00	119.40	778.33
5	BS Chandrasekhar	205.66	220.99	214.46	127.51	768.62
6	SK Warne	161.76	244.54	212.70	131.36	750.36
7	A Kumble	177.48	222.69	192.78	148.72	741.67
8	DL Underwood	210.00	223.80	184.55	119.27	737.62
9	HMRKB Herath	140.97	231.09	194.85	144.73	711.65
10	RA Jadeja	160.42	242.68	181.93	119.54	704.58
11	BS Bedi	198.41	221.93	165.51	112.86	698.71
12	NM Lyon	171.07	222.19	179.77	112.86	685.89
13	LR Gibbs	182.48	214.77	172.44	115.42	685.11
14	GAR Lock	150.62	243.19	191.17	92.52	677.50
15	Harbhajan Singh	134.38	203.91	180.46	140.75	659.49

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter

Top Teams (TT)

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