Tests - Best Spin Bowlers Away From Home

Top 15 Spin Bowlers Away From Home In Test Cricket

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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 Away From Home in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-09-10

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. AWAY RATING
8. TOP TEAMS
8.1. Top Teams In Asia
8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia
AW RATING

Points to note about AWAY 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 AW 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

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 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 LR Gibbs WI 1958 1976 1967 89 183 150.00
1 LR Gibbs WI 1958 1976 1967 89 183 150.00
2 DL Underwood ENG 1966 1982 1974 78 152 124.59
3 R Benaud AUS 1952 1964 1958 62 144 118.03
4 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1964 1979 1971.5 42 100 81.97
5 AL Valentine WI 1950 1962 1956 38 94 77.05
6 AA Mallett AUS 1968 1980 1974 32 69 56.56
7 Mushtaq Mohammad PAK 1959 1979 1969 43 51 41.80
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SK Warne AUS 1992 2007 1999.5 144 389 200.00
1 SK Warne AUS 1992 2007 1999.5 144 389 200.00
2 M Muralitharan SL 1992 2010 2001 96 307 157.84
3 A Kumble IND 1990 2008 1999 121 269 138.30
4 GP Swann ENG 2008 2013 2010.5 52 135 69.41
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS NM Lyon AUS 2011 2025 2018 126 294 180.00
1 NM Lyon AUS 2011 2025 2018 126 294 180.00
2 R Ashwin IND 2011 2024 2017.5 73 154 94.29
3 KA Maharaj SA 2016 2025 2020.5 50 117 71.63
4 AY Patel NZ 2018 2024 2021 32 85 52.04

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 SK Warne 144 9575 389 24.61 23.64 200.00
1 SK Warne 144 9575 389 24.61 23.64 200.00
2 GP Swann 52 4169 135 30.88 24.15 195.81
3 Mushtaq Mohammad 43 1338 51 26.24 25.77 183.48
4 DL Underwood 78 4159 152 27.36 26.38 179.24
5 M Muralitharan 96 8534 307 27.80 26.40 179.11
6 R Ashwin 73 4628 154 30.05 26.44 178.82
7 KA Maharaj 50 3438 117 29.38 26.50 178.43
8 AA Mallett 32 1873 69 27.14 26.65 177.43
9 R Benaud 62 3507 144 24.35 26.70 177.08
10 NM Lyon 126 8612 294 29.29 27.02 174.97
11 LR Gibbs 89 5252 183 28.70 28.04 168.63
12 AY Patel 32 2381 85 28.01 28.20 167.69
13 AL Valentine 38 2422 94 25.77 28.32 166.94
14 BS Chandrasekhar 42 3266 100 32.66 29.29 161.44
15 A Kumble 121 9645 269 35.86 33.01 143.23

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SK Warne 124 8609 344 25.03 23.56 200.00
1 SK Warne 124 8609 344 25.03 23.56 200.00
2 GP Swann 43 3308 100 33.08 24.55 191.97
3 AA Mallett 27 1645 60 27.42 25.53 184.59
4 M Muralitharan 64 6268 218 28.75 25.79 182.72
5 AL Valentine 27 1986 71 27.97 26.07 180.74
6 R Benaud 62 3507 144 24.35 26.70 176.50
7 R Ashwin 56 3668 110 33.35 27.12 173.79
8 AY Patel 25 1761 63 27.95 27.64 170.50
9 KA Maharaj 36 2721 78 34.88 27.97 168.47
10 LR Gibbs 89 5252 183 28.70 28.04 168.08
11 DL Underwood 58 3273 110 29.75 28.37 166.09
12 NM Lyon 102 7011 217 32.31 28.49 165.39
13 BS Chandrasekhar 38 2972 89 33.39 29.06 162.15
14 Mushtaq Mohammad 36 1020 32 31.88 29.83 157.98
15 A Kumble 83 6775 181 37.43 32.64 144.39

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 Mushtaq Mohammad 43 3065 51 60.10 52.20 300.00
1 Mushtaq Mohammad 43 3065 51 60.10 52.20 300.00
2 SK Warne 144 21288 389 54.72 55.18 283.79
3 BS Chandrasekhar 42 6778 100 67.78 56.26 278.36
4 AA Mallett 32 5037 69 73.00 62.39 251.03
5 GP Swann 52 8513 135 63.06 62.49 250.61
6 AY Patel 32 4288 85 50.45 62.93 248.85
7 M Muralitharan 96 18978 307 61.82 63.36 247.18
8 KA Maharaj 50 6776 117 57.91 64.38 243.25
9 R Benaud 62 10064 144 69.89 65.30 239.82
10 NM Lyon 126 17175 294 58.42 65.39 239.52
11 R Ashwin 73 9613 154 62.42 66.29 236.25
12 DL Underwood 78 11889 152 78.22 68.86 227.44
13 AL Valentine 38 7684 94 81.74 73.66 212.61
14 A Kumble 121 20058 269 74.57 73.78 212.27
15 LR Gibbs 89 16005 183 87.46 74.66 209.76

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

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBW RAT
TS M Muralitharan 9/65 8/70 7/100 7/155 6/39 6/45 6/49 7.00 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 9/65 8/70 7/100 7/155 6/39 6/45 6/49 7.00 100.00
2 NM Lyon 8/50 8/64 7/94 7/94 6/49 6/60 6/65 6.86 97.96
3 SK Warne 7/94 7/165 6/33 6/46 6/48 6/86 6/122 6.29 89.80
4 AY Patel 10/119 6/57 6/57 6/90 5/59 5/89 5/103 6.14 87.76
5 A Kumble 8/141 6/53 6/72 6/78 6/176 5/84 5/87 6.00 85.71
6 LR Gibbs 7/98 6/39 6/76 6/98 5/37 5/51 5/59 5.71 81.63
6 BS Chandrasekhar 6/38 6/52 6/52 6/94 6/120 5/127 5/136 5.71 81.63
6 R Ashwin 7/71 7/83 6/46 5/42 5/52 5/60 5/69 5.71 81.63
9 AL Valentine 8/104 6/39 6/102 5/32 5/88 5/99 4/48 5.57 79.59
9 R Benaud 7/72 6/52 6/70 5/43 5/49 5/53 5/76 5.57 79.59
9 DL Underwood 7/113 6/12 6/85 5/28 5/84 5/94 5/108 5.57 79.59
12 KA Maharaj 9/129 6/40 5/36 5/59 5/94 4/58 4/76 5.43 77.55
13 GP Swann 6/82 6/106 5/54 5/57 5/90 5/91 5/110 5.29 75.51
14 AA Mallett 6/64 5/53 5/91 5/114 5/126 4/22 3/50 4.71 67.35
15 Mushtaq Mohammad 5/28 5/49 5/59 4/50 4/58 4/60 4/80 4.43 63.27

AWAY RATING

The AWAY (AW) 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 AW RAT
1 SK Warne 200.00 400.00 283.79 89.80 973.59
2 M Muralitharan 157.84 361.83 247.18 100.00 866.85
3 NM Lyon 180.00 340.36 239.52 97.96 857.84
4 R Benaud 118.03 353.58 239.82 79.59 791.02
5 GP Swann 69.41 387.78 250.61 75.51 783.30
6 LR Gibbs 150.00 336.71 209.76 81.63 778.10
7 DL Underwood 124.59 345.33 227.44 79.59 776.96
8 BS Chandrasekhar 81.97 323.60 278.36 81.63 765.56
9 R Ashwin 94.29 352.61 236.25 81.63 764.77
10 Mushtaq Mohammad 41.80 341.46 300.00 63.27 746.53
11 KA Maharaj 71.63 346.89 243.25 77.55 739.32
12 AA Mallett 56.56 362.02 251.03 67.35 736.95
13 AY Patel 52.04 338.19 248.85 87.76 726.83
14 A Kumble 138.30 287.62 212.27 85.71 723.91
15 AL Valentine 77.05 347.68 212.61 79.59 716.93

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 IND SL PAK SA ENG
2010s IND PAK SL ENG SA AUS
2020s IND AUS PAK NZ ENG SA

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 ENG SA IND NZ
2010s SA AUS ENG NZ IND
2020s AUS NZ ENG SA IND

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