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 victories at home in Test cricket.

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

CONTENTS

3. PROLIFIC

4. CONSISTENT

4.1. Against All Teams

4.2. Against Top Teams

5. ATTACKING

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. VICTORIES - HOME RATING

8. TOP TEAMS

8.1. Top Teams In Asia

8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

The VHM Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	250.00
Consistent	Average	300.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	250.00
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.

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)	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 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	33	87	180.00
1	Abdul Qadir	PAK	1977	1990	1983.5	33	87	180.00
2	GAR Lock	ENG	1952	1968	1960	27	76	157.24
3	DL Underwood	ENG	1966	1982	1974	27	70	144.83
4	BS Bedi	IND	1966	1979	1972.5	18	65	134.48
5	LR Gibbs	WI	1958	1976	1967	22	54	111.72
6	DR Doshi	IND	1979	1983	1981	10	24	49.66

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	M Muralitharan	SL	1992	2010	2001	74	305	250.00
1	M Muralitharan	SL	1992	2010	2001	74	305	250.00
2	SK Warne	AUS	1992	2007	1999.5	95	250	204.92
3	A Kumble	IND	1990	2008	1999	56	208	170.49
4	HMRKB Herath	SL	1999	2018	2008.5	51	176	144.26
5	Harbhajan Singh	IND	1998	2015	2006.5	56	167	136.89

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	R Ashwin	IND	2011	2024	2017.5	93	303	250.00
1	R Ashwin	IND	2011	2024	2017.5	93	303	250.00
2	NM Lyon	AUS	2011	2025	2018	97	206	169.97
3	RA Jadeja	IND	2012	2025	2018.5	74	186	153.47
4	Nauman Ali	PAK	2021	2025	2023	12	44	36.30

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	25

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	DL Underwood	27	1011	70	14.44	15.11	150.00
1	DL Underwood	27	1011	70	14.44	15.11	150.00
2	GAR Lock	27	980	76	12.89	15.51	146.08
3	DR Doshi	10	372	24	15.50	16.15	140.29
4	BS Bedi	18	884	65	13.60	16.96	133.58
5	M Muralitharan	74	4709	305	15.44	18.78	120.67
6	Nauman Ali	12	721	44	16.39	19.09	118.70
7	A Kumble	56	3617	208	17.39	19.28	117.56
8	LR Gibbs	22	1007	54	18.65	20.40	111.07
9	HMRKB Herath	51	3084	176	17.52	20.55	110.28
10	R Ashwin	93	5505	303	18.17	22.43	101.01
11	RA Jadeja	74	3469	186	18.65	22.99	98.58
12	SK Warne	95	5934	250	23.74	23.04	98.36
13	NM Lyon	97	5480	206	26.60	23.45	96.64
14	Harbhajan Singh	56	3633	167	21.75	23.75	95.41
15	Abdul Qadir	33	1937	87	22.26	24.14	93.86

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	DL Underwood	21	841	62	13.56	13.86	150.00
1	DL Underwood	21	841	62	13.56	13.86	150.00
2	GAR Lock	15	534	36	14.83	15.14	137.38
3	DR Doshi	10	372	24	15.50	16.15	128.72
4	M Muralitharan	24	1828	108	16.93	17.23	120.67
5	BS Bedi	12	623	41	15.20	17.75	117.15
6	A Kumble	30	1961	113	17.35	17.91	116.10
7	LR Gibbs	12	517	30	17.23	18.08	115.03
8	Nauman Ali	10	640	38	16.84	18.67	111.39
9	HMRKB Herath	29	1774	102	17.39	19.15	108.60
10	NM Lyon	61	3395	139	24.42	20.72	100.35
11	Abdul Qadir	20	1343	68	19.75	21.84	95.20
12	RA Jadeja	44	2235	126	17.74	22.22	93.56
13	SK Warne	60	3751	161	23.30	22.43	92.72
14	R Ashwin	56	3335	185	18.03	22.88	90.88
15	Harbhajan Singh	44	2999	132	22.72	24.13	86.19

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	25

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	GAR Lock	27	3230	76	42.50	41.84	250.00
1	GAR Lock	27	3230	76	42.50	41.84	250.00
2	DL Underwood	27	3397	70	48.53	43.40	241.02
3	DR Doshi	10	1146	24	47.75	45.25	231.14
4	A Kumble	56	9325	208	44.83	49.83	209.89
5	Nauman Ali	12	1526	44	34.68	49.89	209.62
6	BS Bedi	18	3167	65	48.72	50.34	207.76
7	M Muralitharan	74	12830	305	42.07	51.45	203.30
8	HMRKB Herath	51	7019	176	39.88	52.38	199.67
9	Abdul Qadir	33	4445	87	51.09	52.47	199.32
10	LR Gibbs	22	3145	54	58.24	53.33	196.12
11	R Ashwin	93	12099	303	39.93	55.59	188.15
12	SK Warne	95	13683	250	54.73	56.14	186.29
13	NM Lyon	97	11234	206	54.53	58.23	179.63
14	Harbhajan Singh	56	8721	167	52.22	60.99	171.47
15	RA Jadeja	74	8551	186	45.97	63.14	165.64

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	7/84	7/94	7.80	200.00
1	M Muralitharan	9/51	8/46	8/87	7/84	7/94	7.80	200.00
2	A Kumble	10/74	7/59	7/63	6/64	6/67	7.20	184.62
2	Harbhajan Singh	8/84	7/48	7/62	7/87	7/123	7.20	184.62
2	HMRKB Herath	9/127	7/48	7/64	7/89	6/43	7.20	184.62
5	SK Warne	8/71	7/23	7/52	6/31	6/34	6.80	174.36
5	R Ashwin	7/59	7/66	7/103	7/145	6/31	6.80	174.36
7	DL Underwood	7/32	7/50	6/41	6/45	6/60	6.40	164.10
7	Abdul Qadir	9/56	7/142	6/16	5/44	5/74	6.40	164.10
9	GAR Lock	7/35	7/51	6/20	5/17	5/28	6.00	153.85
9	RA Jadeja	7/42	7/48	6/63	5/21	5/30	6.00	153.85
9	Nauman Ali	8/46	6/42	6/112	5/35	5/39	6.00	153.85
12	LR Gibbs	8/38	6/29	6/108	5/80	4/112	5.80	148.72
13	NM Lyon	7/152	6/128	5/50	5/50	5/67	5.60	143.59
14	BS Bedi	6/42	6/71	5/27	5/37	5/48	5.40	138.46
15	DR Doshi	5/39	5/43	3/42	3/52	3/60	3.80	97.44

VICTORIES - HOME RATING

The VICTORIES - HOME (VHM) 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	VHM RAT
1	M Muralitharan	250.00	241.34	203.30	200.00	894.64
2	DL Underwood	144.83	300.00	241.02	164.10	849.95
3	GAR Lock	157.24	283.45	250.00	153.85	844.54
4	R Ashwin	250.00	191.89	188.15	174.36	804.40
5	A Kumble	170.49	233.67	209.89	184.62	798.67
6	SK Warne	204.92	191.08	186.29	174.36	756.65
7	HMRKB Herath	144.26	218.88	199.67	184.62	747.43
8	Abdul Qadir	180.00	189.06	199.32	164.10	732.48
9	BS Bedi	134.48	250.72	207.76	138.46	731.43
10	NM Lyon	169.97	196.99	179.63	143.59	690.18
11	LR Gibbs	111.72	226.11	196.12	148.72	682.67
12	Harbhajan Singh	136.89	181.60	171.47	184.62	674.57
13	RA Jadeja	153.47	192.13	165.64	153.85	665.08
14	DR Doshi	49.66	269.01	231.14	97.44	647.25
15	Nauman Ali	36.30	230.08	209.62	153.85	629.86

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