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). Top Form is calculated by taking the best 30 consecutive innings of a bowler such that his overall points are maximum. Here are the Top 15 Spin bowlers in their Top Form Away From Home in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09

CONTENTS

3. PROLIFIC

4. CONSISTENT

4.1. Against All Teams

5. ATTACKING

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. TOP FORM – AWAY RATING

8. TOP TEAMS

8.1. Top Teams In Asia

8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

The TOP FORM – AWAY Rating is divided into four main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	300.00
Consistent	Average	300.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	200.00
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.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	10
Min Wickets (TS AVE SR)	50

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	FP	LP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	M Muralitharan	SL	2002-11-08	2006-12-15	30	108	300.00
1	M Muralitharan	SL	2002-11-08	2006-12-15	30	108	300.00
2	SK Warne	AUS	2001-03-18	2004-10-06	30	106	294.44
3	R Benaud	AUS	1956-10-19	1960-01-23	30	96	266.67
4	Mushtaq Ahmed	PAK	1992-07-23	1998-03-06	30	89	247.22
5	NM Lyon	AUS	2015-07-08	2018-03-01	30	84	233.33
5	Saeed Ajmal	PAK	2010-08-06	2013-09-10	30	84	233.33
7	EAS Prasanna	IND	1967-06-08	1976-02-05	30	83	230.56
7	Yasir Shah	PAK	2015-05-06	2018-12-26	30	83	230.56
9	GP Swann	ENG	2009-12-26	2012-11-23	30	82	227.78
10	DL Vettori	NZ	2004-06-03	2008-11-20	30	80	222.22
10	LR Gibbs	WI	1959-03-26	1966-12-31	30	80	222.22
12	KA Maharaj	SA	2017-03-08	2022-08-17	30	79	219.44
13	R Ashwin	IND	2015-01-06	2018-08-18	30	78	216.67
13	BS Chandrasekhar	IND	1971-08-05	1978-11-14	30	78	216.67
15	DL Underwood	ENG	1975-01-04	1981-12-09	30	70	194.44

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	SK Warne	30	2004	106	18.91	18.18	300.00
1	SK Warne	30	2004	106	18.91	18.18	300.00
2	M Muralitharan	30	2236	108	20.70	19.85	274.81
3	R Ashwin	30	1821	78	23.35	20.15	270.68
4	LR Gibbs	30	1697	80	21.21	21.27	256.41
5	R Benaud	30	1891	96	19.70	21.60	252.54
6	DL Underwood	30	1549	70	22.13	21.66	251.79
7	NM Lyon	30	1965	84	23.39	22.01	247.84
8	DL Vettori	30	1952	80	24.40	22.72	240.04
9	GP Swann	30	2290	82	27.93	23.25	234.59
10	Mushtaq Ahmed	30	2230	89	25.06	24.01	227.21
11	KA Maharaj	30	2297	79	29.08	24.75	220.37
12	Saeed Ajmal	30	2108	84	25.10	25.21	216.37
13	EAS Prasanna	30	2256	83	27.18	26.74	204.00
14	BS Chandrasekhar	30	2284	78	29.28	27.05	201.66
15	Yasir Shah	30	2675	83	32.23	28.29	192.82

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	SK Warne	30	4100	106	38.68	39.02	200.00
1	SK Warne	30	4100	106	38.68	39.02	200.00
2	M Muralitharan	30	4867	108	45.06	46.55	167.67
3	R Ashwin	30	3499	78	44.86	46.72	167.06
4	BS Chandrasekhar	30	4596	78	58.92	49.79	156.75
5	NM Lyon	30	3908	84	46.52	52.95	147.39
6	DL Underwood	30	4176	70	59.66	53.04	147.14
7	Mushtaq Ahmed	30	5033	89	56.55	53.56	145.72
8	EAS Prasanna	30	5332	83	64.24	56.33	138.54
9	R Benaud	30	5946	96	61.94	58.19	134.13
10	DL Vettori	30	4585	80	57.31	59.33	131.54
11	KA Maharaj	30	4501	79	56.97	59.44	131.30
12	GP Swann	30	4773	82	58.21	59.54	131.08
13	LR Gibbs	30	5441	80	68.01	59.75	130.61
14	Yasir Shah	30	4830	83	58.19	62.82	124.24
15	Saeed Ajmal	30	4750	84	56.55	66.25	117.80

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	8/70	7/100	6/45	6/54	6/86	6.60	200.00
1	M Muralitharan	8/70	7/100	6/45	6/54	6/86	6.60	200.00
2	NM Lyon	8/50	7/94	6/60	6/82	5/92	6.40	193.94
2	Yasir Shah	7/76	7/94	6/63	6/72	6/96	6.40	193.94
4	SK Warne	7/94	7/165	6/33	6/161	5/43	6.20	187.88
4	EAS Prasanna	8/76	6/94	6/104	6/141	5/32	6.20	187.88
6	BS Chandrasekhar	6/38	6/52	6/52	6/94	6/120	6.00	181.82
7	Saeed Ajmal	7/95	6/42	6/96	5/69	5/82	5.80	175.76
7	Mushtaq Ahmed	7/56	6/78	6/78	5/57	5/95	5.80	175.76
7	KA Maharaj	9/129	6/40	5/36	5/94	4/58	5.80	175.76
10	R Ashwin	7/83	6/46	5/42	5/52	5/69	5.60	169.70
10	R Benaud	7/72	6/52	5/43	5/49	5/53	5.60	169.70
10	DL Vettori	6/28	6/70	6/100	5/59	5/66	5.60	169.70
13	LR Gibbs	6/39	6/98	5/37	5/51	5/59	5.40	163.64
13	GP Swann	6/82	6/106	5/54	5/90	5/91	5.40	163.64
15	DL Underwood	7/113	5/84	4/28	4/76	4/78	4.80	145.45

TOP FORM – AWAY RATING

The TOP FORM – AWAY (TF 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	TF AW RAT
1	SK Warne	294.44	300.00	200.00	187.88	982.32
2	M Muralitharan	300.00	274.81	167.67	200.00	942.48
3	R Ashwin	216.67	270.68	167.06	169.70	824.10
4	R Benaud	266.67	252.54	134.13	169.70	823.04
5	NM Lyon	233.33	247.84	147.39	193.94	822.50
6	Mushtaq Ahmed	247.22	227.21	145.72	175.76	795.91
7	LR Gibbs	222.22	256.41	130.61	163.64	772.88
8	DL Vettori	222.22	240.04	131.54	169.70	763.50
9	EAS Prasanna	230.56	204.00	138.54	187.88	760.98
10	GP Swann	227.78	234.59	131.08	163.64	757.08
11	BS Chandrasekhar	216.67	201.66	156.75	181.82	756.89
12	KA Maharaj	219.44	220.37	131.30	175.76	746.87
13	Saeed Ajmal	233.33	216.37	117.80	175.76	743.26
14	Yasir Shah	230.56	192.82	124.24	193.94	741.55
15	DL Underwood	194.44	251.79	147.14	145.45	738.82

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 Test Spin Bowlers In Top Form Away From Home