Tests - Best Spin Bowlers In Top Form Away From Home

Top 15 Test Spin Bowlers In Top Form Away From Home

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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 their Top Form Away From Home in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against Top Teams
5. ATTACKING
5.1. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
6.1. Against Top Teams
7. TOP FORM - AWAY RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Top Teams (TT)
8.4. Abbreviations
TAW RATING

Points to note about TOP FORM - AWAY Rating:-

  • TAW is calculated by taking the best 25 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • The inns are taken such that his points are maximum.
  • Only innings against Top Teams are considered.

THE CRITERIA

The TAW Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Attacking Strike Rate 250.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 200.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 10
Min Career Wkts 50

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 2000-03-05 2006-06-02 25 91 300.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 2000-03-05 2006-06-02 25 91 300.00
2 SK Warne AUS 2002-10-03 2005-07-21 25 90 296.70
3 LR Gibbs WI 1959-03-26 1966-08-04 25 69 227.47
4 A Kumble IND 2003-12-12 2007-07-27 25 68 224.18
4 KA Maharaj SA 2017-03-08 2022-02-25 25 68 224.18
6 Danish Kaneria PAK 2005-01-02 2007-11-22 25 67 220.88
6 NM Lyon AUS 2019-09-04 2025-06-11 25 67 220.88
8 R Ashwin IND 2015-01-06 2018-12-06 25 63 207.69
8 AY Patel NZ 2018-11-16 2024-11-01 25 63 207.69
10 GP Swann ENG 2010-11-25 2012-12-13 25 62 204.40
11 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 1995-09-08 2004-03-28 23 61 201.10
12 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1967-06-08 1978-01-28 25 58 191.21
13 MS Panesar ENG 2006-03-09 2012-12-05 25 57 187.91
14 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 1990-01-19 2003-10-24 22 51 168.13
15 SR Harmer SA 2015-01-02 2025-11-22 14 41 135.16

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

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SK Warne 25 1741 90 19.34 18.03 250.00
1 SK Warne 25 1741 90 19.34 18.03 250.00
2 LR Gibbs 25 1368 69 19.83 20.00 225.38
3 SR Harmer 14 865 41 21.10 20.05 224.85
4 R Ashwin 25 1557 63 24.71 21.33 211.39
5 M Muralitharan 25 2122 91 23.32 21.79 206.83
6 NM Lyon 25 1662 67 24.81 22.23 202.78
7 GP Swann 25 1645 62 26.53 22.53 200.05
8 BS Chandrasekhar 25 1645 58 28.36 25.20 178.90
9 AY Patel 25 1761 63 27.95 27.04 166.69
10 KA Maharaj 25 2150 68 31.62 27.76 162.36
11 Mushtaq Ahmed 22 1671 51 32.76 28.09 160.49
12 Danish Kaneria 25 2143 67 31.99 28.39 158.80
13 MS Panesar 25 1971 57 34.58 28.84 156.31
14 Saqlain Mushtaq 23 1833 61 30.05 29.17 154.51
15 A Kumble 25 2236 68 32.88 30.28 148.88

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

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS SK Warne 25 3543 90 39.37 36.76 250.00
1 SK Warne 25 3543 90 39.37 36.76 250.00
2 M Muralitharan 25 4723 91 51.90 51.06 179.97
3 R Ashwin 25 3174 63 50.38 52.42 175.32
4 BS Chandrasekhar 25 3719 58 64.12 52.98 173.47
5 SR Harmer 14 1853 41 45.20 53.95 170.35
6 LR Gibbs 25 4472 69 64.81 56.28 163.30
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 22 3362 51 65.92 56.32 163.17
8 A Kumble 25 3997 68 58.78 56.94 161.39
9 NM Lyon 25 3680 67 54.93 58.74 156.45
10 GP Swann 25 3588 62 57.87 59.52 154.39
11 AY Patel 25 3168 63 50.29 60.56 151.76
12 Saqlain Mushtaq 23 3892 61 63.80 63.17 145.47
13 KA Maharaj 25 4126 68 60.68 66.14 138.95
14 MS Panesar 25 3963 57 69.53 67.07 137.03
15 Danish Kaneria 25 4474 67 66.78 68.43 134.30

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 Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS M Muralitharan 8/70 7/100 6/39 6/71 6/86 6.60 200.00
1 M Muralitharan 8/70 7/100 6/39 6/71 6/86 6.60 200.00
2 AY Patel 10/119 6/57 5/59 5/89 5/103 6.20 187.88
3 A Kumble 8/141 6/72 6/176 5/154 4/47 5.80 175.76
4 BS Chandrasekhar 6/38 6/52 6/52 5/127 5/136 5.60 169.70
4 SK Warne 7/94 6/125 5/39 5/43 5/65 5.60 169.70
4 NM Lyon 8/64 6/65 5/67 5/83 4/41 5.60 169.70
4 KA Maharaj 9/129 6/40 5/94 4/58 4/85 5.60 169.70
8 LR Gibbs 6/39 6/98 5/37 5/59 5/66 5.40 163.64
8 MS Panesar 6/62 6/81 5/92 5/124 5/129 5.40 163.64
10 Saqlain Mushtaq 6/46 5/93 5/94 5/94 5/121 5.20 157.58
10 Danish Kaneria 7/188 6/150 5/127 4/53 4/59 5.20 157.58
10 GP Swann 6/82 6/106 5/91 5/144 4/43 5.20 157.58
13 Mushtaq Ahmed 6/78 5/95 5/115 4/83 4/91 4.80 145.45
13 R Ashwin 6/46 5/42 5/69 4/62 4/68 4.80 145.45
13 SR Harmer 6/37 6/50 4/21 4/30 4/51 4.80 145.45

TOP FORM - AWAY RATING

The TOP FORM - AWAY (TAW) 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 TAW RAT
1 SK Warne 296.70 250.00 250.00 169.70 966.40
2 M Muralitharan 300.00 206.83 179.97 200.00 886.80
3 LR Gibbs 227.47 225.38 163.30 163.64 779.79
4 NM Lyon 220.88 202.78 156.45 169.70 749.81
5 R Ashwin 207.69 211.39 175.32 145.45 739.85
6 GP Swann 204.40 200.05 154.39 157.58 716.41
7 AY Patel 207.69 166.69 151.76 187.88 714.01
8 BS Chandrasekhar 191.21 178.90 173.47 169.70 713.28
9 A Kumble 224.18 148.88 161.39 175.76 710.20
10 KA Maharaj 224.18 162.36 138.95 169.70 695.19
11 SR Harmer 135.16 224.85 170.35 145.45 675.81
12 Danish Kaneria 220.88 158.80 134.30 157.58 671.56
13 Saqlain Mushtaq 201.10 154.51 145.47 157.58 658.66
14 MS Panesar 187.91 156.31 137.03 163.64 644.88
15 Mushtaq Ahmed 168.13 160.49 163.17 145.45 637.24

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)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  4. TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
    8. .

Top Teams (TT)

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

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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