Tests - Best Spin Bowlers In Top Form At Home

Top 15 Test Spin Bowlers In Top Form At 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 At 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 - HOME RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Top Teams (TT)
8.4. Abbreviations
THM RATING

Points to note about TOP FORM - HOME Rating:-

  • THM 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 THM 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 2001-08-29 2007-12-01 25 109 300.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 2001-08-29 2007-12-01 25 109 300.00
2 A Kumble IND 1996-12-08 2004-10-14 25 93 255.96
3 Harbhajan Singh IND 2001-02-27 2005-03-24 25 89 244.95
4 R Ashwin IND 2019-10-02 2023-03-09 25 85 233.94
5 HMRKB Herath SL 2014-08-06 2018-07-20 25 82 225.69
6 SK Warne AUS 1993-01-23 1998-01-02 25 77 211.93
7 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1964-01-21 1974-11-22 25 76 209.17
7 RA Jadeja IND 2013-03-02 2017-03-04 25 76 209.17
9 NM Lyon AUS 2016-11-24 2020-12-26 25 69 189.91
10 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2009-07-04 2014-08-14 23 67 184.40
11 R Benaud AUS 1954-12-31 1962-11-30 25 66 181.65
11 MM Ali ENG 2014-07-09 2018-09-07 25 66 181.65
13 Abdul Qadir PAK 1977-12-14 1990-12-06 24 65 178.90
14 DL Underwood ENG 1968-06-20 1974-07-04 25 58 159.63
15 ND Hirwani IND 1988-01-11 1996-11-27 11 38 104.59

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 1449 77 18.82 18.43 250.00
1 SK Warne 25 1449 77 18.82 18.43 250.00
2 R Ashwin 25 1383 85 16.27 19.42 237.25
3 MM Ali 25 1461 66 22.14 20.20 228.08
4 M Muralitharan 25 2004 109 18.39 20.85 220.93
5 ND Hirwani 11 655 38 17.24 21.14 217.93
6 RA Jadeja 25 1366 76 17.97 21.71 212.21
7 A Kumble 25 1935 93 20.81 22.59 203.99
8 DL Underwood 25 1263 58 21.78 22.65 203.41
9 Harbhajan Singh 25 1972 89 22.16 23.06 199.82
10 NM Lyon 25 1798 69 26.06 23.19 198.66
11 Saeed Ajmal 23 1773 67 26.46 23.41 196.80
12 BS Chandrasekhar 25 1815 76 23.88 24.69 186.58
13 HMRKB Herath 25 1826 82 22.27 24.70 186.55
14 R Benaud 25 1712 66 25.94 25.34 181.84
15 Abdul Qadir 24 1655 65 25.46 25.72 179.12

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 MM Ali 25 2456 66 37.21 41.34 250.00
1 MM Ali 25 2456 66 37.21 41.34 250.00
2 ND Hirwani 11 1451 38 38.18 41.36 249.84
3 SK Warne 25 3999 77 51.94 50.79 203.46
4 A Kumble 25 4503 93 48.42 52.54 196.69
5 Harbhajan Singh 25 4310 89 48.43 52.84 195.58
6 R Ashwin 25 3430 85 40.35 53.04 194.82
7 M Muralitharan 25 5255 109 48.21 54.00 191.36
8 BS Chandrasekhar 25 4622 76 60.82 55.83 185.11
9 HMRKB Herath 25 3732 82 45.51 55.98 184.59
10 Abdul Qadir 24 3927 65 60.42 56.23 183.78
11 DL Underwood 25 3887 58 67.02 61.16 168.96
12 R Benaud 25 4913 66 74.44 61.20 168.86
13 Saeed Ajmal 23 4353 67 64.97 63.27 163.33
14 NM Lyon 25 4127 69 59.81 63.52 162.70
15 RA Jadeja 25 3720 76 48.95 65.25 158.37

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 A Kumble 10/74 7/48 7/115 6/70 6/81 7.20 200.00
1 A Kumble 10/74 7/48 7/115 6/70 6/81 7.20 200.00
2 Harbhajan Singh 8/84 7/87 7/123 7/133 6/73 7.00 194.44
2 HMRKB Herath 9/127 7/48 7/64 6/48 6/81 7.00 194.44
4 M Muralitharan 8/87 7/46 7/97 6/55 6/59 6.80 188.89
5 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 7/157 6/90 5/65 5/135 6.20 172.22
6 SK Warne 7/23 7/56 6/34 5/72 5/75 6.00 166.67
7 ND Hirwani 8/61 8/75 6/59 4/93 3/43 5.80 161.11
7 R Ashwin 7/145 6/61 6/91 5/37 5/43 5.80 161.11
9 RA Jadeja 7/48 6/63 5/21 5/30 5/58 5.60 155.56
10 Abdul Qadir 6/16 6/44 5/74 5/84 5/110 5.40 150.00
11 Saeed Ajmal 7/55 6/151 5/68 4/67 4/74 5.20 144.44
11 MM Ali 6/53 6/67 5/63 5/69 4/39 5.20 144.44
13 R Benaud 6/115 5/83 5/91 5/96 4/43 5.00 138.89
13 DL Underwood 7/50 6/45 4/37 4/41 4/55 5.00 138.89
13 NM Lyon 6/122 5/50 5/67 5/68 4/60 5.00 138.89

TOP FORM - HOME RATING

The TOP FORM - HOME (THM) 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 THM RAT
1 M Muralitharan 300.00 220.93 191.36 188.89 901.18
2 A Kumble 255.96 203.99 196.69 200.00 856.64
3 Harbhajan Singh 244.95 199.82 195.58 194.44 834.80
4 SK Warne 211.93 250.00 203.46 166.67 832.05
5 R Ashwin 233.94 237.25 194.82 161.11 827.12
6 MM Ali 181.65 228.08 250.00 144.44 804.18
7 HMRKB Herath 225.69 186.55 184.59 194.44 791.27
8 BS Chandrasekhar 209.17 186.58 185.11 172.22 753.08
9 RA Jadeja 209.17 212.21 158.37 155.56 735.30
10 ND Hirwani 104.59 217.93 249.84 161.11 733.47
11 Abdul Qadir 178.90 179.12 183.78 150.00 691.80
12 NM Lyon 189.91 198.66 162.70 138.89 690.15
13 Saeed Ajmal 184.40 196.80 163.33 144.44 688.97
14 R Benaud 181.65 181.84 168.86 138.89 671.24
15 DL Underwood 159.63 203.41 168.96 138.89 670.89

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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