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Top 15 Test Spin Bowlers In Top Form

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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 their Top Form in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2024-06-09

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

Points to note about TOP FORM Rating:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • The inns are taken such that his overall points are maximum.

THE CRITERIA

The TF Rating is divided into 4 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

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 2004-03-24 2007-07-11 50 195 300.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 2004-03-24 2007-07-11 50 195 300.00
2 SK Warne AUS 2002-03-08 2005-08-11 50 165 253.85
3 Yasir Shah PAK 2015-05-06 2018-11-24 50 162 249.23
4 A Kumble IND 2001-12-03 2004-12-17 50 159 244.62
4 R Ashwin IND 2012-12-13 2016-10-08 50 159 244.62
6 R Benaud AUS 1956-10-19 1961-02-10 50 153 235.38
7 HMRKB Herath SL 2014-07-24 2017-07-14 50 152 233.85
8 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1971-08-19 1977-12-30 50 142 218.46
9 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 1992-07-23 1998-02-26 50 141 216.92
10 SCG MacGill AUS 1998-01-30 2003-12-04 50 137 210.77
11 RA Jadeja IND 2014-07-27 2018-09-07 50 134 206.15
12 NM Lyon AUS 2021-12-08 2024-03-08 50 131 201.54
13 DL Underwood ENG 1967-08-10 1973-01-25 50 130 200.00
14 LR Gibbs WI 1959-03-26 1967-01-13 50 125 192.31
15 GAR Lock ENG 1955-08-13 1962-01-10 50 113 173.85

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 M Muralitharan 50 3368 195 17.27 18.02 300.00
1 M Muralitharan 50 3368 195 17.27 18.02 300.00
2 DL Underwood 50 2440 130 18.77 18.31 295.28
3 SK Warne 50 3589 165 21.75 20.85 259.33
4 GAR Lock 50 2221 113 19.65 21.21 255.01
5 RA Jadeja 50 2752 134 20.54 21.66 249.70
6 LR Gibbs 50 2830 125 22.64 21.94 246.46
7 NM Lyon 50 3215 131 24.54 22.03 245.49
8 R Benaud 50 3304 153 21.59 22.15 244.08
9 R Ashwin 50 3401 159 21.39 22.19 243.66
10 HMRKB Herath 50 3477 152 22.88 22.91 236.04
11 SCG MacGill 50 3584 137 26.16 24.92 216.95
12 Mushtaq Ahmed 50 3607 141 25.58 25.03 216.03
13 BS Chandrasekhar 50 3684 142 25.94 26.24 206.10
14 Yasir Shah 50 4528 162 27.95 26.57 203.49
15 A Kumble 50 4345 159 27.33 26.73 202.28

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 M Muralitharan 50 7557 195 38.75 42.36 200.00
1 M Muralitharan 50 7557 195 38.75 42.36 200.00
2 SK Warne 50 7423 165 44.99 45.60 185.81
3 BS Chandrasekhar 50 8074 142 56.86 51.16 165.62
4 DL Underwood 50 7988 130 61.45 53.72 157.71
5 R Ashwin 50 7132 159 44.86 54.33 155.95
6 SCG MacGill 50 7104 137 51.85 54.90 154.33
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 50 7882 141 55.90 54.92 154.27
8 HMRKB Herath 50 7459 152 49.07 57.22 148.07
9 R Benaud 50 10061 153 65.76 58.26 145.43
10 NM Lyon 50 7017 131 53.56 58.40 145.07
11 A Kumble 50 9210 159 57.92 59.76 141.76
12 GAR Lock 50 7512 113 66.48 60.49 140.06
13 LR Gibbs 50 8977 125 71.82 60.93 139.04
14 Yasir Shah 50 8864 162 54.72 61.63 137.46
15 RA Jadeja 50 7080 134 52.84 64.78 130.79

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 HMRKB Herath 9/127 8/63 7/48 7/64 6/48 7.40 200.00
1 HMRKB Herath 9/127 8/63 7/48 7/64 6/48 7.40 200.00
2 M Muralitharan 8/46 8/70 7/97 7/100 6/18 7.20 194.59
3 Yasir Shah 8/41 7/76 7/94 6/63 6/72 6.80 183.78
3 A Kumble 8/141 7/48 7/115 6/72 6/81 6.80 183.78
3 R Ashwin 7/59 7/66 7/83 7/103 6/46 6.80 183.78
6 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 6/38 6/52 6/52 6/76 6.40 172.97
6 DL Underwood 7/32 7/50 6/12 6/41 6/45 6.40 172.97
6 GAR Lock 7/35 7/51 6/20 6/53 6/65 6.40 172.97
9 Mushtaq Ahmed 7/56 6/78 6/78 6/84 6/87 6.20 167.57
9 LR Gibbs 8/38 6/29 6/39 6/98 5/37 6.20 167.57
11 SK Warne 7/94 6/46 6/125 6/161 5/39 6.00 162.16
11 NM Lyon 8/64 6/65 6/128 5/67 5/83 6.00 162.16
13 SCG MacGill 7/50 7/104 5/56 5/57 5/65 5.80 156.76
14 RA Jadeja 7/48 6/63 5/21 5/30 5/73 5.60 151.35
14 R Benaud 7/72 6/52 5/43 5/49 5/53 5.60 151.35

TOP FORM RATING

The TOP FORM (TF) 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 RAT
1 M Muralitharan 300.00 300.00 200.00 194.59 994.59
2 SK Warne 253.85 259.33 185.81 162.16 861.15
3 R Ashwin 244.62 243.66 155.95 183.78 828.00
4 DL Underwood 200.00 295.28 157.71 172.97 825.96
5 HMRKB Herath 233.85 236.04 148.07 200.00 817.95
6 R Benaud 235.38 244.08 145.43 151.35 776.24
7 Yasir Shah 249.23 203.49 137.46 183.78 773.96
8 A Kumble 244.62 202.28 141.76 183.78 772.44
9 BS Chandrasekhar 218.46 206.10 165.62 172.97 763.16
10 Mushtaq Ahmed 216.92 216.03 154.27 167.57 754.79
11 NM Lyon 201.54 245.49 145.07 162.16 754.27
12 LR Gibbs 192.31 246.46 139.04 167.57 745.38
13 GAR Lock 173.85 255.01 140.06 172.97 741.88
14 SCG MacGill 210.77 216.95 154.33 156.76 738.81
15 RA Jadeja 206.15 249.70 130.79 151.35 737.99

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 PAK AUS ENG 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 ENG SA IND

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