Tests - Best Spin Bowlers Overall

Top 25 Spin Bowlers In Test Cricket Since 1950

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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 (Detailed Explanation) and at the end. So, here are the Top 25 Spin bowlers in Test Cricket since 1950.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. ATTACKING
3.3.1. Against All Teams
3.3.2. Against Top Teams
3.4. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
3.4.1. Against All Teams
3.4.2. Against Top Teams
3.5. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.2.1.2. Asians In Asia
4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2.2. Asians Outside Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. WKTS/INN
5.2. TOP FORM
5.3. IMPACT INNINGS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. OVERALL RATING
6.1. BRIEF EXPLANATION
6.1.1. Dynamic Nature
6.1.2. Trend Setter (TS)
6.1.3. Top Teams (TT)
6.1.4. Abbreviations

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Wkts Per Inn, Top Form, Impact Inns

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 25
Min Career Wkts 50

PRIMARY CRITERIA

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 250.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 150.00

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 1976
Era 2 MP between 1975 And 1996
Era 3 MP between 1995 And 2016
Era 4 MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS LR Gibbs WI 1958 1976 1967 148 309 220.00
1 LR Gibbs WI 1958 1976 1967 148 309 220.00
2 DL Underwood ENG 1966 1982 1974 151 297 211.46
3 BS Bedi IND 1966 1979 1972.5 118 266 189.39
4 R Benaud AUS 1952 1964 1958 116 248 176.57
5 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1964 1979 1971.5 97 242 172.30
6 EAS Prasanna IND 1962 1978 1970 86 189 134.56
7 SP Gupte IND 1951 1961 1956 61 149 106.08
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Abdul Qadir PAK 1977 1990 1983.5 111 236 210.00
1 Abdul Qadir PAK 1977 1990 1983.5 111 236 210.00
2 Iqbal Qasim PAK 1976 1988 1982 86 171 152.16
3 B Yardley AUS 1978 1983 1980.5 58 126 112.12
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1992 2010 2001 230 800 250.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 1992 2010 2001 230 800 250.00
2 SK Warne AUS 1992 2007 1999.5 273 708 221.25
3 A Kumble IND 1990 2008 1999 236 619 193.44
4 HMRKB Herath SL 1999 2018 2008.5 170 433 135.31
5 Harbhajan Singh IND 1998 2015 2006.5 190 417 130.31
6 Danish Kaneria PAK 2000 2010 2005 112 261 81.56
7 GP Swann ENG 2008 2013 2010.5 109 255 79.69
8 SCG MacGill AUS 1998 2008 2003 85 208 65.00
9 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 1990 2003 1996.5 89 185 57.81
10 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2009 2014 2011.5 67 178 55.63
RANK ERA 4 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS NM Lyon AUS 2011 2025 2018 262 567 240.00
1 NM Lyon AUS 2011 2025 2018 262 567 240.00
2 R Ashwin IND 2011 2024 2017.5 200 537 227.30
3 RA Jadeja IND 2012 2025 2018.5 167 348 147.30
4 Yasir Shah PAK 2014 2022 2018 89 244 103.28
5 KA Maharaj SA 2016 2025 2020.5 106 218 92.28

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 75
Min Wickets (TT) 60

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS M Muralitharan 230 18180 800 22.73 23.67 120.00
1 M Muralitharan 230 18180 800 22.73 23.67 120.00
2 SK Warne 273 17995 708 25.42 24.24 117.14
3 R Ashwin 200 12891 537 24.01 25.14 112.99
4 DL Underwood 151 7674 297 25.84 26.12 108.73
5 Saeed Ajmal 67 5003 178 28.11 26.18 108.48
6 RA Jadeja 167 8741 348 25.12 26.24 108.25
7 KA Maharaj 106 6370 218 29.22 26.47 107.28
8 NM Lyon 262 17099 567 30.16 26.93 105.46
9 GP Swann 109 7642 255 29.97 27.03 105.08
10 HMRKB Herath 170 12157 433 28.08 27.50 103.28
11 Iqbal Qasim 86 4807 171 28.11 27.88 101.86
12 R Benaud 116 6704 248 27.03 27.98 101.50
13 BS Bedi 118 7637 266 28.71 28.72 98.89
14 BS Chandrasekhar 97 7199 242 29.75 28.72 98.88
15 LR Gibbs 148 8989 309 29.09 29.03 97.82
16 SP Gupte 61 4403 149 29.55 29.13 97.48
17 A Kumble 236 18355 619 29.65 29.48 96.32
18 Yasir Shah 89 7657 244 31.38 29.69 95.65
19 SCG MacGill 85 6038 208 29.03 30.03 94.57
20 Mushtaq Ahmed 89 6100 185 32.97 30.26 93.86
21 B Yardley 58 3986 126 31.63 30.69 92.53
22 Abdul Qadir 111 7742 236 32.81 30.79 92.24
23 EAS Prasanna 86 5742 189 30.38 30.88 91.98
24 Harbhajan Singh 190 13537 417 32.46 32.40 87.65
25 Danish Kaneria 112 9082 261 34.80 33.39 85.05

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SK Warne 168 11491 451 25.48 23.55 180.00
1 SK Warne 168 11491 451 25.48 23.55 180.00
2 M Muralitharan 134 11834 452 26.18 24.87 170.47
3 RA Jadeja 123 6909 269 25.68 25.90 163.68
4 R Ashwin 144 9571 366 26.15 26.09 162.48
5 Saeed Ajmal 51 3945 130 30.35 26.29 161.23
6 NM Lyon 189 12715 395 32.19 27.51 154.07
7 LR Gibbs 108 6931 235 29.49 27.77 152.63
8 HMRKB Herath 117 8783 284 30.93 27.85 152.19
9 BS Chandrasekhar 77 5566 185 30.09 27.90 151.92
10 GP Swann 72 5467 157 34.82 28.37 149.41
11 DL Underwood 96 5049 164 30.79 29.04 145.96
12 A Kumble 143 11577 368 31.46 29.59 143.25
13 KA Maharaj 66 4359 122 35.73 29.79 142.32
14 Iqbal Qasim 52 2915 93 31.34 29.79 142.31
15 Yasir Shah 54 4598 131 35.10 30.00 141.32
16 BS Bedi 90 6090 191 31.88 30.04 141.13
17 SCG MacGill 49 3522 114 30.89 30.61 138.48
18 R Benaud 76 4335 144 30.10 30.71 138.05
19 SP Gupte 40 3201 94 34.05 31.33 135.29
20 B Yardley 42 2791 80 34.89 32.24 131.50
21 Abdul Qadir 53 4025 113 35.62 32.31 131.20
22 EAS Prasanna 67 4569 134 34.10 32.41 130.80
23 Mushtaq Ahmed 48 3391 95 35.69 32.47 130.55
24 Harbhajan Singh 115 8970 259 34.63 33.08 128.14
25 Danish Kaneria 79 6903 176 39.22 34.78 121.87

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 75
Min Wickets (TT) 60

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS SK Warne 273 40704 708 57.49 54.86 120.00
1 SK Warne 273 40704 708 57.49 54.86 120.00
2 BS Chandrasekhar 97 15963 242 65.96 57.77 113.94
3 M Muralitharan 230 44039 800 55.05 58.29 112.93
4 SCG MacGill 85 11237 208 54.02 58.53 112.46
5 R Ashwin 200 27241 537 50.73 60.83 108.21
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 89 12532 185 67.74 61.86 106.41
7 KA Maharaj 106 12308 218 56.46 62.08 106.04
8 B Yardley 58 8909 126 70.71 62.71 104.97
9 Abdul Qadir 111 17126 236 72.57 63.65 103.42
10 GP Swann 109 15349 255 60.19 64.50 102.06
11 Yasir Shah 89 14255 244 58.42 64.75 101.66
12 NM Lyon 262 34832 567 61.43 65.46 100.56
13 SP Gupte 61 11284 149 75.73 65.60 100.34
14 DL Underwood 151 21862 297 73.61 65.65 100.27
15 HMRKB Herath 170 25993 433 60.03 66.70 98.68
16 R Benaud 116 19108 248 77.05 67.40 97.66
17 A Kumble 236 40852 619 66.00 67.46 97.58
18 Saeed Ajmal 67 11592 178 65.12 68.61 95.95
19 EAS Prasanna 86 14353 189 75.94 69.28 95.01
20 Iqbal Qasim 86 13019 171 76.13 69.43 94.81
21 RA Jadeja 167 20241 348 58.16 69.89 94.18
22 Danish Kaneria 112 17697 261 67.80 71.99 91.44
23 BS Bedi 118 21364 266 80.32 72.58 90.70
24 Harbhajan Singh 190 28580 417 68.54 73.19 89.94
25 LR Gibbs 148 27115 309 87.75 75.01 87.76

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS SK Warne 168 25511 451 56.57 53.94 180.00
1 SK Warne 168 25511 451 56.57 53.94 180.00
2 BS Chandrasekhar 77 12373 185 66.88 57.45 169.01
3 SCG MacGill 49 6744 114 59.16 60.07 161.63
4 M Muralitharan 134 27335 452 60.48 60.26 161.12
5 R Ashwin 144 20511 366 56.04 64.80 149.84
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 48 6659 95 70.09 65.04 149.29
7 Abdul Qadir 53 8734 113 77.29 65.24 148.82
8 Yasir Shah 54 8520 131 65.04 66.05 147.01
9 B Yardley 42 6236 80 77.95 66.44 146.12
10 A Kumble 143 24536 368 66.67 67.15 144.58
11 GP Swann 72 10671 157 67.97 67.37 144.11
12 NM Lyon 189 25972 395 65.75 67.56 143.70
13 SP Gupte 40 7375 94 78.46 67.65 143.52
14 HMRKB Herath 117 18692 284 65.82 68.09 142.59
15 Saeed Ajmal 51 8975 130 69.04 68.87 140.97
16 RA Jadeja 123 16071 269 59.74 69.95 138.79
17 KA Maharaj 66 8202 122 67.23 70.15 138.40
18 LR Gibbs 108 20525 235 87.34 71.72 135.38
19 R Benaud 76 12019 144 83.47 72.31 134.26
20 DL Underwood 96 13876 164 84.61 72.36 134.18
21 Iqbal Qasim 52 7854 93 84.45 73.38 132.32
22 EAS Prasanna 67 11263 134 84.05 73.90 131.37
23 Harbhajan Singh 115 18113 259 69.93 73.92 131.35
24 BS Bedi 90 16276 191 85.21 74.67 130.03
25 Danish Kaneria 79 13191 176 74.95 75.55 128.51

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 7 Inns

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBW RAT
TS M Muralitharan 9/51 9/65 8/46 8/70 8/87 7/46 7/84 8.00 50.00
1 M Muralitharan 9/51 9/65 8/46 8/70 8/87 7/46 7/84 8.00 50.00
2 A Kumble 10/74 8/141 7/48 7/59 7/63 7/115 6/53 7.43 46.43
3 HMRKB Herath 9/127 8/63 7/48 7/64 7/89 7/157 6/43 7.29 45.54
4 Harbhajan Singh 8/84 7/48 7/62 7/87 7/120 7/123 7/133 7.14 44.64
5 SK Warne 8/71 7/23 7/52 7/56 7/94 7/165 6/31 7.00 43.75
5 NM Lyon 8/50 8/64 7/94 7/94 7/152 6/49 6/60 7.00 43.75
7 R Ashwin 7/59 7/66 7/71 7/83 7/103 7/145 6/31 6.86 42.86
8 DL Underwood 8/51 7/32 7/50 7/113 6/12 6/41 6/45 6.71 41.96
9 Abdul Qadir 9/56 7/96 7/142 6/16 6/44 6/160 5/44 6.57 41.07
9 Danish Kaneria 7/77 7/118 7/168 7/188 6/42 6/52 6/150 6.57 41.07
9 Yasir Shah 8/41 7/76 7/94 6/63 6/72 6/96 6/124 6.57 41.07
9 KA Maharaj 9/129 7/32 7/40 7/102 6/40 5/36 5/59 6.57 41.07
13 LR Gibbs 8/38 7/98 6/29 6/39 6/60 6/76 6/98 6.43 40.18
13 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 7/157 6/38 6/52 6/52 6/76 6/90 6.43 40.18
15 SP Gupte 9/102 7/128 7/162 6/90 5/18 5/45 5/63 6.29 39.29
16 EAS Prasanna 8/76 6/74 6/94 6/104 6/141 5/32 5/42 6.00 37.50
16 SCG MacGill 8/108 7/50 7/104 5/43 5/56 5/57 5/65 6.00 37.50
16 Saeed Ajmal 7/55 7/95 6/42 6/96 6/151 5/68 5/69 6.00 37.50
19 BS Bedi 7/98 6/42 6/71 6/127 6/226 5/27 5/37 5.86 36.61
19 Mushtaq Ahmed 7/56 6/78 6/78 6/84 6/87 5/35 5/57 5.86 36.61
19 RA Jadeja 7/42 7/48 6/63 6/138 5/21 5/30 5/41 5.86 36.61
22 R Benaud 7/72 6/52 6/70 6/115 5/43 5/49 5/53 5.71 35.71
22 Iqbal Qasim 7/49 6/40 6/89 6/141 5/35 5/48 5/78 5.71 35.71
22 GP Swann 6/65 6/82 6/90 6/106 6/106 5/44 5/54 5.71 35.71
25 B Yardley 7/98 7/187 6/84 5/88 5/107 5/132 4/35 5.57 34.82

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBW RAT
TS A Kumble 10/74 8/141 7/48 7/63 7/115 6/53 6/70 7.29 100.00
1 A Kumble 10/74 8/141 7/48 7/63 7/115 6/53 6/70 7.29 100.00
2 M Muralitharan 8/70 8/87 7/46 7/84 7/97 7/100 6/26 7.14 98.04
3 Harbhajan Singh 8/84 7/87 7/120 7/123 7/133 6/73 6/78 6.86 94.12
3 HMRKB Herath 9/127 7/48 7/64 7/157 6/43 6/48 6/74 6.86 94.12
3 NM Lyon 8/50 8/64 7/94 7/152 6/49 6/65 6/122 6.86 94.12
6 SK Warne 7/23 7/52 7/56 7/94 6/34 6/46 6/86 6.57 90.20
7 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 7/157 6/38 6/52 6/52 6/76 6/90 6.43 88.24
7 R Ashwin 7/66 7/103 7/145 6/41 6/46 6/55 6/61 6.43 88.24
9 RA Jadeja 7/42 7/48 6/63 6/138 5/21 5/30 5/41 5.86 80.39
9 KA Maharaj 9/129 7/102 6/40 5/94 5/123 5/180 4/58 5.86 80.39
11 LR Gibbs 6/29 6/39 6/60 6/98 6/108 5/37 5/59 5.71 78.43
11 DL Underwood 7/50 7/113 6/45 6/66 5/39 5/94 4/37 5.71 78.43
11 Danish Kaneria 7/118 7/188 6/150 5/46 5/62 5/125 5/127 5.71 78.43
11 Yasir Shah 7/76 6/72 6/96 6/184 5/51 5/71 5/78 5.71 78.43
15 SP Gupte 9/102 7/162 5/90 5/107 5/180 4/43 4/76 5.57 76.47
15 BS Bedi 7/98 6/71 6/226 5/37 5/55 5/63 5/89 5.57 76.47
15 Saeed Ajmal 7/55 6/96 6/151 5/68 5/82 5/146 5/166 5.57 76.47
18 Abdul Qadir 6/16 6/44 6/160 5/74 5/84 5/110 5/166 5.43 74.51
18 GP Swann 6/82 6/106 6/106 5/44 5/54 5/91 5/110 5.43 74.51
20 EAS Prasanna 6/74 6/104 6/141 5/42 5/70 5/121 4/16 5.29 72.55
21 R Benaud 6/70 6/115 5/83 5/91 5/93 5/96 4/15 5.14 70.59
22 Iqbal Qasim 7/49 6/40 6/89 4/44 4/48 4/69 4/84 5.00 68.63
23 Mushtaq Ahmed 6/78 5/35 5/71 5/95 5/115 4/57 4/83 4.86 66.67
24 B Yardley 7/98 5/107 5/132 4/35 4/38 4/40 4/89 4.71 64.71
25 SCG MacGill 5/66 5/75 5/87 5/152 4/47 4/53 4/61 4.57 62.75

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40%.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ATT BBW RAT PRI PTS
1 M Muralitharan 250.00 290.47 112.93 148.04 962.56 385.02
2 SK Warne 221.25 297.14 120.00 133.95 952.34 380.94
3 R Ashwin 227.30 275.46 108.21 131.09 891.90 356.76
4 NM Lyon 240.00 259.54 100.56 137.87 881.67 352.67
5 BS Chandrasekhar 172.30 250.79 113.94 128.41 834.45 333.78
6 A Kumble 193.44 239.57 97.58 146.43 821.60 328.64
7 DL Underwood 211.46 254.69 100.27 120.40 820.99 328.39
8 LR Gibbs 220.00 250.45 87.76 118.61 812.21 324.88
9 Abdul Qadir 210.00 223.44 103.42 115.58 801.27 320.51
10 HMRKB Herath 135.31 255.47 98.68 139.65 771.71 308.69
11 RA Jadeja 147.30 271.92 94.18 117.00 769.20 307.68
12 BS Bedi 189.39 240.02 90.70 113.08 763.21 305.28
13 R Benaud 176.57 239.55 97.66 106.30 754.34 301.74
14 Iqbal Qasim 152.16 244.17 94.81 104.34 727.80 291.12
15 Yasir Shah 103.28 236.97 101.66 119.50 708.41 283.36
16 KA Maharaj 92.28 249.60 106.04 121.46 707.79 283.12
17 Harbhajan Singh 130.31 215.79 89.94 138.76 706.15 282.46
18 SP Gupte 106.08 232.78 100.34 115.76 698.48 279.39
19 EAS Prasanna 134.56 222.78 95.01 110.05 693.77 277.51
20 GP Swann 79.69 254.49 102.06 110.22 690.57 276.23
21 B Yardley 112.12 224.03 104.97 99.53 686.77 274.71
22 Saeed Ajmal 55.63 269.71 95.95 113.97 676.22 270.49
23 SCG MacGill 65.00 233.05 112.46 100.25 672.39 268.96
24 Mushtaq Ahmed 57.81 224.41 106.41 103.27 641.19 256.48
25 Danish Kaneria 81.56 206.93 91.44 119.50 627.94 251.18

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the four criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Ratings to see how they were calculated.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 30.00
Away 120.00
Favourable Conditions 30.00
Unfavourable Conditions 120.00

HOME/AWAY

HM/AW RATING

Points to note:-

  • U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 134 493 19.57 50.83 880.68 26.42
2 R Ashwin 127 383 21.57 46.03 798.61 23.96
3 Abdul Qadir 68 168 26.82 62.29 785.46 23.56
4 BS Chandrasekhar 55 142 27.70 64.68 768.62 23.06
5 SK Warne 129 319 26.39 60.87 750.36 22.51
6 A Kumble 115 350 24.89 59.41 741.67 22.25
7 DL Underwood 73 145 24.24 68.78 737.62 22.13
8 HMRKB Herath 92 278 23.65 51.34 711.65 21.35
9 RA Jadeja 105 256 20.96 51.20 704.58 21.14
10 BS Bedi 54 137 23.99 75.85 698.71 20.96
11 NM Lyon 136 273 31.09 64.68 685.89 20.58
12 LR Gibbs 59 126 29.66 88.17 685.11 20.55
13 Harbhajan Singh 103 265 28.77 64.11 659.49 19.78
14 Iqbal Qasim 50 111 25.15 72.70 644.53 19.34
15 R Benaud 54 104 30.74 86.96 638.73 19.16
16 EAS Prasanna 41 95 26.95 70.45 621.93 18.66
17 SP Gupte 36 84 30.35 76.76 613.15 18.39
18 Yasir Shah 41 130 25.85 53.24 600.61 18.02
19 Saeed Ajmal 23 67 26.46 64.97 596.57 17.90
20 B Yardley 36 79 32.18 72.53 591.04 17.73
21 SCG MacGill 54 135 27.69 53.30 578.43 17.35
22 GP Swann 57 120 28.94 56.97 549.91 16.50
23 KA Maharaj 50 86 30.43 56.86 487.23 14.62
24 Danish Kaneria 50 116 34.51 70.45 480.54 14.42
25 Mushtaq Ahmed 37 67 34.73 69.64 462.53 13.88

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 144 389 24.61 54.72 955.87 114.70
2 NM Lyon 126 294 29.29 58.42 858.95 103.07
3 M Muralitharan 96 307 27.80 61.82 821.10 98.53
4 LR Gibbs 89 183 28.70 87.46 768.89 92.27
5 DL Underwood 78 152 27.36 78.22 723.53 86.82
6 KA Maharaj 56 132 28.43 56.20 722.86 86.74
7 BS Chandrasekhar 42 100 32.66 67.78 721.94 86.63
8 A Kumble 121 269 35.86 74.57 712.29 85.47
9 R Benaud 62 144 24.35 69.89 703.12 84.37
10 R Ashwin 73 154 30.05 62.42 702.53 84.30
11 Mushtaq Ahmed 52 118 31.97 66.66 682.77 81.93
12 GP Swann 52 135 30.88 63.06 673.40 80.81
13 BS Bedi 64 129 33.72 85.06 668.51 80.22
14 Iqbal Qasim 36 60 33.58 82.48 659.51 79.14
15 B Yardley 22 47 30.72 67.64 640.84 76.90
16 Yasir Shah 48 114 37.69 64.33 638.09 76.57
17 SP Gupte 25 65 28.52 74.40 629.31 75.52
18 Danish Kaneria 62 145 35.03 65.69 627.98 75.36
19 HMRKB Herath 78 155 36.01 75.62 619.93 74.39
20 Abdul Qadir 43 68 47.59 97.97 619.93 74.39
21 EAS Prasanna 45 94 33.85 81.49 612.62 73.51
22 Saeed Ajmal 44 111 29.10 65.22 608.30 73.00
23 SCG MacGill 31 73 31.51 55.36 604.15 72.50
24 RA Jadeja 62 92 36.70 77.55 566.87 68.02
25 Harbhajan Singh 87 152 38.90 76.26 544.48 65.34

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

Favourable/Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Points to note:-

  • Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers.
  • Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs All Teams: 7

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 46 127 26.82 52.65 892.66 26.78
2 NM Lyon 56 154 30.06 60.15 881.57 26.45
3 R Benaud 23 71 19.32 61.96 825.61 24.77
4 GP Swann 24 73 25.97 54.82 749.01 22.47
5 DL Underwood 38 73 26.66 78.93 747.78 22.43
6 LR Gibbs 28 54 24.11 78.63 677.14 20.31
7 KA Maharaj 21 60 29.73 55.55 639.81 19.19
8 SCG MacGill 13 36 26.25 45.64 632.07 18.96
9 B Yardley 10 19 39.79 83.05 528.97 15.87

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 171 612 21.69 53.21 965.17 28.96
2 R Ashwin 145 433 21.76 45.87 917.41 27.52
3 BS Chandrasekhar 59 150 28.79 65.07 878.16 26.34
4 Abdul Qadir 80 179 28.46 64.94 860.87 25.83
5 A Kumble 144 419 27.00 61.37 808.45 24.25
6 HMRKB Herath 127 354 26.03 55.63 807.16 24.21
7 RA Jadeja 109 269 21.33 51.14 790.71 23.72
8 BS Bedi 60 143 26.13 78.45 776.28 23.29
9 Yasir Shah 55 173 26.10 52.63 756.65 22.70
10 Iqbal Qasim 67 140 26.96 75.68 750.76 22.52
11 SP Gupte 45 105 28.81 77.23 722.88 21.69
12 Harbhajan Singh 130 300 32.02 68.61 710.36 21.31
13 EAS Prasanna 44 97 28.98 74.01 696.23 20.89
14 Saeed Ajmal 43 114 28.39 66.41 689.39 20.68
15 Danish Kaneria 71 175 33.29 66.17 611.57 18.35
16 Mushtaq Ahmed 49 88 35.98 70.66 543.49 16.30

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 227 581 25.11 58.55 1,000.00 120.00
2 NM Lyon 206 413 30.19 61.91 884.12 106.09
3 DL Underwood 113 224 25.57 71.88 835.35 100.24
4 LR Gibbs 120 255 30.15 89.68 834.09 100.09
5 B Yardley 48 107 30.19 68.51 803.46 96.42
6 R Benaud 93 177 30.12 83.10 733.20 87.98
7 KA Maharaj 85 158 29.03 56.80 698.10 83.77
8 SCG MacGill 72 172 29.61 55.78 689.15 82.70
9 GP Swann 85 182 31.57 62.35 659.50 79.14

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs All Teams: 7

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 59 188 26.09 61.04 954.87 114.58
2 A Kumble 92 200 35.20 75.70 842.99 101.16
3 R Ashwin 55 104 33.34 70.94 834.92 100.19
4 BS Chandrasekhar 38 92 31.32 67.41 811.19 97.34
5 BS Bedi 58 123 31.72 82.48 810.19 97.22
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 40 97 30.25 65.09 782.25 93.87
7 EAS Prasanna 42 92 31.86 77.98 761.81 91.42
8 Abdul Qadir 31 57 46.44 96.51 708.12 84.97
9 Harbhajan Singh 60 117 33.61 68.34 704.56 84.55
10 Yasir Shah 34 71 44.25 72.54 699.80 83.98
11 RA Jadeja 58 79 38.00 82.09 668.48 80.22
12 Danish Kaneria 41 86 37.87 71.13 658.35 79.00
13 Saeed Ajmal 24 64 27.59 62.83 650.80 78.10
14 SP Gupte 16 44 31.32 72.16 637.98 76.56
15 HMRKB Herath 43 79 37.24 79.75 625.57 75.07
16 Iqbal Qasim 19 31 33.32 78.19 607.75 72.93

CONDITIONS RATING

The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 30%.

RANK BOWLER AWAY HOME UC FC CON PTS
1 SK Warne 955.87 187.59 1,000.00 223.17 283.99
2 M Muralitharan 821.10 220.17 954.87 241.29 268.49
3 NM Lyon 858.95 171.47 884.12 220.39 256.19
4 R Ashwin 702.53 199.65 834.92 229.35 235.97
5 BS Chandrasekhar 721.94 192.15 811.19 219.54 233.38
6 LR Gibbs 768.89 171.28 834.09 169.28 233.22
7 A Kumble 712.29 185.42 842.99 202.11 233.14
8 DL Underwood 723.53 184.40 835.35 186.95 231.63
9 BS Bedi 668.51 174.68 810.19 194.07 221.69
10 R Benaud 703.12 159.68 733.20 206.40 216.29
11 Abdul Qadir 619.93 196.36 708.12 215.22 208.76
12 B Yardley 640.84 147.76 803.46 132.24 206.92
13 Mushtaq Ahmed 682.77 115.63 782.25 135.87 205.98
14 EAS Prasanna 612.62 155.48 761.81 174.06 204.48
15 KA Maharaj 722.86 121.81 698.10 159.95 204.33
16 Yasir Shah 638.09 150.15 699.80 189.16 201.27
17 GP Swann 673.40 137.48 659.50 187.25 198.92
18 HMRKB Herath 619.93 177.91 625.57 201.79 195.02
19 Iqbal Qasim 659.51 161.13 607.75 187.69 193.93
20 RA Jadeja 566.87 176.14 668.48 197.68 193.10
21 SP Gupte 629.31 153.29 637.98 180.72 192.16
22 SCG MacGill 604.15 144.61 689.15 158.02 191.51
23 Harbhajan Singh 544.48 164.87 704.56 177.59 190.98
24 Saeed Ajmal 608.30 149.14 650.80 172.35 189.67
25 Danish Kaneria 627.98 120.13 658.35 152.89 187.12

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Wickets Per Inn 50.00
Top Form 100.00
Impact Innings 150.00

WKTS/INN

WPI RATING

Points to note about WPI Rating:-

  • It gives points for three criteria.
  • The number of wkts per inn overall and aganst Top Teams.
  • The number of bowled victims per inn.
  • The number of top 7 batsmen dismissed per inn.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS W/I RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 230 800 3.48 1,000.00 50.00
2 Yasir Shah 89 244 2.74 802.95 40.15
3 BS Chandrasekhar 97 242 2.49 737.00 36.85
4 R Ashwin 200 537 2.69 735.84 36.79
5 HMRKB Herath 170 433 2.55 735.01 36.75
6 SP Gupte 61 149 2.44 722.61 36.13
7 Saeed Ajmal 67 178 2.66 719.20 35.96
8 SK Warne 273 708 2.59 698.11 34.91
9 A Kumble 236 619 2.62 691.29 34.56
10 GP Swann 109 255 2.34 677.26 33.86
11 SCG MacGill 85 208 2.45 662.47 33.12
12 BS Bedi 118 266 2.25 648.92 32.45
13 Danish Kaneria 112 261 2.33 640.92 32.05
14 LR Gibbs 148 309 2.09 630.95 31.55
15 Mushtaq Ahmed 89 185 2.08 620.01 31.00
16 RA Jadeja 167 348 2.08 612.39 30.62
17 Iqbal Qasim 86 171 1.99 603.08 30.15
18 Abdul Qadir 111 236 2.13 599.86 29.99
19 DL Underwood 151 297 1.97 589.89 29.49
20 EAS Prasanna 86 189 2.20 575.27 28.76
21 R Benaud 116 248 2.14 571.67 28.58
22 NM Lyon 262 567 2.16 556.41 27.82
23 KA Maharaj 106 218 2.06 550.02 27.50
24 Harbhajan Singh 190 417 2.19 545.30 27.27
25 B Yardley 58 126 2.17 542.71 27.14

TOP FORM

TF RATING

Points to note about TF Rating:-

  • TF is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • The inns are taken such that his points are maximum.
  • Only innings against Top Teams are considered.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 50 172 21.20 43.05 949.97 95.00
2 M Muralitharan 50 183 21.81 52.91 901.82 90.18
3 A Kumble 50 157 27.06 55.82 825.22 82.52
4 R Ashwin 50 127 20.55 45.22 780.45 78.04
5 BS Chandrasekhar 50 128 27.69 61.28 762.24 76.22
6 HMRKB Herath 50 144 27.17 62.03 754.97 75.50
7 RA Jadeja 50 135 21.83 55.30 753.53 75.35
8 NM Lyon 50 122 25.66 57.78 739.43 73.94
9 LR Gibbs 50 127 24.99 77.53 721.80 72.18
10 Harbhajan Singh 50 125 30.22 61.88 715.87 71.59
11 GP Swann 50 123 30.20 62.73 692.03 69.20
12 Saeed Ajmal 50 128 30.20 69.02 686.73 68.67
13 R Benaud 50 116 26.72 76.75 669.83 66.98
14 BS Bedi 50 122 29.60 77.32 665.70 66.57
15 EAS Prasanna 50 116 29.44 72.91 661.48 66.15
16 DL Underwood 50 100 25.95 76.21 655.70 65.57
17 Yasir Shah 50 123 35.41 64.85 655.39 65.54
18 Abdul Qadir 50 111 34.68 75.13 645.12 64.51
19 Danish Kaneria 50 123 34.57 70.24 643.70 64.37
20 SCG MacGill 49 114 30.89 59.16 633.26 63.33
21 KA Maharaj 50 99 35.43 66.12 613.00 61.30
22 SP Gupte 40 94 34.05 78.46 611.75 61.17
23 Mushtaq Ahmed 48 95 35.69 70.09 606.48 60.65
24 Iqbal Qasim 50 91 31.21 84.02 586.49 58.65
25 B Yardley 42 80 34.89 77.95 561.01 56.10

IMPACT INNINGS

II RATING

Impact Innings (II) are those innings which have an impact either in terms of wickets or strike rate. Know All About II. These are the criteria for an inning to be included in II:-

  • A Bowler equal to or more wickets than 2 at a good AVE or SR.
  • The required AVE or SR is increases as the number of wickets taken increases.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 230 145 63.04 995.00 149.25
2 SK Warne 273 137 50.18 881.67 132.25
3 A Kumble 236 118 50.00 789.43 118.41
4 NM Lyon 262 110 41.98 766.05 114.91
5 R Ashwin 200 93 46.50 759.44 113.92
6 R Benaud 116 51 43.97 718.14 107.72
7 RA Jadeja 167 77 46.11 704.34 105.65
8 HMRKB Herath 170 81 47.65 685.64 102.85
9 DL Underwood 151 58 38.41 679.53 101.93
10 Yasir Shah 89 46 51.69 674.69 101.20
11 LR Gibbs 148 55 37.16 671.57 100.74
12 Danish Kaneria 112 50 44.64 658.36 98.75
13 BS Chandrasekhar 97 41 42.27 657.10 98.57
14 B Yardley 58 24 41.38 634.30 95.14
15 SCG MacGill 85 36 42.35 616.83 92.52
16 BS Bedi 118 45 38.14 610.07 91.51
17 Iqbal Qasim 86 32 37.21 608.10 91.22
18 EAS Prasanna 86 33 38.37 593.30 88.99
19 Saeed Ajmal 67 29 43.28 573.52 86.03
20 GP Swann 109 46 42.20 569.70 85.46
21 SP Gupte 61 23 37.70 554.97 83.25
22 Abdul Qadir 111 35 31.53 549.63 82.44
23 Harbhajan Singh 190 68 35.79 549.16 82.37
24 Mushtaq Ahmed 89 33 37.08 523.50 78.52
25 KA Maharaj 106 35 33.02 459.65 68.95

SECONDARY RATING

The Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 30%.

RANK BOWLER TF WPI II SEC RAT
1 M Muralitharan 90.18 50.00 149.25 289.43
2 SK Warne 95.00 34.91 132.25 262.15
3 A Kumble 82.52 34.56 118.41 235.50
4 R Ashwin 78.04 36.79 113.92 228.75
5 NM Lyon 73.94 27.82 114.91 216.67
6 HMRKB Herath 75.50 36.75 102.85 215.09
7 BS Chandrasekhar 76.22 36.85 98.57 211.64
8 RA Jadeja 75.35 30.62 105.65 211.62
9 Yasir Shah 65.54 40.15 101.20 206.89
10 LR Gibbs 72.18 31.55 100.74 204.46
11 R Benaud 66.98 28.58 107.72 203.29
12 DL Underwood 65.57 29.49 101.93 196.99
13 Danish Kaneria 64.37 32.05 98.75 195.17
14 Saeed Ajmal 68.67 35.96 86.03 190.66
15 BS Bedi 66.57 32.45 91.51 190.53
16 SCG MacGill 63.33 33.12 92.52 188.97
17 GP Swann 69.20 33.86 85.46 188.52
18 EAS Prasanna 66.15 28.76 88.99 183.91
19 Harbhajan Singh 71.59 27.27 82.37 181.23
20 SP Gupte 61.17 36.13 83.25 180.55
21 Iqbal Qasim 58.65 30.15 91.22 180.02
22 B Yardley 56.10 27.14 95.14 178.38
23 Abdul Qadir 64.51 29.99 82.44 176.95
24 Mushtaq Ahmed 60.65 31.00 78.52 170.17
25 KA Maharaj 61.30 27.50 68.95 157.75

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 M Muralitharan SL 385.02 268.49 289.43 942.95
2 SK Warne AUS 380.94 283.99 262.15 927.08
3 NM Lyon AUS 352.67 256.19 216.67 825.53
4 R Ashwin IND 356.76 235.97 228.75 821.49
5 A Kumble IND 328.64 233.14 235.50 797.28
6 BS Chandrasekhar IND 333.78 233.38 211.64 778.80
7 LR Gibbs WI 324.88 233.22 204.46 762.57
8 DL Underwood ENG 328.39 231.63 196.99 757.01
9 R Benaud AUS 301.74 216.29 203.29 721.31
10 HMRKB Herath SL 308.69 195.02 215.09 718.80
11 BS Bedi IND 305.28 221.69 190.53 717.50
12 RA Jadeja IND 307.68 193.10 211.62 712.40
13 Abdul Qadir PAK 320.51 208.76 176.95 706.21
14 Yasir Shah PAK 283.36 201.27 206.89 691.52
15 EAS Prasanna IND 277.51 204.48 183.91 665.89
16 Iqbal Qasim PAK 291.12 193.93 180.02 665.07
17 GP Swann ENG 276.23 198.92 188.52 663.67
18 B Yardley AUS 274.71 206.92 178.38 660.00
19 Harbhajan Singh IND 282.46 190.98 181.23 654.67
20 SP Gupte IND 279.39 192.16 180.55 652.10
21 Saeed Ajmal PAK 270.49 189.67 190.66 650.82
22 SCG MacGill AUS 268.96 191.51 188.97 649.44
23 KA Maharaj SA 283.12 204.33 157.75 645.19
24 Danish Kaneria PAK 251.18 187.12 195.17 633.47
25 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 256.48 205.98 170.17 632.63

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
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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 conditions.

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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