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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). 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). So, here are the Top 25 Spin bowlers in Test Cricket since 1950.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

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
3.4. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
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. TOP FORM AT HOME
5.2. TOP FORM AWAY
5.3. WKTS/INN
5.4. IMPACT INNINGS
5.5. SECONDARY RATING
6. OVERALL RATING
7. TOP TEAMS
7.1. Top Teams In Asia
7.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form Home, Top Form Away, Wkts/Inn, Impact Inns
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 an 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.
Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
  • The top teams are calculated by decades.
  • Further, they are divided into In Asia and Outside Asia.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT if it comes in the specific condition and in the specific decade.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 50

PRIMARY CRITERIA

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 400.00
Attacking Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 100.00

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 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2016
Era 3 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 148 309 140.00
1 LR Gibbs WI 1958 1976 1967 148 309 140.00
2 DL Underwood ENG 1966 1982 1974 151 297 134.56
3 BS Bedi IND 1966 1979 1972.5 118 266 120.52
4 R Benaud AUS 1952 1964 1958 116 248 112.36
5 BS Chandrasekhar IND 1964 1979 1971.5 97 242 109.64
6 Abdul Qadir PAK 1977 1990 1983.5 111 236 106.93
7 EAS Prasanna IND 1962 1978 1970 86 189 85.63
8 SP Gupte IND 1951 1961 1956 61 149 67.51
9 AA Mallett AUS 1968 1980 1974 71 132 59.81
10 B Yardley AUS 1978 1983 1980.5 58 126 57.09
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1992 2010 2001 230 800 200.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 1992 2010 2001 230 800 200.00
2 SK Warne AUS 1992 2007 1999.5 273 708 177.00
3 A Kumble IND 1990 2008 1999 236 619 154.75
4 HMRKB Herath SL 1999 2018 2008.5 170 433 108.25
5 Harbhajan Singh IND 1998 2015 2006.5 190 417 104.25
6 GP Swann ENG 2008 2013 2010.5 109 255 63.75
7 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 1995 2004 1999.5 86 208 52.00
7 SCG MacGill AUS 1998 2008 2003 85 208 52.00
9 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 1990 2003 1996.5 89 185 46.25
10 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2009 2014 2011.5 67 178 44.50
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS NM Lyon AUS 2011 2025 2018 253 553 170.00
1 NM Lyon AUS 2011 2025 2018 253 553 170.00
2 R Ashwin IND 2011 2024 2017.5 200 537 165.08
3 RA Jadeja IND 2012 2025 2018.5 150 323 99.29
4 Yasir Shah PAK 2014 2022 2018 89 244 75.01
5 KA Maharaj SA 2016 2025 2020.5 96 198 60.87

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 100

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS M Muralitharan 230 18180 800 22.73 23.77 200.00
1 M Muralitharan 230 18180 800 22.73 23.77 200.00
2 SK Warne 273 17995 708 25.42 24.42 194.68
3 R Ashwin 200 12891 537 24.01 25.18 188.87
4 DL Underwood 151 7674 297 25.84 25.21 188.61
5 KA Maharaj 96 5878 198 29.69 25.28 188.11
6 RA Jadeja 150 7798 323 24.14 25.75 184.65
7 GP Swann 109 7642 255 29.97 26.36 180.41
8 NM Lyon 253 16699 553 30.20 27.25 174.49
9 R Benaud 116 6704 248 27.03 27.73 171.45
10 SCG MacGill 85 6038 208 29.03 27.75 171.35
11 B Yardley 58 3986 126 31.63 27.99 169.89
12 LR Gibbs 148 8989 309 29.09 28.19 168.66
13 HMRKB Herath 170 12157 433 28.08 28.27 168.23
14 Saeed Ajmal 67 5003 178 28.11 29.07 163.59
15 A Kumble 236 18355 619 29.65 29.09 163.47
16 AA Mallett 71 3940 132 29.85 29.24 162.63
17 BS Bedi 118 7637 266 28.71 29.44 161.53
18 BS Chandrasekhar 97 7199 242 29.75 30.08 158.06
19 Yasir Shah 89 7657 244 31.38 30.44 156.18
20 Saqlain Mushtaq 86 6206 208 29.84 30.48 156.03
21 SP Gupte 61 4403 149 29.55 31.14 152.71
22 Abdul Qadir 111 7742 236 32.81 31.46 151.13
23 EAS Prasanna 86 5742 189 30.38 32.18 147.77
24 Mushtaq Ahmed 89 6100 185 32.97 32.29 147.26
25 Harbhajan Singh 190 13537 417 32.46 32.75 145.20

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SK Warne 242 15927 638 24.96 23.99 200.00
1 SK Warne 242 15927 638 24.96 23.99 200.00
2 R Ashwin 146 9535 388 24.57 25.77 186.16
3 M Muralitharan 147 12868 505 25.48 26.66 179.98
4 GP Swann 81 5887 189 31.15 27.39 175.14
5 DL Underwood 129 6764 240 28.18 27.50 174.48
6 RA Jadeja 112 6155 237 25.97 27.70 173.20
7 R Benaud 116 6704 248 27.03 27.73 173.00
8 B Yardley 50 3501 111 31.54 27.91 171.93
9 NM Lyon 219 14732 473 31.15 28.11 170.70
10 KA Maharaj 68 4410 131 33.66 28.66 167.38
11 LR Gibbs 127 7840 265 29.58 28.67 167.34
12 SCG MacGill 45 3353 111 30.21 28.88 166.15
13 AA Mallett 56 3124 100 31.24 30.60 156.78
14 BS Chandrasekhar 87 6514 214 30.44 30.78 155.86
15 BS Bedi 110 7225 240 30.10 30.87 155.44
16 A Kumble 183 14763 464 31.82 31.21 153.73
17 Saqlain Mushtaq 55 4637 151 30.71 31.37 152.96
18 Saeed Ajmal 53 4062 132 30.77 31.82 150.76
19 HMRKB Herath 117 8740 275 31.78 32.00 149.95
20 Abdul Qadir 87 6295 185 34.03 32.63 147.02
21 EAS Prasanna 82 5519 178 31.01 32.84 146.09
22 Yasir Shah 59 5315 156 34.07 33.05 145.15
23 Mushtaq Ahmed 73 5150 151 34.11 33.40 143.65
24 SP Gupte 51 3734 115 32.47 34.21 140.23
25 Harbhajan Singh 132 10082 293 34.41 34.71 138.22

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 100
RANK BOWLER INNS BALLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS SCG MacGill 85 11237 208 54.02 57.31 300.00
1 SCG MacGill 85 11237 208 54.02 57.31 300.00
2 SK Warne 273 40704 708 57.49 58.34 294.72
3 B Yardley 58 8909 126 70.71 58.64 293.21
4 BS Chandrasekhar 97 15963 242 65.96 59.35 289.73
5 KA Maharaj 96 11350 198 57.32 60.03 286.42
6 M Muralitharan 230 44039 800 55.05 60.27 285.28
7 R Ashwin 200 27241 537 50.73 62.87 273.48
8 DL Underwood 151 21862 297 73.61 64.36 267.18
9 GP Swann 109 15349 255 60.19 64.83 265.24
10 AA Mallett 71 9990 132 75.68 65.26 263.46
11 Abdul Qadir 111 17126 236 72.57 66.16 259.89
12 Mushtaq Ahmed 89 12532 185 67.74 66.57 258.27
13 Yasir Shah 89 14255 244 58.42 67.15 256.04
14 NM Lyon 253 34103 553 61.67 67.59 254.40
15 A Kumble 236 40852 619 66.00 68.20 252.11
16 R Benaud 116 19108 248 77.05 68.26 251.90
17 SP Gupte 61 11284 149 75.73 68.42 251.30
18 HMRKB Herath 170 25993 433 60.03 70.21 244.89
19 EAS Prasanna 86 14353 189 75.94 70.35 244.43
20 RA Jadeja 150 18473 323 57.19 71.90 239.13
21 BS Bedi 118 21364 266 80.32 72.95 235.70
22 Saqlain Mushtaq 86 14070 208 67.64 73.04 235.40
23 LR Gibbs 148 27115 309 87.75 74.45 230.94
24 Harbhajan Singh 190 28580 417 68.54 76.31 225.31
25 Saeed Ajmal 67 11592 178 65.12 76.41 225.03

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

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE WT RAT
TS M Muralitharan 9/51 9/65 8/46 8/70 8/87 7/46 7/84 8.00 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 9/51 9/65 8/46 8/70 8/87 7/46 7/84 8.00 100.00
2 A Kumble 10/74 8/141 7/48 7/59 7/63 7/115 6/53 7.43 92.86
3 HMRKB Herath 9/127 8/63 7/48 7/64 7/89 7/157 6/43 7.29 91.07
4 Harbhajan Singh 8/84 7/48 7/62 7/87 7/120 7/123 7/133 7.14 89.29
5 NM Lyon 8/50 8/64 7/94 7/94 7/152 6/49 6/60 7.00 87.50
5 SK Warne 8/71 7/23 7/52 7/56 7/94 7/165 6/31 7.00 87.50
7 R Ashwin 7/59 7/66 7/71 7/83 7/103 7/145 6/31 6.86 85.71
8 DL Underwood 8/51 7/32 7/50 7/113 6/12 6/41 6/45 6.71 83.93
9 Abdul Qadir 9/56 7/96 7/142 6/16 6/44 6/160 5/44 6.57 82.14
9 Yasir Shah 8/41 7/76 7/94 6/63 6/72 6/96 6/124 6.57 82.14
11 LR Gibbs 8/38 7/98 6/29 6/39 6/60 6/76 6/98 6.43 80.36
11 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 7/157 6/38 6/52 6/52 6/76 6/90 6.43 80.36
13 SP Gupte 9/102 7/128 7/162 6/90 5/18 5/45 5/63 6.29 78.57
13 KA Maharaj 9/129 7/32 7/40 6/40 5/36 5/59 5/59 6.29 78.57
15 Saeed Ajmal 7/55 7/95 6/42 6/96 6/151 5/68 5/69 6.00 75.00
15 EAS Prasanna 8/76 6/74 6/94 6/104 6/141 5/32 5/42 6.00 75.00
15 SCG MacGill 8/108 7/50 7/104 5/43 5/56 5/57 5/65 6.00 75.00
18 Mushtaq Ahmed 7/56 6/78 6/78 6/84 6/87 5/35 5/57 5.86 73.21
18 Saqlain Mushtaq 8/164 7/66 6/46 5/32 5/35 5/54 5/89 5.86 73.21
18 RA Jadeja 7/42 7/48 6/63 6/138 5/21 5/30 5/41 5.86 73.21
18 BS Bedi 7/98 6/42 6/71 6/127 6/226 5/27 5/37 5.86 73.21
22 GP Swann 6/65 6/82 6/90 6/106 6/106 5/44 5/54 5.71 71.43
22 R Benaud 7/72 6/52 6/70 6/115 5/43 5/49 5/53 5.71 71.43
24 B Yardley 7/98 7/187 6/84 5/88 5/107 5/132 4/35 5.57 69.64
25 AA Mallett 8/59 6/64 5/53 5/91 5/114 5/126 4/21 5.43 67.86

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 half of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ATT BBW RAT PRI PTS
1 M Muralitharan 200.00 379.98 285.28 100.00 965.26 482.63
2 SK Warne 177.00 394.68 294.72 87.50 953.90 476.95
3 R Ashwin 165.08 375.03 273.48 85.71 899.31 449.65
4 NM Lyon 170.00 345.18 254.40 87.50 857.09 428.54
5 DL Underwood 134.56 363.09 267.18 83.93 848.76 424.38
6 A Kumble 154.75 317.20 252.11 92.86 816.92 408.46
7 BS Chandrasekhar 109.64 313.92 289.73 80.36 793.65 396.82
8 LR Gibbs 140.00 336.01 230.94 80.36 787.31 393.65
9 KA Maharaj 60.87 355.49 286.42 78.57 781.35 390.68
10 R Benaud 112.36 344.45 251.90 71.43 780.14 390.07
11 RA Jadeja 99.29 357.85 239.13 73.21 769.49 384.74
12 SCG MacGill 52.00 337.51 300.00 75.00 764.51 382.25
13 HMRKB Herath 108.25 318.18 244.89 91.07 762.39 381.19
14 B Yardley 57.09 341.82 293.21 69.64 761.76 380.88
15 GP Swann 63.75 355.55 265.24 71.43 755.96 377.98
16 Abdul Qadir 106.93 298.15 259.89 82.14 747.11 373.56
17 BS Bedi 120.52 316.97 235.70 73.21 746.40 373.20
18 Yasir Shah 75.01 301.34 256.04 82.14 714.53 357.27
19 AA Mallett 59.81 319.41 263.46 67.86 710.53 355.27
20 Harbhajan Singh 104.25 283.41 225.31 89.29 702.26 351.13
21 EAS Prasanna 85.63 293.86 244.43 75.00 698.92 349.46
22 SP Gupte 67.51 292.95 251.30 78.57 690.32 345.16
23 Saqlain Mushtaq 52.00 308.99 235.40 73.21 669.60 334.80
24 Mushtaq Ahmed 46.25 290.91 258.27 73.21 668.65 334.32
25 Saeed Ajmal 44.50 314.35 225.03 75.00 658.88 329.44

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 250.00
Away 1,000.00
Favourable Conditions 250.00
Unfavourable Conditions 1,000.00

HOME/AWAY

HOME/AWAY 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: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 134 493 19.57 50.83 978.56 244.64
2 R Ashwin 127 383 21.57 46.03 891.39 222.85
3 DL Underwood 73 145 24.24 68.78 865.65 216.41
4 SK Warne 129 319 26.39 60.87 859.83 214.96
5 A Kumble 115 350 24.89 59.41 842.83 210.71
6 Abdul Qadir 68 168 26.82 62.29 824.46 206.12
7 RA Jadeja 97 238 20.71 51.22 797.37 199.34
8 NM Lyon 133 268 31.08 64.65 794.40 198.60
9 HMRKB Herath 92 278 23.65 51.34 791.19 197.80
10 BS Chandrasekhar 55 142 27.70 64.68 767.43 191.86
11 B Yardley 36 79 32.18 72.53 760.54 190.14
12 Yasir Shah 41 130 25.85 53.24 746.14 186.53
13 SCG MacGill 54 135 27.69 53.30 745.75 186.44
14 LR Gibbs 59 126 29.66 88.17 738.31 184.58
15 Harbhajan Singh 103 265 28.77 64.11 733.48 183.37
16 KA Maharaj 50 86 30.43 56.86 730.87 182.72
17 BS Bedi 54 137 23.99 75.85 725.23 181.31
18 GP Swann 57 120 28.94 56.97 724.55 181.14
19 R Benaud 54 104 30.74 86.96 692.17 173.04
20 EAS Prasanna 41 95 26.95 70.45 676.56 169.14
21 SP Gupte 36 84 30.35 76.76 654.02 163.50
22 Saeed Ajmal 23 67 26.46 64.97 642.31 160.58
23 AA Mallett 39 63 32.81 78.62 628.73 157.18
24 Saqlain Mushtaq 40 90 30.11 68.62 609.54 152.39
25 Mushtaq Ahmed 37 67 34.73 69.64 565.72 141.43

Away From Home

Min Innings: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 144 389 24.61 54.72 968.10 968.10
2 M Muralitharan 96 307 27.80 61.82 851.14 851.14
3 NM Lyon 120 285 29.36 58.86 821.93 821.93
4 R Benaud 62 144 24.35 69.89 788.86 788.86
5 R Ashwin 73 154 30.05 62.42 765.58 765.58
6 LR Gibbs 89 183 28.70 87.46 763.37 763.37
7 DL Underwood 78 152 27.36 78.22 759.50 759.50
8 BS Chandrasekhar 42 100 32.66 67.78 745.96 745.96
9 GP Swann 52 135 30.88 63.06 739.18 739.18
10 KA Maharaj 46 112 29.12 57.68 737.70 737.70
11 AA Mallett 32 69 27.14 73.00 726.68 726.68
12 SCG MacGill 31 73 31.51 55.36 713.78 713.78
13 A Kumble 121 269 35.86 74.57 712.81 712.81
14 Mushtaq Ahmed 52 118 31.97 66.66 700.87 700.87
15 BS Bedi 64 129 33.72 85.06 691.89 691.89
16 B Yardley 22 47 30.72 67.64 688.98 688.98
17 Saqlain Mushtaq 46 118 29.63 66.90 675.52 675.52
18 SP Gupte 25 65 28.52 74.40 663.56 663.56
19 EAS Prasanna 45 94 33.85 81.49 656.48 656.48
20 HMRKB Herath 78 155 36.01 75.62 634.77 634.77
21 Yasir Shah 48 114 37.69 64.33 633.41 633.41
22 Saeed Ajmal 44 111 29.10 65.22 630.03 630.03
23 RA Jadeja 53 85 33.75 73.91 604.05 604.05
24 Harbhajan Singh 87 152 38.90 76.26 575.37 575.37
25 Abdul Qadir 43 68 47.59 97.97 547.83 547.83

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: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 46 127 26.82 52.65 853.42 213.35
2 NM Lyon 56 154 30.06 60.15 845.61 211.40
3 R Benaud 23 71 19.32 61.96 838.57 209.64
4 DL Underwood 38 73 26.66 78.93 783.37 195.84
5 GP Swann 24 73 25.97 54.82 726.14 181.53
6 AA Mallett 10 28 19.11 64.00 706.69 176.67
7 LR Gibbs 28 54 24.11 78.63 697.95 174.49
8 SCG MacGill 13 36 26.25 45.64 636.99 159.25
9 KA Maharaj 15 45 32.64 59.80 557.98 139.49
10 B Yardley 10 19 39.79 83.05 448.47 112.12

Asians In Asia

Min Innings: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 171 612 21.69 53.21 934.22 233.55
2 R Ashwin 145 433 21.76 45.87 884.47 221.12
3 A Kumble 144 419 27.00 61.37 796.95 199.24
4 Abdul Qadir 80 179 28.46 64.94 794.15 198.54
5 RA Jadeja 101 251 21.13 51.16 777.26 194.31
6 HMRKB Herath 127 354 26.03 55.63 768.55 192.14
7 BS Chandrasekhar 59 150 28.79 65.07 756.38 189.09
8 Yasir Shah 55 173 26.10 52.63 749.46 187.36
9 BS Bedi 60 143 26.13 78.45 701.53 175.38
10 Harbhajan Singh 130 300 32.02 68.61 672.12 168.03
11 SP Gupte 45 105 28.81 77.23 664.80 166.20
12 Saqlain Mushtaq 58 147 28.07 63.94 653.67 163.42
13 EAS Prasanna 44 97 28.98 74.01 648.86 162.22
14 Saeed Ajmal 43 114 28.39 66.41 625.46 156.37
15 Mushtaq Ahmed 49 88 35.98 70.66 557.78 139.44

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 227 581 25.11 58.55 902.35 902.35
2 NM Lyon 197 399 30.25 62.26 790.55 790.55
3 DL Underwood 113 224 25.57 71.88 766.30 766.30
4 KA Maharaj 81 153 28.82 56.59 732.42 732.42
5 B Yardley 48 107 30.19 68.51 732.28 732.28
6 LR Gibbs 120 255 30.15 89.68 716.36 716.36
7 SCG MacGill 72 172 29.61 55.78 692.53 692.53
8 GP Swann 85 182 31.57 62.35 662.33 662.33
9 R Benaud 93 177 30.12 83.10 655.72 655.72
10 AA Mallett 61 104 32.74 78.83 599.14 599.14

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 59 188 26.09 61.04 934.32 934.32
2 A Kumble 92 200 35.20 75.70 831.37 831.37
3 R Ashwin 55 104 33.34 70.94 804.33 804.33
4 BS Bedi 58 123 31.72 82.48 785.34 785.34
5 BS Chandrasekhar 38 92 31.32 67.41 778.01 778.01
6 EAS Prasanna 42 92 31.86 77.98 733.93 733.93
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 40 97 30.25 65.09 719.29 719.29
8 Harbhajan Singh 60 117 33.61 68.34 693.49 693.49
9 Yasir Shah 34 71 44.25 72.54 651.66 651.66
10 Saeed Ajmal 24 64 27.59 62.83 650.78 650.78
11 SP Gupte 16 44 31.32 72.16 625.83 625.83
12 RA Jadeja 49 72 34.65 78.22 625.71 625.71
13 HMRKB Herath 43 79 37.24 79.75 607.91 607.91
14 Saqlain Mushtaq 28 61 34.10 76.57 582.60 582.60
15 Abdul Qadir 31 57 46.44 96.51 578.20 578.20

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 SK Warne 968.10 214.96 902.35 213.35 2,298.76 229.88
2 M Muralitharan 851.14 244.64 934.32 233.55 2,263.66 226.37
3 NM Lyon 821.93 198.60 790.55 211.40 2,022.49 202.25
4 R Ashwin 765.58 222.85 804.33 221.12 2,013.88 201.39
5 A Kumble 712.81 210.71 831.37 199.24 1,954.13 195.41
6 DL Underwood 759.50 216.41 766.30 195.84 1,938.06 193.81
7 BS Chandrasekhar 745.96 191.86 778.01 189.09 1,904.91 190.49
8 LR Gibbs 763.37 184.58 716.36 174.49 1,838.79 183.88
9 BS Bedi 691.89 181.31 785.34 175.38 1,833.92 183.39
10 R Benaud 788.86 173.04 655.72 209.64 1,827.26 182.73
11 KA Maharaj 737.70 182.72 732.42 139.49 1,792.33 179.23
12 GP Swann 739.18 181.14 662.33 181.53 1,764.19 176.42
13 SCG MacGill 713.78 186.44 692.53 159.25 1,752.00 175.20
14 B Yardley 688.98 190.14 732.28 112.12 1,723.52 172.35
15 EAS Prasanna 656.48 169.14 733.93 162.22 1,721.76 172.18
16 Mushtaq Ahmed 700.87 141.43 719.29 139.44 1,701.04 170.10
17 AA Mallett 726.68 157.18 599.14 176.67 1,659.68 165.97
18 Yasir Shah 633.41 186.53 651.66 187.36 1,658.97 165.90
19 HMRKB Herath 634.77 197.80 607.91 192.14 1,632.62 163.26
20 RA Jadeja 604.05 199.34 625.71 194.31 1,623.42 162.34
21 Harbhajan Singh 575.37 183.37 693.49 168.03 1,620.26 162.03
22 SP Gupte 663.56 163.50 625.83 166.20 1,619.10 161.91
23 Saeed Ajmal 630.03 160.58 650.78 156.37 1,597.75 159.78
24 Saqlain Mushtaq 675.52 152.39 582.60 163.42 1,573.93 157.39
25 Abdul Qadir 547.83 206.12 578.20 198.54 1,530.69 153.07

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of four 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 four secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Top Form Home 200.00
Top Form Away 800.00
Wkts Per Inn 500.00
Impact Innings 1,000.00
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note about Top Form Rating:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 30 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • There are two TF Ratings used in our OVERALL Rating: Home and Away.

TOP FORM AT HOME

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 30 121 14.60 35.77 983.36 196.67
2 A Kumble 30 113 19.12 49.35 873.96 174.79
3 SK Warne 30 91 17.66 51.57 866.12 173.22
4 HMRKB Herath 30 115 19.19 42.30 862.37 172.47
5 DL Underwood 30 80 16.88 56.20 844.17 168.83
6 R Ashwin 30 113 18.06 41.08 831.87 166.37
7 Harbhajan Singh 30 104 21.53 51.83 810.69 162.14
8 Abdul Qadir 30 103 21.68 54.11 796.70 159.34
9 Yasir Shah 30 106 24.33 50.60 761.19 152.24
10 SCG MacGill 30 88 23.07 47.98 754.09 150.82
11 BS Chandrasekhar 30 91 25.95 59.31 718.73 143.75
12 RA Jadeja 30 76 20.07 39.50 699.61 139.92
13 NM Lyon 30 72 24.60 56.19 689.32 137.86
14 BS Bedi 30 88 21.44 70.28 686.50 137.30
15 B Yardley 30 70 29.41 67.86 683.92 136.78
16 GP Swann 30 67 24.57 48.09 677.25 135.45
17 LR Gibbs 30 73 26.03 80.12 673.86 134.77
18 SP Gupte 30 77 28.68 72.75 661.12 132.22
19 R Benaud 30 71 26.70 76.08 636.94 127.39
20 EAS Prasanna 30 77 25.64 64.19 630.94 126.19
21 KA Maharaj 30 49 30.55 57.78 615.95 123.19
22 Saqlain Mushtaq 30 69 26.23 64.07 615.70 123.14
23 Saeed Ajmal 23 67 26.46 64.97 594.00 118.80
24 Mushtaq Ahmed 30 64 30.48 62.88 589.17 117.83
25 AA Mallett 30 51 27.84 74.92 567.77 113.55

TOP FORM AWAY

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SK Warne 30 106 18.91 38.68 982.32 785.86
2 M Muralitharan 30 108 20.70 45.06 943.20 754.56
3 R Benaud 30 96 19.70 61.94 824.00 659.20
4 R Ashwin 30 78 23.35 44.86 820.67 656.54
5 NM Lyon 30 84 23.39 46.52 815.94 652.75
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 30 89 25.06 56.55 796.57 637.25
7 LR Gibbs 30 80 21.21 68.01 773.84 619.07
8 EAS Prasanna 30 83 27.18 64.24 761.80 609.44
9 BS Chandrasekhar 30 78 29.28 58.92 757.73 606.19
10 GP Swann 30 82 27.93 58.21 757.13 605.71
11 Saeed Ajmal 30 84 25.10 56.55 740.26 592.21
12 DL Underwood 30 70 22.13 59.66 739.80 591.84
13 Yasir Shah 30 83 32.23 58.19 733.34 586.67
14 Saqlain Mushtaq 30 78 24.96 61.41 726.24 580.99
15 A Kumble 30 79 31.68 57.39 725.17 580.14
16 KA Maharaj 30 79 29.08 56.97 723.14 578.52
17 SCG MacGill 30 73 30.48 53.79 698.33 558.67
18 BS Bedi 30 77 29.75 73.94 690.82 552.66
19 HMRKB Herath 30 65 28.98 60.35 680.29 544.23
20 AA Mallett 30 67 26.67 72.64 676.19 540.95
21 Harbhajan Singh 30 70 34.53 68.16 639.23 511.38
22 SP Gupte 25 65 28.52 74.40 636.80 509.44
23 RA Jadeja 30 54 29.04 60.46 588.37 470.70
24 B Yardley 22 47 30.72 67.64 583.91 467.12
25 Abdul Qadir 30 51 45.65 94.76 538.28 430.62

WKTS/INN

WKTS/INN RATING

Points to note:-

  • This rating gives points for wkts taken per inn.
  • All Teams, Top Teams and Top 7 Batsmen are the criteria used.

Min Innings: 50

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS WKTS/INN RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 230 800 3.48 1,000.00 500.00
2 Yasir Shah 89 244 2.74 781.60 390.80
3 R Ashwin 200 537 2.69 768.24 384.12
4 A Kumble 236 619 2.62 739.13 369.56
5 Saqlain Mushtaq 86 208 2.42 738.88 369.44
6 Saeed Ajmal 67 178 2.66 734.93 367.46
7 BS Chandrasekhar 97 242 2.49 729.12 364.56
8 SK Warne 273 708 2.59 725.62 362.81
9 HMRKB Herath 170 433 2.55 703.87 351.94
10 GP Swann 109 255 2.34 695.68 347.84
11 SP Gupte 61 149 2.44 682.76 341.38
12 SCG MacGill 85 208 2.45 664.86 332.43
13 BS Bedi 118 266 2.25 662.39 331.20
14 B Yardley 58 126 2.17 643.50 321.75
15 Mushtaq Ahmed 89 185 2.08 632.63 316.32
16 EAS Prasanna 86 189 2.20 631.78 315.89
17 NM Lyon 253 553 2.19 623.07 311.54
18 Harbhajan Singh 190 417 2.19 617.42 308.71
19 Abdul Qadir 111 236 2.13 613.50 306.75
20 R Benaud 116 248 2.14 610.61 305.30
21 RA Jadeja 150 323 2.15 608.20 304.10
22 LR Gibbs 148 309 2.09 587.82 293.91
23 DL Underwood 151 297 1.97 586.14 293.07
24 KA Maharaj 96 198 2.06 569.73 284.87
25 AA Mallett 71 132 1.86 510.75 255.38

IMPACT INNINGS

Impact Innings (II)

Impact Innings 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 takes equal to or more wickets than 5.
  • A Bowler equal to or more wickets than 2 at a good AVE or SR.
  • 1st and 2nd; and 3rd and 4th inns are clubbed together.
  • The AVE should be less than 70% of the AVE of the better innings or
  • The SR should be less than 70% of the SR of the better innings.

Min Innings: 50

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 M Muralitharan 230 134 58.26 977.40 977.40
2 SK Warne 273 126 46.15 899.48 899.48
3 R Ashwin 200 88 44.00 795.49 795.49
4 R Benaud 116 45 38.79 725.79 725.79
5 A Kumble 236 104 44.07 725.33 725.33
6 HMRKB Herath 170 76 44.71 711.79 711.79
7 BS Chandrasekhar 97 41 42.27 704.34 704.34
8 NM Lyon 253 90 35.57 696.14 696.14
9 Yasir Shah 89 43 48.31 695.25 695.25
10 RA Jadeja 150 66 44.00 679.03 679.03
11 GP Swann 109 44 40.37 655.81 655.81
12 BS Bedi 118 45 38.14 653.15 653.15
13 Saqlain Mushtaq 86 31 36.05 648.37 648.37
14 DL Underwood 151 50 33.11 636.99 636.99
15 Saeed Ajmal 67 28 41.79 634.08 634.08
16 B Yardley 58 21 36.21 630.77 630.77
17 LR Gibbs 148 52 35.14 620.47 620.47
18 AA Mallett 71 24 33.80 616.21 616.21
19 SCG MacGill 85 32 37.65 615.71 615.71
20 EAS Prasanna 86 29 33.72 586.36 586.36
21 SP Gupte 61 22 36.07 582.09 582.09
22 Harbhajan Singh 190 61 32.11 529.99 529.99
23 Mushtaq Ahmed 89 28 31.46 521.83 521.83
24 KA Maharaj 96 30 31.25 520.55 520.55
25 Abdul Qadir 111 33 29.73 460.19 460.19

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER TF HM TF AW WPI II TOT SEC RAT
1 M Muralitharan 196.67 754.56 500.00 977.40 2,428.63 242.86
2 SK Warne 173.22 785.86 362.81 899.48 2,221.37 222.14
3 R Ashwin 166.37 656.54 384.12 795.49 2,002.53 200.25
4 A Kumble 174.79 580.14 369.56 725.33 1,849.82 184.98
5 Yasir Shah 152.24 586.67 390.80 695.25 1,824.95 182.50
6 BS Chandrasekhar 143.75 606.19 364.56 704.34 1,818.84 181.88
7 R Benaud 127.39 659.20 305.30 725.79 1,817.68 181.77
8 NM Lyon 137.86 652.75 311.54 696.14 1,798.29 179.83
9 HMRKB Herath 172.47 544.23 351.94 711.79 1,780.44 178.04
10 GP Swann 135.45 605.71 347.84 655.81 1,744.81 174.48
11 Saqlain Mushtaq 123.14 580.99 369.44 648.37 1,721.94 172.19
12 Saeed Ajmal 118.80 592.21 367.46 634.08 1,712.55 171.26
13 DL Underwood 168.83 591.84 293.07 636.99 1,690.73 169.07
14 BS Bedi 137.30 552.66 331.20 653.15 1,674.30 167.43
15 LR Gibbs 134.77 619.07 293.91 620.47 1,668.23 166.82
16 SCG MacGill 150.82 558.67 332.43 615.71 1,657.62 165.76
17 EAS Prasanna 126.19 609.44 315.89 586.36 1,637.88 163.79
18 RA Jadeja 139.92 470.70 304.10 679.03 1,593.75 159.37
19 Mushtaq Ahmed 117.83 637.25 316.32 521.83 1,593.24 159.32
20 SP Gupte 132.22 509.44 341.38 582.09 1,565.14 156.51
21 B Yardley 136.78 467.12 321.75 630.77 1,556.43 155.64
22 AA Mallett 113.55 540.95 255.38 616.21 1,526.10 152.61
23 Harbhajan Singh 162.14 511.38 308.71 529.99 1,512.23 151.22
24 KA Maharaj 123.19 578.52 284.87 520.55 1,507.13 150.71
25 Abdul Qadir 159.34 430.62 306.75 460.19 1,356.90 135.69

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts. Half the points are for Primary Criteria; one-fourth for Conditions; and one-fourth for Secondary Criteria.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 M Muralitharan SL 482.63 226.37 242.86 951.86
2 SK Warne AUS 476.95 229.88 222.14 928.96
3 R Ashwin IND 449.65 201.39 200.25 851.29
4 NM Lyon AUS 428.54 202.25 179.83 810.62
5 A Kumble IND 408.46 195.41 184.98 788.85
6 DL Underwood ENG 424.38 193.81 169.07 787.26
7 BS Chandrasekhar IND 396.82 190.49 181.88 769.20
8 R Benaud AUS 390.07 182.73 181.77 754.57
9 LR Gibbs WI 393.65 183.88 166.82 744.36
10 GP Swann ENG 377.98 176.42 174.48 728.88
11 BS Bedi IND 373.20 183.39 167.43 724.02
12 SCG MacGill AUS 382.25 175.20 165.76 723.22
13 HMRKB Herath SL 381.19 163.26 178.04 722.50
14 KA Maharaj SA 390.68 179.23 150.71 720.62
15 B Yardley AUS 380.88 172.35 155.64 708.87
16 RA Jadeja IND 384.74 162.34 159.37 706.46
17 Yasir Shah PAK 357.27 165.90 182.50 705.66
18 EAS Prasanna IND 349.46 172.18 163.79 685.42
19 AA Mallett AUS 355.27 165.97 152.61 673.84
20 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 334.80 157.39 172.19 664.39
21 Harbhajan Singh IND 351.13 162.03 151.22 664.38
22 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 334.32 170.10 159.32 663.75
23 SP Gupte IND 345.16 161.91 156.51 663.58
24 Abdul Qadir PAK 373.56 153.07 135.69 662.32
25 Saeed Ajmal PAK 329.44 159.78 171.26 660.47

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 NZ ENG
1970s PAK ENG IND WI SA
1980s PAK WI ENG NZ IND
1990s IND PAK SA AUS SL WI
2000s AUS IND SL PAK SA ENG
2010s IND PAK SL ENG NZ SA
2020s IND AUS PAK NZ ENG SL

Top Teams Outside Asia

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1950s AUS ENG WI SA
1960s ENG AUS WI SA NZ
1970s SA ENG WI AUS IND
1980s WI NZ AUS ENG PAK
1990s AUS SA WI PAK ENG NZ
2000s AUS ENG SA IND NZ PAK
2010s SA AUS ENG NZ IND PAK
2020s AUS ENG NZ SA IND WI

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