Top 10 Indian Fast Bowlers In ODIs

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Nations Rating

The Nations Rating filters the OVERALL Rating to show players only from India.

  • The Rating of the players from India remains the same as in the original OVERALL Rating.
  • Thus the Trend Setter can be from any nation and is not necessarily from India.

THE CRITERIA


CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Economy, BBI (Wkts & Eco)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary World Cup, Top Form, 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.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against Non Weak Teams. Here is some information about the Non Weak Teams:-

  • Non Weak Teams are calculated in the same way as TT.
  • However, they are more in number.

QUALIFICATION


Min Innings (TT) 40

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Economic Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 100.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 100.00

PROLIFIC


The Eras

The time period of ODI cricket 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 2015
Era 3 MP greater than 2014

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 221 253 150.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 221 253 150.00
2 M Prabhakar IND 1984 1996 1990 127 157 93.08
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 351 502 200.00
1 J Srinath IND 1991 2003 1997 227 315 125.50
2 AB Agarkar IND 1998 2007 2002.5 188 288 114.74
3 Zaheer Khan IND 2000 2012 2006 197 282 112.35
4 IK Pathan IND 2004 2012 2008 118 173 68.92
5 A Nehra IND 2001 2011 2006 120 157 62.55
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS MA Starc AUS 2010 2024 2017 127 244 150.00
1 Mohammed Shami IND 2013 2023 2018 100 195 119.88
2 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2023 2019.5 88 149 91.60
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar IND 2012 2022 2017 120 141 86.68

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 bowler has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 100
Min Wickets (TT) 100

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS J Garner 98 2752 146 18.85 20.69 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 88 3509 149 23.55 22.36 138.85
2 Mohammed Shami 100 4618 195 23.68 22.90 135.57
3 N Kapil Dev 221 6945 253 27.45 27.42 113.22
4 J Srinath 227 8847 315 28.09 27.61 112.42
5 AB Agarkar 188 8021 288 27.85 27.72 111.97
6 M Prabhakar 127 4534 157 28.88 28.12 110.38
7 IK Pathan 118 5142 173 29.72 28.70 108.17
8 Zaheer Khan 197 8301 282 29.44 28.85 107.58
9 A Nehra 120 4981 157 31.73 31.15 99.66
10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 120 4951 141 35.11 32.81 94.60

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS J Garner 92 2657 140 18.98 20.84 150.00
1 Mohammed Shami 62 2914 121 24.08 23.28 134.23
2 N Kapil Dev 176 5476 199 27.52 27.49 113.71
3 J Srinath 155 6187 202 30.63 30.11 103.80
4 JJ Bumrah 61 2597 81 32.06 30.44 102.69
5 AB Agarkar 102 4538 147 30.87 30.73 101.71
6 M Prabhakar 96 3413 104 32.82 31.96 97.80
7 Zaheer Khan 121 5377 163 32.99 32.34 96.66
8 A Nehra 77 3465 104 33.32 32.71 95.55
9 IK Pathan 79 3639 107 34.01 32.84 95.18
10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 76 3381 87 38.86 36.32 86.06

ECONOMIC


R ER

Relative Economy Rate (R ER) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with ER.

Criteria: Points For R ER

Min Qualification For TS
Min Balls 2500

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 98 5330 2752 3.10 3.51 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 88 4580 3509 4.60 3.69 142.83
2 N Kapil Dev 221 11202 6945 3.72 3.92 134.24
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 120 5847 4951 5.08 4.14 127.29
4 J Srinath 227 11935 8847 4.45 4.35 120.91
5 M Prabhakar 127 6360 4534 4.28 4.36 120.60
6 Zaheer Khan 197 10097 8301 4.93 4.43 118.79
7 Mohammed Shami 100 4985 4618 5.56 4.49 117.28
8 A Nehra 120 5751 4981 5.20 4.65 113.21
9 IK Pathan 118 5855 5142 5.27 4.71 111.66
10 AB Agarkar 188 9484 8021 5.07 4.75 110.87

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 92 5042 2657 3.16 3.58 150.00
1 N Kapil Dev 176 8892 5476 3.70 3.89 137.93
2 JJ Bumrah 61 3170 2597 4.92 3.94 136.33
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 76 3786 3381 5.36 4.36 123.18
4 M Prabhakar 96 4769 3413 4.29 4.38 122.61
5 J Srinath 155 8143 6187 4.56 4.46 120.40
6 Mohammed Shami 62 3067 2914 5.70 4.60 116.71
7 Zaheer Khan 121 6266 5377 5.15 4.62 116.16
8 A Nehra 77 3904 3465 5.33 4.76 112.75
9 IK Pathan 79 3923 3639 5.57 4.98 107.90
10 AB Agarkar 102 5028 4538 5.42 5.07 106.03

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)


BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against Non Weak Teams from India. 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 Waqar Younis 7/36 6/26 6/30 6/44 6/59 6.20 100.00
1 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/18 5/51 5/54 5/69 5.40 87.10
2 A Nehra 6/23 6/59 4/35 4/40 4/47 4.80 77.42
3 AB Agarkar 6/42 5/44 4/34 4/35 4/37 4.60 74.19
3 JJ Bumrah 6/19 5/27 4/35 4/39 4/43 4.60 74.19
5 J Srinath 5/24 5/41 4/23 4/30 4/35 4.40 70.97
5 M Prabhakar 5/33 5/35 4/25 4/30 4/54 4.40 70.97
7 IK Pathan 5/61 4/32 4/37 4/41 4/51 4.20 67.74
8 N Kapil Dev 5/43 4/30 4/31 4/54 3/17 4.00 64.52
8 Zaheer Khan 5/42 4/19 4/21 4/42 3/23 4.00 64.52
8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/42 4/8 4/31 4/45 3/9 4.00 64.52

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)


BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against Non Weak Teams. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns. Only 30+ Balls performaces are counted in this criteria.

Criteria: Points For Economy In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS CEL Ambrose 10.0/5 5.0/4 8.4/9 6.0/8 8.5/13 1.05 100.00
1 N Kapil Dev 7.0/4 6.0/5 8.0/9 6.0/7 7.0/10 1.09 96.65
2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 6.0/8 6.1/9 8.0/14 5.0/9 9.0/18 1.38 75.90
3 JJ Bumrah 6.0/9 5.0/8 6.0/11 5.0/12 7.2/19 1.61 65.04
4 J Srinath 10.0/13 7.0/12 9.0/16 6.0/12 9.0/18 1.69 61.87
5 M Prabhakar 5.0/5 10.0/16 10.0/18 9.0/19 8.0/17 1.82 57.55
6 A Nehra 10.0/16 6.1/10 10.0/22 10.0/23 10.0/24 1.84 56.96
7 Zaheer Khan 9.5/21 10.0/23 9.0/22 6.0/15 7.3/19 2.12 49.42
8 Mohammed Shami 6.2/16 9.0/23 6.0/17 8.0/23 6.0/18 2.22 47.31
9 AB Agarkar 10.0/22 6.0/14 10.0/25 7.0/18 9.0/24 2.29 45.71
10 IK Pathan 10.0/23 8.0/20 8.0/20 7.1/21 10.0/32 2.40 43.62

PRIMARY RATING


The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 N Kapil Dev 150.00 226.93 272.17 64.52 96.65 810.26 405.13
2 Mohammed Shami 119.88 269.80 233.99 87.10 47.31 758.07 379.04
3 JJ Bumrah 91.60 241.54 279.15 74.19 65.04 751.52 375.76
4 J Srinath 125.50 216.22 241.31 70.97 61.87 715.86 357.93
5 M Prabhakar 93.08 208.19 243.21 70.97 57.55 673.00 336.50
6 Zaheer Khan 112.35 204.24 234.95 64.52 49.42 665.47 332.74
7 AB Agarkar 114.74 213.68 216.90 74.19 45.71 665.22 332.61
8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 86.68 180.66 250.47 64.52 75.90 658.23 329.11
9 A Nehra 62.55 195.22 225.97 77.42 56.96 618.11 309.06
10 IK Pathan 68.92 203.35 219.55 67.74 43.62 603.20 301.60

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions Rating is calculated by applying the five criteria of Primary Rating to various conditions. 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 conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 200.00
Away 800.00
Favourable Conditions 200.00
Unfavourable Conditions 800.00

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 Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 N Kapil Dev 83 100 27.15 4.01 729.82 145.96
2 Mohammed Shami 44 85 24.26 5.83 709.73 141.95
3 JJ Bumrah 41 64 26.70 4.78 682.95 136.59
4 J Srinath 80 103 30.51 4.59 630.85 126.17
5 AB Agarkar 68 109 27.39 5.29 624.15 124.83
6 Zaheer Khan 64 94 30.21 5.20 606.67 121.33
7 M Prabhakar 64 65 35.77 4.48 580.59 116.12
8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 44 50 40.62 5.31 560.67 112.13
9 IK Pathan 35 46 31.63 5.18 558.54 111.71
10 A Nehra 33 42 42.12 6.36 464.64 92.93

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 N Kapil Dev 138 153 27.65 3.56 790.16 632.13
2 JJ Bumrah 47 85 21.18 4.44 789.33 631.46
3 Mohammed Shami 56 110 23.24 5.36 717.61 574.09
4 J Srinath 147 212 26.91 4.37 716.70 573.36
5 M Prabhakar 63 92 24.01 4.09 712.42 569.93
6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 76 91 32.09 4.93 686.54 549.23
7 A Nehra 87 115 27.93 4.72 667.17 533.73
8 Zaheer Khan 133 188 29.05 4.81 656.03 524.82
9 AB Agarkar 120 179 28.13 4.96 652.76 522.21
10 IK Pathan 83 127 29.03 5.31 602.63 482.10

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

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 N Kapil Dev 87 102 26.75 3.41 850.68 170.14
2 Mohammed Shami 50 98 23.11 5.33 798.92 159.78
3 J Srinath 98 149 24.49 4.19 756.00 151.20
4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 59 72 30.86 4.95 752.57 150.51
5 JJ Bumrah 35 58 24.69 4.61 725.30 145.06
6 Zaheer Khan 69 107 26.05 4.72 624.53 124.91
7 A Nehra 53 64 28.78 4.57 619.69 123.94
8 M Prabhakar 34 46 26.46 4.05 614.70 122.94
9 AB Agarkar 72 107 28.55 4.99 603.95 120.79
10 IK Pathan 41 58 31.19 5.40 515.28 103.06

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 JJ Bumrah 53 91 22.82 4.59 846.83 677.47
2 N Kapil Dev 134 151 27.93 3.95 814.19 651.35
3 Mohammed Shami 50 97 24.26 5.79 791.76 633.41
4 AB Agarkar 116 181 27.44 5.13 746.28 597.02
5 M Prabhakar 93 111 29.88 4.37 737.93 590.34
6 J Srinath 129 166 31.31 4.65 716.97 573.58
7 Zaheer Khan 128 175 31.51 5.05 716.83 573.47
8 IK Pathan 77 115 28.98 5.20 683.83 547.07
9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 61 69 39.55 5.19 649.10 519.28
10 A Nehra 67 93 33.75 5.66 635.38 508.30

CONDITIONS RATING


The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,000.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 200 pts.

RANK BOWLER AW HM UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 N Kapil Dev 632.13 145.96 651.35 170.14 1,599.58 159.96
2 JJ Bumrah 631.46 136.59 677.47 145.06 1,590.58 159.06
3 Mohammed Shami 574.09 141.95 633.41 159.78 1,509.22 150.92
4 J Srinath 573.36 126.17 573.58 151.20 1,424.31 142.43
5 M Prabhakar 569.93 116.12 590.34 122.94 1,399.33 139.93
6 AB Agarkar 522.21 124.83 597.02 120.79 1,364.85 136.48
7 Zaheer Khan 524.82 121.33 573.47 124.91 1,344.53 134.45
8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 549.23 112.13 519.28 150.51 1,331.16 133.12
9 A Nehra 533.73 92.93 508.30 123.94 1,258.90 125.89
10 IK Pathan 482.10 111.71 547.07 103.06 1,243.93 124.39

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
World Cup 1,000.00
Top Form 1,000.00
Impact Innings 1,000.00

WORLD CUP


Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Mohammed Shami 18 55 13.53 5.13 832.83 832.83
2 JJ Bumrah 20 38 19.58 4.23 710.26 710.26
3 N Kapil Dev 25 28 31.86 3.76 602.41 602.41
4 Zaheer Khan 23 44 20.23 4.48 599.39 599.39
5 J Srinath 33 44 27.82 4.32 588.07 588.07
6 M Prabhakar 18 24 26.67 4.41 556.61 556.61
7 A Nehra 12 18 22.72 4.41 504.01 504.01
8 IK Pathan 0 0 NA NA 500.00 500.00
8 AB Agarkar 6 7 39.14 4.89 500.00 500.00
10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 7 11 26.18 5.08 412.15 412.15
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
  • Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

TOP FORM


Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Mohammed Shami 50 103 22.42 5.67 808.83 808.83
2 JJ Bumrah 50 84 23.51 4.51 786.69 786.69
3 N Kapil Dev 50 71 20.97 3.51 753.25 753.25
4 A Nehra 50 82 26.10 5.04 734.24 734.24
5 M Prabhakar 50 78 22.67 4.08 726.72 726.72
6 J Srinath 50 79 23.92 4.41 707.22 707.22
7 AB Agarkar 50 81 24.67 4.97 693.42 693.42
8 IK Pathan 50 83 25.67 4.96 679.26 679.26
9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 50 69 28.64 5.05 670.57 670.57
10 Zaheer Khan 50 75 27.41 5.02 649.49 649.49
IMPACT INNINGS (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact either in terms of wickets or economy 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 3.
  • A Bowler bowls more than 30 balls and has a low ER.
  • The ER should be less than 80% of the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 40

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 N Kapil Dev 221 97 43.89 738.59 738.59
2 JJ Bumrah 88 39 44.32 642.70 642.70
3 Mohammed Shami 100 39 39.00 615.25 615.25
4 J Srinath 227 76 33.48 493.27 493.27
5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 120 36 30.00 483.97 483.97
6 Zaheer Khan 197 62 31.47 463.71 463.71
7 M Prabhakar 127 38 29.92 443.14 443.14
8 A Nehra 120 33 27.50 427.31 427.31
9 IK Pathan 118 35 29.66 413.05 413.05
10 AB Agarkar 188 56 29.79 393.95 393.95

SECONDARY RATING


The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 3,000.00 points. Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 300 pts.

RANK BOWLER WC TF II TOT SEC RAT
1 Mohammed Shami 832.83 808.83 615.25 2,256.91 225.69
2 JJ Bumrah 710.26 786.69 642.70 2,139.65 213.97
3 N Kapil Dev 602.41 753.25 738.59 2,094.24 209.42
4 J Srinath 588.07 707.22 493.27 1,788.55 178.86
5 M Prabhakar 556.61 726.72 443.14 1,726.48 172.65
6 Zaheer Khan 599.39 649.49 463.71 1,712.59 171.26
7 A Nehra 504.01 734.24 427.31 1,665.56 166.56
8 IK Pathan 500.00 679.26 413.05 1,592.32 159.23
9 AB Agarkar 500.00 693.42 393.95 1,587.37 158.74
10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 412.15 670.57 483.97 1,566.69 156.67

OVERALL RATING

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

RANK OV RANK BOWLER NAT PRI PTS CON PTS SEC PTS FIN RAT
1 7 N Kapil Dev IND 405.13 159.96 209.42 774.51
2 9 Mohammed Shami IND 379.04 150.92 225.69 755.65
3 11 JJ Bumrah IND 375.76 159.06 213.97 748.78
4 31 J Srinath IND 357.93 142.43 178.86 679.22
5 45 M Prabhakar IND 336.50 139.93 172.65 649.08
6 48 Zaheer Khan IND 332.74 134.45 171.26 638.45
7 55 AB Agarkar IND 332.61 136.48 158.74 627.83
8 58 Bhuvneshwar Kumar IND 329.11 133.12 156.67 618.90
9 65 A Nehra IND 309.06 125.89 166.56 601.50
10 73 IK Pathan IND 301.60 124.39 159.23 585.22

NON WEAK TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK IND
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI BAN
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN WI
2020s IND PAK AUS SA NZ SL BAN ENG WI AFG

TOP TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK IND
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK
2020s IND PAK AUS SA NZ SL
FULL RATING WITH ALL NATIONS


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