Our Twenty Twenty International (T20I) ratings take into account all matches from the first T20I match on February 17, 2005. They are updated till 2026-03-08. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation) and at the end. So, here are the Top 5 Indian Spin bowlers of all time in T20Is.

CONTENTS

3. PRIMARY CRITERIA

3.1. PROLIFIC

3.2. CONSISTENT

3.2.1. Against All Teams

3.2.2. Against Top Teams

3.3. ECONOMIC

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. BEST BOWLING (ECO)

3.5.1. Against All Teams

3.5.2. Against Top Teams

3.6. 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. Asians In Asia

4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating

4.2.2.1. Asians Outside Asia

4.3. CONDITIONS RATING

5. SECONDARY CRITERIA

5.1. TOP FORM

5.2. WORLD CUP

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. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

6.1.5. Abbreviations

Nations Filter

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 Rate, Top Inns
Conditions	Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary	Top Form, World Cup, Impact Inns

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT)	25
Min Career Wkts	25

PRIMARY CRITERIA

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	200.00
Consistent	Average	250.00
Economic	Economy Rate	300.00
Best Bowling (Wkts)	BBI by Wickets	100.00
Best Bowling (Eco)	BBI by Economy	150.00

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 2005 to present is divided into eras for this section. Players are compared with players of the same period. A few points are deducted if the top wicket taker of that era is not the overall top wicket taker. Know More About Eras.

Era 1	MP before 2021
Era 2	MP greater than 2020

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	ERA 1	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	AU Rashid	ENG	2009	2026	2017.5	138	163	190.00
1	YS Chahal	IND	2016	2023	2019.5	79	96	111.90
2	R Ashwin	IND	2010	2022	2016	65	72	83.93

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	Rashid Khan	AFG	2015	2026	2020.5	115	193	200.00
1	AR Patel	IND	2015	2026	2020.5	88	97	100.52
2	Kuldeep Yadav	IND	2017	2026	2021.5	52	95	98.45
3	VV Chakravarthy	IND	2021	2026	2023.5	43	73	75.65

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
Min Wickets (TT)	30

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Kuldeep Yadav	52	1306	95	13.75	14.21	100.00
1	Kuldeep Yadav	52	1306	95	13.75	14.21	100.00
2	VV Chakravarthy	43	1213	73	16.62	17.30	82.12
3	AR Patel	88	2078	97	21.42	22.07	64.38
4	R Ashwin	65	1672	72	23.22	23.52	60.42
5	YS Chahal	79	2409	96	25.09	25.80	55.09

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Kuldeep Yadav	38	990	66	15.00	14.82	150.00
1	Kuldeep Yadav	38	990	66	15.00	14.82	150.00
2	VV Chakravarthy	28	880	53	16.60	16.25	136.78
3	AR Patel	61	1495	69	21.67	21.40	103.86
4	R Ashwin	50	1326	49	27.06	26.40	84.19
5	YS Chahal	59	1890	69	27.39	26.51	83.85

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	1000
Min Balls (TT)	600

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	Imad Wasim	74	1536	1588	6.20	6.10	120.00
1	Kuldeep Yadav	52	1127	1306	6.95	6.84	107.07
2	R Ashwin	65	1452	1672	6.91	6.96	105.16
3	VV Chakravarthy	43	963	1213	7.56	7.23	101.24
4	AR Patel	88	1684	2078	7.40	7.23	101.22
5	YS Chahal	79	1764	2409	8.19	7.85	93.24

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	DL Vettori	30	696	683	5.89	5.73	180.00
1	Kuldeep Yadav	38	835	990	7.11	6.84	150.61
2	R Ashwin	50	1110	1326	7.17	7.07	145.79
3	AR Patel	61	1172	1495	7.65	7.34	140.43
4	VV Chakravarthy	28	642	880	8.22	7.62	135.21
5	YS Chahal	59	1302	1890	8.71	8.07	127.63

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 All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBW	RAT
TS	BAW Mendis	6/8	6/16	4/12	4/15	4/17	4.80	30.00
1	Kuldeep Yadav	5/17	5/24	4/7	4/21	4/30	4.40	27.50
2	YS Chahal	6/25	4/23	4/52	3/18	3/20	4.00	25.00
2	VV Chakravarthy	5/17	5/24	4/53	3/7	3/14	4.00	25.00
4	R Ashwin	4/8	4/11	3/14	3/20	3/22	3.40	21.25
5	AR Patel	3/9	3/15	3/16	3/17	3/17	3.00	18.75

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBW	RAT
TS	YS Chahal	6/25	4/23	4/52	3/20	3/25	4.00	70.00
1	YS Chahal	6/25	4/23	4/52	3/20	3/25	4.00	70.00
1	Kuldeep Yadav	5/17	5/24	4/30	3/13	3/18	4.00	70.00
1	VV Chakravarthy	5/17	5/24	4/53	3/23	3/25	4.00	70.00
4	R Ashwin	4/8	4/11	3/14	3/22	3/24	3.40	59.50
5	AR Patel	3/9	3/16	3/17	3/23	3/27	3.00	52.50

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBE	RAT
TS	Imad Wasim	4.0/8	4.0/8	4.0/9	4.0/11	4.0/11	2.31	50.00
1	R Ashwin	4.0/8	4.0/8	3.2/11	4.0/14	4.0/14	2.87	40.31
2	VV Chakravarthy	2.0/4	4.0/11	2.0/7	4.0/17	3.3/15	3.33	34.67
3	AR Patel	2.0/6	3.0/9	2.0/7	4.0/14	4.0/16	3.39	34.12
4	Kuldeep Yadav	4.0/12	2.1/7	4.0/13	4.0/16	4.0/17	3.52	32.84
5	YS Chahal	2.0/4	3.0/11	3.0/11	2.0/8	4.0/18	3.56	32.47

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBE	RAT
TS	Mohammad Hafeez	4.0/6	2.0/4	4.0/9	4.0/11	3.0/10	2.44	100.00
1	R Ashwin	4.0/8	4.0/8	3.2/11	4.0/14	3.0/11	2.80	87.14
2	AR Patel	2.0/6	3.0/9	2.0/7	4.0/14	4.0/16	3.32	73.33
3	Kuldeep Yadav	4.0/13	4.0/16	4.0/17	4.0/18	4.0/18	3.94	61.81
4	YS Chahal	2.0/4	2.0/8	2.0/10	4.0/20	4.0/21	4.17	58.43
5	VV Chakravarthy	4.0/11	4.0/17	3.0/17	4.0/23	4.0/23	4.44	54.92

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 40%.

RANK	BOWLER	PRO	CON	ATT	BBW	BBE	RAT	PRI PTS
1	Kuldeep Yadav	98.45	250.00	257.68	97.50	94.65	798.28	319.31
2	VV Chakravarthy	75.65	218.90	236.45	95.00	89.58	715.59	286.23
3	AR Patel	100.52	168.25	241.64	71.25	107.45	689.11	275.64
4	R Ashwin	83.93	144.61	250.95	80.75	127.45	687.69	275.08
5	YS Chahal	111.90	138.94	220.87	95.00	90.90	657.61	263.04

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the five 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	20.00
Away	80.00
Favourable Conditions	20.00
Unfavourable Conditions	80.00

HOME/AWAY

HM/AW RATING

Points to note:-

U.A.E. and India are considered as Home for Afghanistan.
U.A.E. is also considered as a second home for Pakistan.
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	ER	RAT	WTG
1	AR Patel	42	55	19.71	7.46	712.45	14.25
2	VV Chakravarthy	23	45	15.58	8.25	689.12	13.78
3	R Ashwin	21	22	23.45	6.88	683.69	13.67
4	YS Chahal	38	49	22.76	8.20	672.10	13.44
5	Kuldeep Yadav	19	27	19.11	7.82	621.64	12.43

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	Kuldeep Yadav	33	68	11.62	6.48	841.31	67.30
2	R Ashwin	44	50	23.12	6.92	595.63	47.65
3	AR Patel	46	42	23.67	7.34	578.96	46.32
4	YS Chahal	41	47	27.53	8.19	541.94	43.36
5	VV Chakravarthy	20	28	18.29	6.78	500.00	40.00

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 In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	R Ashwin	41	51	18.88	6.34	791.80	15.84
2	Kuldeep Yadav	30	49	15.39	7.24	736.23	14.72
3	AR Patel	54	67	20.48	7.40	727.68	14.55
4	VV Chakravarthy	36	56	17.73	7.49	705.86	14.12
5	YS Chahal	49	65	22.05	7.96	696.23	13.92

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	Kuldeep Yadav	22	46	12.00	6.60	915.57	73.25
2	AR Patel	34	30	23.53	7.41	629.46	50.36
3	YS Chahal	30	31	31.48	8.56	590.17	47.21
4	R Ashwin	24	21	33.76	7.88	517.35	41.39
5	VV Chakravarthy	7	17	12.94	7.86	500.00	40.00

CONDITIONS RATING

The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 20%.

RANK	BOWLER	AWAY	HOME	UC	FC	CON PTS
1	Kuldeep Yadav	841.31	155.41	915.57	184.06	167.71
2	AR Patel	578.96	178.11	629.46	181.92	125.48
3	R Ashwin	595.63	170.92	517.35	197.95	118.55
4	YS Chahal	541.94	168.02	590.17	174.06	117.94
5	VV Chakravarthy	500.00	172.28	500.00	176.47	107.90

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
Top Form	100.00
World Cup	150.00
Impact Innings	150.00

TOP FORM

TF RATING

Points to note about TF Rating:-

TF is calculated by taking the best 40 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: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	Kuldeep Yadav	38	66	15.00	7.11	903.79	90.38
2	R Ashwin	40	45	22.38	6.80	817.30	81.73
3	VV Chakravarthy	28	53	16.60	8.22	803.74	80.37
4	AR Patel	40	48	19.10	7.22	773.23	77.32
5	YS Chahal	40	51	26.57	8.76	724.10	72.41

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	R Ashwin	24	32	17.25	6.49	707.79	106.17
2	AR Patel	20	23	21.43	8.17	597.90	89.68
3	YS Chahal	0	0	NA	NA	500.00	75.00
3	Kuldeep Yadav	6	11	13.91	6.65	500.00	75.00
5	VV Chakravarthy	12	14	25.57	8.52	431.08	64.66

IMPACT INNINGS

II RATING

Impact Innings (II) are those innings in which the bowler has 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 equal to or more wickets than 3 at a good ER.
A Bowler bowls with good economy rate (ER).
The required ER is increases as the number of wickets taken increases.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	II	II Perc	RAT	WTG
1	Kuldeep Yadav	52	36	69.23	759.88	113.98
2	R Ashwin	65	35	53.85	612.85	91.93
3	VV Chakravarthy	43	26	60.47	579.76	86.96
4	AR Patel	88	42	47.73	554.75	83.21
5	YS Chahal	79	35	44.30	382.34	57.35

SECONDARY RATING

The Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40%.

RANK	BOWLER	TF	WC	II	SEC RAT
1	R Ashwin	326.92	106.17	61.29	279.83
2	Kuldeep Yadav	361.52	75.00	75.99	279.36
3	AR Patel	309.29	89.68	55.47	250.22
4	VV Chakravarthy	321.50	64.66	57.98	232.00
5	YS Chahal	289.64	75.00	38.23	204.76

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 RAT	CON RAT	SEC RAT	FIN RAT
1	4	Kuldeep Yadav	IND	319.31	167.71	279.36	766.38
2	20	R Ashwin	IND	275.08	118.55	279.83	673.45
3	21	AR Patel	IND	275.64	125.48	250.22	651.34
4	25	VV Chakravarthy	IND	286.23	107.90	232.00	626.13
5	31	YS Chahal	IND	263.04	117.94	204.76	585.74

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter

Top Teams (TT)

An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 5 years.
Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific conditions.

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
This is generally 12 balls for a 20 over match.
However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.