Top 10 Pakistani Fast Bowlers In ODIs

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Nations Filter

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

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

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) and Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams and non weak teams. Here is some information:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A bowlerโ€™s performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ODI World Cup are also counted.
  • TT & NWT may be found in the last section.

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 250.00
Economic Strike Rate 250.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 150.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 150.00

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 2011
Era 3 MP greater than 2010

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 Imran Khan PAK 1974 1992 1983 153 182 107.91
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 351 502 200.00
1 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 351 502 200.00
2 Waqar Younis PAK 1989 2003 1996 258 416 165.74
3 Abdul Razzaq PAK 1996 2011 2003.5 254 269 107.17
4 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 1998 2011 2004.5 162 247 98.41
5 Aaqib Javed PAK 1988 1998 1993 159 182 72.51
6 Umar Gul PAK 2003 2016 2009.5 128 179 71.31
7 Azhar Mahmood PAK 1996 2007 2001.5 139 123 49.00
8 Mohammad Sami PAK 2001 2015 2008 85 121 48.21
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 220 338 170.00
1 Mohammad Aamer PAK 2009 2019 2014 60 81 40.74

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) 50

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS J Garner 98 2752 146 18.85 20.69 100.00
1 Wasim Akram 351 11812 502 23.53 24.01 86.19
2 Waqar Younis 258 9919 416 23.84 24.45 84.65
3 Shoaib Akhtar 162 6168 247 24.97 24.75 83.60
4 Imran Khan 153 4845 182 26.62 27.83 74.37
5 Umar Gul 128 5253 179 29.35 29.30 70.63
6 Mohammad Aamer 60 2400 81 29.63 29.31 70.61
7 Mohammad Sami 85 3567 121 29.48 29.52 70.10
8 Abdul Razzaq 254 8564 269 31.84 32.28 64.12
9 Aaqib Javed 159 5721 182 31.43 32.43 63.81
10 Azhar Mahmood 139 4813 123 39.13 39.30 52.66

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS J Garner 91 2615 139 18.81 20.65 150.00
1 Wasim Akram 259 9026 367 24.59 25.10 123.45
2 Shoaib Akhtar 117 4634 173 26.79 26.55 116.68
3 Waqar Younis 186 7429 278 26.72 27.40 113.08
4 Imran Khan 132 4299 159 27.04 28.26 109.62
5 Mohammad Sami 54 2402 78 30.79 30.84 100.46
6 Mohammad Aamer 42 1791 57 31.42 31.08 99.68
7 Aaqib Javed 120 4333 135 32.10 33.12 93.56
8 Abdul Razzaq 175 6127 181 33.85 34.32 90.28
9 Azhar Mahmood 108 3832 110 34.84 34.99 88.55
10 Umar Gul 71 3240 90 36.00 35.94 86.19

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 2000

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 98 5330 2752 3.10 3.51 100.00
1 Wasim Akram 351 18186 11812 3.90 3.94 89.00
2 Mohammad Aamer 60 3013 2400 4.78 4.06 86.53
3 Imran Khan 153 7462 4845 3.90 4.18 84.04
4 Abdul Razzaq 254 10941 8564 4.70 4.37 80.37
5 Shoaib Akhtar 162 7764 6168 4.77 4.41 79.63
6 Aaqib Javed 159 8012 5721 4.28 4.42 79.41
7 Azhar Mahmood 139 6242 4813 4.63 4.47 78.52
8 Umar Gul 128 6064 5253 5.20 4.59 76.44
9 Mohammad Sami 85 4284 3567 5.00 4.62 75.95
10 Waqar Younis 258 12698 9919 4.69 4.65 75.39

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 91 4970 2615 3.16 3.58 150.00
1 Wasim Akram 259 13653 9026 3.97 4.01 133.66
2 Mohammad Aamer 42 2167 1791 4.96 4.21 127.48
3 Imran Khan 132 6527 4299 3.95 4.24 126.64
4 Abdul Razzaq 175 7685 6127 4.78 4.45 120.61
5 Azhar Mahmood 108 4983 3832 4.61 4.46 120.35
6 Aaqib Javed 120 6006 4333 4.33 4.46 120.14
7 Shoaib Akhtar 117 5644 4634 4.93 4.55 117.77
8 Mohammad Sami 54 2779 2402 5.19 4.80 111.84
9 Waqar Younis 186 9161 7429 4.87 4.83 111.00
10 Umar Gul 71 3448 3240 5.64 4.98 107.71

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 in all matches. 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 6.20 150.00
1 Waqar Younis 7/36 6/26 6/30 6/44 6/59 6.20 150.00
2 Aaqib Javed 7/37 5/19 5/35 5/61 4/29 5.20 125.81
3 Shoaib Akhtar 6/16 5/19 5/25 5/54 4/28 5.00 120.97
3 Wasim Akram 5/15 5/16 5/19 5/21 5/38 5.00 120.97
5 Abdul Razzaq 6/35 5/31 5/48 4/23 4/29 4.80 116.13
5 Azhar Mahmood 6/18 5/28 5/38 4/40 4/65 4.80 116.13
7 Umar Gul 6/42 5/17 4/32 4/36 4/57 4.60 111.29
8 Imran Khan 6/14 4/27 4/37 4/37 3/13 4.20 101.61
9 Mohammad Aamer 5/30 4/28 3/16 3/24 3/26 3.60 87.10
9 Mohammad Sami 5/10 4/44 3/19 3/20 3/22 3.60 87.10

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 1.05 150.00
1 Wasim Akram 7.2/4 6.0/7 8.0/11 7.0/10 7.0/10 1.20 130.81
2 Imran Khan 6.0/7 9.5/13 10.0/14 7.0/10 7.0/11 1.48 106.30
3 Shoaib Akhtar 8.0/9 9.0/16 10.0/18 5.0/10 5.0/10 1.57 99.93
4 Waqar Younis 5.0/7 8.0/13 6.4/11 6.0/10 8.0/14 1.62 96.95
5 Umar Gul 7.0/13 9.0/17 9.5/19 5.0/11 8.0/20 1.82 86.45
6 Azhar Mahmood 8.0/14 10.0/18 6.0/11 10.0/20 10.0/24 1.91 82.36
7 Aaqib Javed 7.0/11 7.1/12 10.0/17 9.0/19 6.4/15 1.92 82.10
8 Abdul Razzaq 6.0/10 8.3/16 6.0/13 7.0/16 10.0/24 1.96 80.32
9 Mohammad Sami 7.5/10 8.0/20 10.0/26 7.1/19 8.0/22 2.19 71.90
10 Mohammad Aamer 7.0/15 6.0/16 7.0/21 10.0/30 9.0/28 2.39 65.73

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 Wasim Akram 200.00 209.64 222.66 120.97 130.81 884.08 442.04
2 Waqar Younis 165.74 197.73 186.39 150.00 96.95 796.81 398.40
3 Shoaib Akhtar 98.41 200.28 197.40 120.97 99.93 716.99 358.50
4 Imran Khan 107.91 183.99 210.68 101.61 106.30 710.49 355.25
5 Abdul Razzaq 107.17 154.40 200.98 116.13 80.32 659.00 329.50
6 Aaqib Javed 72.51 157.37 199.56 125.81 82.10 637.34 318.67
7 Umar Gul 71.31 156.82 184.15 111.29 86.45 610.03 305.02
8 Azhar Mahmood 49.00 141.21 198.87 116.13 82.36 587.57 293.79
9 Mohammad Aamer 40.74 170.29 214.01 87.10 65.73 577.86 288.93
10 Mohammad Sami 48.21 170.56 187.79 87.10 71.90 565.55 282.77

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 Wasim Akram 141 191 24.09 3.92 851.85 170.37
2 Waqar Younis 103 181 21.28 4.62 801.72 160.34
3 Imran Khan 69 83 24.14 3.93 735.34 147.07
4 Shoaib Akhtar 61 95 25.06 4.88 671.78 134.36
5 Aaqib Javed 62 76 27.24 4.13 634.42 126.88
6 Mohammad Sami 41 65 26.63 4.93 597.09 119.42
7 Umar Gul 57 79 28.42 5.09 588.92 117.78
8 Abdul Razzaq 90 80 38.88 4.86 549.22 109.84
9 Azhar Mahmood 33 33 33.45 4.45 528.00 105.60
10 Mohammad Aamer 11 10 40.40 4.84 409.70 81.94

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Wasim Akram 210 311 23.18 3.88 838.24 670.59
2 Waqar Younis 155 235 25.82 4.73 768.71 614.97
3 Abdul Razzaq 164 189 28.86 4.61 696.54 557.23
4 Shoaib Akhtar 101 152 24.91 4.70 696.50 557.20
5 Imran Khan 84 99 28.70 3.87 630.37 504.29
6 Mohammad Aamer 49 71 28.11 4.77 619.08 495.27
7 Umar Gul 71 100 30.08 5.28 595.62 476.49
8 Aaqib Javed 97 106 34.44 4.37 568.67 454.94
9 Azhar Mahmood 106 90 41.21 4.68 553.73 442.98
10 Mohammad Sami 44 56 32.79 5.06 487.58 390.06

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 Wasim Akram 170 252 23.65 3.91 919.15 183.83
2 Waqar Younis 129 206 24.82 4.76 854.38 170.88
3 Imran Khan 68 83 28.70 3.88 699.97 139.99
4 Shoaib Akhtar 72 110 25.25 4.96 669.00 133.80
5 Abdul Razzaq 110 118 31.63 4.65 668.33 133.67
6 Mohammad Aamer 42 60 28.33 4.78 628.07 125.61
7 Aaqib Javed 78 80 35.73 4.22 548.36 109.67
8 Azhar Mahmood 79 63 44.81 4.69 530.36 106.07
9 Umar Gul 28 39 31.90 5.49 504.72 100.94
10 Mohammad Sami 25 30 36.57 5.39 415.44 83.09

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Wasim Akram 181 250 23.41 3.88 931.73 745.39
2 Waqar Younis 129 210 22.89 4.61 847.80 678.24
3 Shoaib Akhtar 90 137 24.74 4.62 788.29 630.63
4 Imran Khan 85 99 24.88 3.91 780.90 624.72
5 Aaqib Javed 81 102 28.07 4.35 711.45 569.16
6 Abdul Razzaq 144 151 32.00 4.73 707.21 565.77
7 Umar Gul 100 140 28.64 5.11 705.97 564.77
8 Mohammad Sami 60 91 27.14 4.84 659.94 527.95
9 Azhar Mahmood 60 60 33.17 4.53 627.00 501.60
10 Mohammad Aamer 18 21 33.33 4.78 500.00 400.00

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 Wasim Akram 670.59 170.37 745.39 183.83 1,770.17 177.02
2 Waqar Younis 614.97 160.34 678.24 170.88 1,624.43 162.44
3 Shoaib Akhtar 557.20 134.36 630.63 133.80 1,455.99 145.60
4 Imran Khan 504.29 147.07 624.72 139.99 1,416.07 141.61
5 Abdul Razzaq 557.23 109.84 565.77 133.67 1,366.51 136.65
6 Aaqib Javed 454.94 126.88 569.16 109.67 1,260.66 126.07
7 Umar Gul 476.49 117.78 564.77 100.94 1,260.00 126.00
8 Azhar Mahmood 442.98 105.60 501.60 106.07 1,156.26 115.63
9 Mohammad Sami 390.06 119.42 527.95 83.09 1,120.52 112.05
10 Mohammad Aamer 495.27 81.94 400.00 125.61 1,102.82 110.28

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 Top Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Imran Khan 19 34 19.26 3.86 717.03 717.03
2 Wasim Akram 36 55 23.84 4.04 655.79 655.79
3 Mohammad Aamer 8 17 21.06 4.90 530.83 530.83
4 Mohammad Sami 2 4 11.00 2.93 500.00 500.00
4 Umar Gul 11 18 19.11 4.12 500.00 500.00
4 Waqar Younis 11 22 21.18 5.00 500.00 500.00
7 Azhar Mahmood 11 13 28.77 4.08 462.38 462.38
8 Shoaib Akhtar 18 30 25.50 5.14 459.03 459.03
9 Abdul Razzaq 21 19 31.16 4.23 458.93 458.93
10 Aaqib Javed 15 18 28.72 4.16 439.51 439.51
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: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Waqar Younis 50 102 17.14 4.14 895.58 895.58
2 Shoaib Akhtar 50 92 18.64 4.43 836.02 836.02
3 Wasim Akram 50 86 18.49 3.57 812.35 812.35
4 Abdul Razzaq 50 81 20.44 4.18 755.16 755.16
5 Imran Khan 50 72 21.51 3.82 745.32 745.32
6 Azhar Mahmood 50 67 23.18 3.96 729.41 729.41
7 Umar Gul 50 87 24.55 5.22 723.38 723.38
8 Mohammad Sami 50 79 27.38 4.97 673.53 673.53
9 Mohammad Aamer 50 74 28.43 4.97 655.64 655.64
10 Aaqib Javed 50 70 25.64 4.25 651.80 651.80
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 90% of the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 30

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 Wasim Akram 351 184 52.42 778.18 778.18
2 Imran Khan 153 77 50.33 637.00 637.00
3 Mohammad Aamer 60 25 41.67 492.80 492.80
4 Waqar Younis 258 95 36.82 475.17 475.17
5 Aaqib Javed 159 61 38.36 474.28 474.28
6 Shoaib Akhtar 162 66 40.74 469.05 469.05
7 Mohammad Sami 85 35 41.18 435.65 435.65
8 Umar Gul 128 51 39.84 418.63 418.63
9 Abdul Razzaq 254 78 30.71 416.91 416.91
10 Azhar Mahmood 139 46 33.09 403.99 403.99

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 Wasim Akram 655.79 812.35 778.18 2,246.33 224.63
2 Imran Khan 717.03 745.32 637.00 2,099.35 209.94
3 Waqar Younis 500.00 895.58 475.17 1,870.75 187.08
4 Shoaib Akhtar 459.03 836.02 469.05 1,764.10 176.41
5 Mohammad Aamer 530.83 655.64 492.80 1,679.27 167.93
6 Umar Gul 500.00 723.38 418.63 1,642.01 164.20
7 Abdul Razzaq 458.93 755.16 416.91 1,631.00 163.10
8 Mohammad Sami 500.00 673.53 435.65 1,609.18 160.92
9 Azhar Mahmood 462.38 729.41 403.99 1,595.77 159.58
10 Aaqib Javed 439.51 651.80 474.28 1,565.59 156.56

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 2 Wasim Akram PAK 442.04 177.02 224.63 843.69
2 8 Waqar Younis PAK 398.40 162.44 187.08 747.92
3 19 Imran Khan PAK 355.25 141.61 209.94 706.79
4 26 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 358.50 145.60 176.41 680.50
5 49 Abdul Razzaq PAK 329.50 136.65 163.10 629.25
6 63 Aaqib Javed PAK 318.67 126.07 156.56 601.30
7 65 Umar Gul PAK 305.02 126.00 164.20 595.22
8 81 Azhar Mahmood PAK 293.79 115.63 159.58 568.99
9 83 Mohammad Aamer PAK 288.93 110.28 167.93 567.14
10 91 Mohammad Sami PAK 282.77 112.05 160.92 555.74

NON WEAK TEAMS


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