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 10 Pakistani Fast bowlers in Test Cricket since 1950.

CONTENTS

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. Asians Outside Asia

4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating

4.2.2.1. Asians In 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

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, 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	FS Trueman	ENG	1952	1965	1958.5	127	307	220.00
1	Fazal Mahmood	PAK	1952	1962	1957	53	139	99.61

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	CA Walsh	WI	1984	2001	1992.5	242	519	240.00
1	Wasim Akram	PAK	1985	2002	1993.5	181	414	191.45
2	Imran Khan	PAK	1971	1991	1981	142	362	167.40
3	Sarfraz Nawaz	PAK	1969	1984	1976.5	95	177	81.85

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	JM Anderson	ENG	2003	2024	2013.5	350	704	250.00
1	Waqar Younis	PAK	1989	2003	1996	154	373	132.46
2	Shoaib Akhtar	PAK	1997	2007	2002	82	178	63.21
3	Umar Gul	PAK	2003	2013	2008	90	163	57.88
4	Mohammad Aamer	PAK	2009	2019	2014	67	119	42.26
5	Mohammad Asif	PAK	2005	2010	2007.5	44	106	37.64

RANK	ERA 4	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	MA Starc	AUS	2011	2026	2018.5	202	433	230.00
1	Mohammad Abbas	PAK	2017	2025	2021	48	100	53.12

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	JJ Bumrah	99	4631	234	19.79	19.33	120.00
1	Mohammad Asif	44	2583	106	24.37	20.10	115.38
2	Imran Khan	142	8258	362	22.81	21.84	106.17
3	Mohammad Abbas	48	2318	100	23.18	23.81	97.41
4	Wasim Akram	181	9778	414	23.62	24.12	96.14
5	Fazal Mahmood	53	3434	139	24.71	24.17	95.94
6	Shoaib Akhtar	82	4574	178	25.70	24.52	94.57
7	Waqar Younis	154	8788	373	23.56	24.63	94.17
8	Mohammad Aamer	67	3627	119	30.48	26.93	86.12
9	Umar Gul	90	5553	163	34.07	29.15	79.57
10	Sarfraz Nawaz	95	5798	177	32.76	29.77	77.89

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	JJ Bumrah	83	4138	193	21.44	20.10	180.00
1	Mohammad Asif	38	2207	87	25.37	20.51	176.40
2	Wasim Akram	71	3999	176	22.72	21.85	165.59
3	Imran Khan	85	4976	211	23.58	21.88	165.33
4	Fazal Mahmood	44	3103	125	24.82	23.97	150.94
5	Mohammad Abbas	30	1621	65	24.94	24.02	150.60
6	Shoaib Akhtar	56	3332	116	28.72	25.19	143.59
7	Mohammad Aamer	49	2791	88	31.72	26.68	135.57
8	Waqar Younis	58	3148	113	27.86	26.95	134.22
9	Sarfraz Nawaz	72	4445	138	32.21	28.32	127.72
10	Umar Gul	63	3845	104	36.97	29.28	123.55

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	M Jansen	38	3408	89	38.29	42.71	120.00
1	Waqar Younis	154	16224	373	43.50	44.54	115.08
2	Shoaib Akhtar	82	8143	178	45.75	45.05	113.78
3	Mohammad Asif	44	5170	106	48.77	46.48	110.28
4	Imran Khan	142	19458	362	53.75	49.66	103.20
5	Wasim Akram	181	22627	414	54.65	54.84	93.46
6	Umar Gul	90	9599	163	58.89	56.63	90.51
7	Fazal Mahmood	53	9834	139	70.75	57.42	89.26
8	Mohammad Abbas	48	5554	100	55.54	60.13	85.23
9	Mohammad Aamer	67	7619	119	64.03	64.51	79.45
10	Sarfraz Nawaz	95	13951	177	78.82	65.74	77.97

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	M Jansen	28	2507	62	40.44	42.78	180.00
1	Shoaib Akhtar	56	5711	116	49.23	45.62	168.79
2	Mohammad Asif	38	4410	87	50.69	47.47	162.20
3	Waqar Younis	58	5680	113	50.27	49.44	155.75
4	Imran Khan	85	11634	211	55.14	49.73	154.83
5	Wasim Akram	71	9010	176	51.19	49.90	154.32
6	Umar Gul	63	6477	104	62.28	55.98	137.55
7	Fazal Mahmood	44	8529	125	68.23	56.92	135.29
8	Mohammad Abbas	30	3609	65	55.52	58.38	131.90
9	Mohammad Aamer	49	5560	88	63.18	62.11	123.98
10	Sarfraz Nawaz	72	10902	138	79.00	65.20	118.10

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	N Kapil Dev	9/83	8/85	8/106	7/56	7/220	6/63	6/77	7.29	50.00
1	Imran Khan	8/58	8/60	7/40	7/52	7/80	6/35	6/46	7.00	48.04
2	Waqar Younis	7/76	7/86	7/91	6/34	6/44	6/55	6/78	6.43	44.12
3	Fazal Mahmood	7/42	7/80	6/34	6/34	6/46	6/53	6/66	6.29	43.14
4	Wasim Akram	7/119	6/43	6/48	6/61	6/62	6/67	6/91	6.14	42.16
5	Shoaib Akhtar	6/11	6/30	6/50	5/21	5/24	5/43	5/48	5.43	37.25
6	Sarfraz Nawaz	9/86	6/89	5/39	5/70	4/42	4/46	4/49	5.29	36.27
6	Mohammad Asif	6/41	6/44	5/27	5/67	5/76	5/77	5/89	5.29	36.27
8	Mohammad Aamer	6/44	6/84	5/52	5/79	4/36	4/62	4/72	4.86	33.33
8	Mohammad Abbas	6/54	5/33	5/46	5/62	5/66	4/23	4/29	4.86	33.33
10	Umar Gul	6/135	5/31	5/65	5/123	4/43	4/46	4/58	4.71	32.35

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	BBW	RAT
TS	N Kapil Dev	9/83	8/85	8/106	7/56	7/220	6/63	6/77	7.29	100.00
1	Imran Khan	8/60	7/52	7/80	6/46	6/63	6/90	6/102	6.57	90.20
2	Fazal Mahmood	7/42	7/80	6/34	6/34	6/46	6/53	6/66	6.29	86.27
3	Wasim Akram	6/61	6/62	6/91	5/28	5/45	5/49	5/56	5.43	74.51
4	Sarfraz Nawaz	9/86	6/89	5/39	5/70	4/42	4/46	4/49	5.29	72.55
5	Shoaib Akhtar	6/30	5/21	5/43	5/48	5/60	5/71	5/99	5.14	70.59
5	Mohammad Asif	6/41	6/44	5/27	5/76	5/77	5/89	4/41	5.14	70.59
7	Waqar Younis	6/78	5/22	5/46	5/76	5/104	4/23	4/44	4.86	66.67
8	Umar Gul	6/135	5/31	5/123	4/43	4/46	4/61	4/61	4.57	62.75
8	Mohammad Aamer	6/84	5/52	5/79	4/36	4/62	4/72	4/86	4.57	62.75
8	Mohammad Abbas	6/54	5/33	5/62	4/23	4/29	4/41	4/55	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	Imran Khan	167.40	271.50	103.20	138.24	835.16	334.06
2	Wasim Akram	191.45	261.74	93.46	116.67	817.63	327.05
3	Waqar Younis	132.46	228.39	115.08	110.78	742.47	296.99
4	Mohammad Asif	37.64	291.77	110.28	106.86	708.75	283.50
5	Fazal Mahmood	99.61	246.89	89.26	129.41	700.46	280.18
6	Shoaib Akhtar	63.21	238.16	113.78	107.84	691.78	276.71
7	Mohammad Abbas	53.12	248.01	85.23	96.08	614.34	245.74
8	Sarfraz Nawaz	81.85	205.61	77.97	108.82	592.35	236.94
9	Umar Gul	57.88	203.11	90.51	95.10	584.15	233.66
10	Mohammad Aamer	42.26	221.69	79.45	96.08	563.45	225.38

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	Imran Khan	59	163	19.21	47.07	829.49	24.88
2	Wasim Akram	70	154	22.22	51.12	721.50	21.65
3	Waqar Younis	66	174	20.48	38.82	648.07	19.44
4	Fazal Mahmood	23	65	18.14	60.11	645.37	19.36
5	Mohammad Abbas	17	36	19.06	51.69	632.17	18.96
6	Umar Gul	36	81	28.86	51.56	586.30	17.59
7	Shoaib Akhtar	42	94	25.72	46.05	547.66	16.43
8	Sarfraz Nawaz	45	81	33.17	80.17	508.32	15.25
9	Mohammad Asif	7	10	42.30	81.10	500.00	15.00
9	Mohammad Aamer	7	7	56.43	118.57	500.00	15.00

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	SR	RAT	WTG
1	Wasim Akram	111	260	24.45	56.75	775.64	93.08
2	Imran Khan	83	199	25.76	59.22	733.77	88.05
3	Mohammad Asif	37	96	22.50	45.41	731.33	87.76
4	Waqar Younis	88	199	26.25	47.59	712.51	85.50
5	Shoaib Akhtar	40	84	25.67	45.40	688.65	82.64
6	Fazal Mahmood	30	74	30.47	80.09	626.29	75.15
7	Mohammad Aamer	60	112	28.86	60.62	599.27	71.91
8	Sarfraz Nawaz	50	96	32.41	77.68	554.04	66.48
9	Mohammad Abbas	31	64	25.50	57.70	519.10	62.29
10	Umar Gul	54	82	39.21	66.13	485.42	58.25

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

FC/UC 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 All Teams: 7

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	SR	RAT	WTG
1	Wasim Akram	79	198	24.81	57.09	845.01	25.35
2	Imran Khan	62	157	26.11	60.10	801.07	24.03
3	Waqar Younis	69	158	27.53	50.66	790.93	23.73
4	Fazal Mahmood	17	45	33.42	79.78	723.67	21.71
5	Mohammad Asif	33	79	25.03	49.56	708.98	21.27
6	Mohammad Aamer	54	106	28.03	59.52	671.82	20.15
7	Shoaib Akhtar	26	53	29.11	48.53	620.70	18.62
8	Sarfraz Nawaz	50	96	32.41	77.68	601.59	18.05
9	Mohammad Abbas	31	64	25.50	57.70	573.72	17.21
10	Umar Gul	36	65	34.78	59.71	544.87	16.35

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	SR	RAT	WTG
1	Imran Khan	80	205	20.28	48.89	889.92	106.79
2	Fazal Mahmood	36	94	20.53	66.43	847.48	101.70
3	Wasim Akram	102	216	22.53	52.43	825.66	99.08
4	Waqar Younis	85	215	20.64	38.23	805.22	96.63
5	Shoaib Akhtar	56	125	24.25	44.57	731.76	87.81
6	Umar Gul	54	98	33.59	58.35	617.55	74.11
7	Sarfraz Nawaz	45	81	33.17	80.17	536.65	64.40
8	Mohammad Asif	11	27	22.44	46.48	500.00	60.00
8	Mohammad Aamer	13	13	50.46	100.77	500.00	60.00
8	Mohammad Abbas	17	36	19.06	51.69	500.00	60.00

CONDITIONS RATING

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

RANK	BOWLER	AWAY	HOME	UC	FC	CON PTS
1	Imran Khan	733.77	207.37	889.92	200.27	243.76
2	Wasim Akram	775.64	180.38	825.66	211.25	239.15
3	Waqar Younis	712.51	162.02	805.22	197.73	225.30
4	Fazal Mahmood	626.29	161.34	847.48	180.92	217.92
5	Shoaib Akhtar	688.65	136.92	731.76	155.17	205.50
6	Mohammad Asif	731.33	125.00	500.00	177.25	184.03
7	Mohammad Aamer	599.27	125.00	500.00	167.95	167.07
8	Umar Gul	485.42	146.57	617.55	136.22	166.29
9	Sarfraz Nawaz	554.04	127.08	536.65	150.40	164.18
10	Mohammad Abbas	519.10	158.04	500.00	143.43	158.47

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	Fazal Mahmood	53	139	2.62	943.42	47.17
2	Imran Khan	142	362	2.55	861.09	43.05
3	Shoaib Akhtar	82	178	2.17	805.77	40.29
4	Mohammad Asif	44	106	2.41	797.64	39.88
5	Waqar Younis	154	373	2.42	790.25	39.51
6	Wasim Akram	181	414	2.29	754.09	37.70
7	Mohammad Aamer	67	119	1.78	644.45	32.22
8	Mohammad Abbas	48	100	2.08	640.79	32.04
9	Sarfraz Nawaz	95	177	1.86	628.38	31.42
10	Umar Gul	90	163	1.81	588.91	29.45

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	Imran Khan	50	147	18.88	47.47	921.74	92.17
2	Wasim Akram	50	135	20.45	46.29	829.61	82.96
3	Fazal Mahmood	44	125	24.82	68.23	774.86	77.49
4	Shoaib Akhtar	50	112	27.61	46.97	740.81	74.08
5	Mohammad Asif	38	87	25.37	50.69	728.32	72.83
6	Waqar Younis	50	102	25.34	47.25	703.61	70.36
7	Sarfraz Nawaz	50	98	30.63	75.17	651.99	65.20
8	Umar Gul	50	89	35.12	59.49	619.20	61.92
9	Mohammad Aamer	49	88	31.72	63.18	609.70	60.97
10	Mohammad Abbas	30	65	24.94	55.52	591.53	59.15

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 increases as the number of wickets taken increases.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	II	II Perc	RAT	WTG
1	Imran Khan	142	76	53.52	805.11	120.77
2	Wasim Akram	181	78	43.09	736.64	110.50
3	Waqar Younis	154	77	50.00	686.41	102.96
4	Shoaib Akhtar	82	38	46.34	627.43	94.11
5	Fazal Mahmood	53	21	39.62	579.46	86.92
6	Mohammad Abbas	48	20	41.67	555.74	83.36
7	Sarfraz Nawaz	95	35	36.84	526.35	78.95
8	Mohammad Asif	44	21	47.73	500.00	75.00
8	Mohammad Aamer	67	20	29.85	500.00	75.00
10	Umar Gul	90	31	34.44	453.03	67.95

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	Imran Khan	92.17	43.05	120.77	256.00
2	Wasim Akram	82.96	37.70	110.50	231.16
3	Waqar Younis	70.36	39.51	102.96	212.83
4	Fazal Mahmood	77.49	47.17	86.92	211.58
5	Shoaib Akhtar	74.08	40.29	94.11	208.48
6	Mohammad Asif	72.83	39.88	75.00	187.71
7	Sarfraz Nawaz	65.20	31.42	78.95	175.57
8	Mohammad Abbas	59.15	32.04	83.36	174.55
9	Mohammad Aamer	60.97	32.22	75.00	168.19
10	Umar Gul	61.92	29.45	67.95	159.32

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	Imran Khan	PAK	334.06	243.76	256.00	833.82
2	9	Wasim Akram	PAK	327.05	239.15	231.16	797.37
3	21	Waqar Younis	PAK	296.99	225.30	212.83	735.12
4	29	Fazal Mahmood	PAK	280.18	217.92	211.58	709.68
5	35	Shoaib Akhtar	PAK	276.71	205.50	208.48	690.70
6	49	Mohammad Asif	PAK	283.50	184.03	187.71	655.24
7	80	Mohammad Abbas	PAK	245.74	158.47	174.55	578.76
8	85	Sarfraz Nawaz	PAK	236.94	164.18	175.57	576.69
9	96	Mohammad Aamer	PAK	225.38	167.07	168.19	560.64
10	97	Umar Gul	PAK	233.66	166.29	159.32	559.27

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.
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Top Teams (TT)

An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 7 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.