Top 10 Pakistani Spin 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.
TT and NWT

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

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler'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) 25
Min Career Wkts 50

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 2011
Era 3 MP greater than 2010

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 100 132 120.00
1 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 100 132 120.00
2 Tauseef Ahmed PAK 1982 1990 1986 67 55 50.00
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 341 534 200.00
1 Shahid Afridi PAK 1996 2015 2005.5 372 395 147.94
2 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 1995 2003 1999 165 288 107.87
3 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 1989 2003 1996 142 161 60.30
4 Shoaib Malik PAK 1999 2019 2009 217 158 59.18
5 Arshad Khan PAK 1993 2006 1999.5 56 56 20.97
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 241 317 160.00
1 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 112 184 92.87
2 Mohammad Hafeez PAK 2003 2019 2011 177 139 70.16
3 Shadab Khan PAK 2017 2023 2020 67 85 42.90

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) 60

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saqlain Mushtaq 165 6275 288 21.79 22.14 150.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 165 6275 288 21.79 22.14 150.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 112 4182 184 22.73 23.06 144.01
3 Abdul Qadir 100 3442 132 26.08 27.92 118.95
4 Shadab Khan 67 2960 85 34.82 32.82 101.18
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 142 5361 161 33.30 34.99 94.93
6 Shahid Afridi 372 13633 395 34.51 35.05 94.77
7 Arshad Khan 56 1948 56 34.79 35.91 92.49
8 Mohammad Hafeez 177 5400 139 38.85 39.09 84.97
9 Shoaib Malik 217 6193 158 39.20 40.08 82.86
10 Tauseef Ahmed 67 2247 55 40.85 43.54 76.29

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saeed Ajmal 77 2969 132 22.49 21.56 150.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 77 2969 132 22.49 21.56 150.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 127 4970 206 24.13 23.56 137.28
3 Abdul Qadir 82 2887 94 30.71 31.30 103.35
4 Arshad Khan 43 1527 45 33.93 33.63 96.19
5 Shadab Khan 40 1841 45 40.91 34.17 94.66
6 Shahid Afridi 267 10123 257 39.39 37.79 85.58
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 95 3865 106 36.46 37.95 85.23
8 Tauseef Ahmed 57 1950 50 39.00 39.86 81.15
9 Mohammad Hafeez 120 3846 91 42.26 40.02 80.83
10 Shoaib Malik 150 4446 97 45.84 43.48 74.39

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 1500

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SP Narine 65 3540 2435 4.13 3.71 150.00
1 Mohammad Hafeez 177 7733 5400 4.19 3.93 141.60
2 Saeed Ajmal 112 6000 4182 4.18 3.93 141.37
3 Arshad Khan 56 2823 1948 4.14 4.08 136.46
4 Abdul Qadir 100 5100 3442 4.05 4.19 132.60
5 Saqlain Mushtaq 165 8770 6275 4.29 4.25 130.87
6 Tauseef Ahmed 67 3250 2247 4.15 4.27 130.23
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 142 7543 5361 4.26 4.32 128.66
8 Shahid Afridi 372 17670 13633 4.63 4.46 124.67
9 Shoaib Malik 217 7958 6193 4.67 4.50 123.55
10 Shadab Khan 67 3388 2960 5.24 4.68 118.80

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SP Narine 54 2922 2044 4.20 3.71 150.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 77 4195 2969 4.25 3.92 142.27
2 Mohammad Hafeez 120 5359 3846 4.31 3.94 141.36
3 Arshad Khan 43 2163 1527 4.24 4.11 135.41
4 Abdul Qadir 82 4215 2887 4.11 4.17 133.61
5 Tauseef Ahmed 57 2782 1950 4.21 4.25 131.11
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 127 6822 4970 4.37 4.28 130.09
7 Shahid Afridi 267 12755 10123 4.76 4.51 123.63
8 Shoaib Malik 150 5510 4446 4.84 4.54 122.61
9 Mushtaq Ahmed 95 5015 3865 4.62 4.65 119.80
10 Shadab Khan 40 2030 1841 5.44 4.77 116.89

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 Shahid Afridi 7/12 6/38 5/23 5/35 5/40 5.60 100.00
1 Shahid Afridi 7/12 6/38 5/23 5/35 5/40 5.60 100.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/20 5/29 5/44 5/45 4/17 4.80 85.71
3 Abdul Qadir 5/44 5/53 4/9 4/17 4/21 4.40 78.57
3 Saeed Ajmal 5/24 5/43 4/30 4/32 4/33 4.40 78.57
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 5/36 4/22 4/27 4/47 3/14 4.00 71.43
6 Shadab Khan 4/38 4/62 3/42 3/42 3/47 3.40 60.71
7 Arshad Khan 4/33 3/22 3/33 3/45 3/51 3.20 57.14
7 Mohammad Hafeez 4/41 3/17 3/27 3/31 3/37 3.20 57.14
9 Shoaib Malik 3/6 3/18 3/26 3/29 3/32 3.00 53.57
10 Tauseef Ahmed 4/38 3/30 3/38 2/18 2/19 2.80 50.00

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 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 10.0/9 6.0/6 9.0/11 8.0/12 1.07 100.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 9.0/13 8.0/12 8.0/13 9.0/17 1.55 69.31
2 Mohammad Hafeez 5.0/7 10.0/15 10.0/16 8.0/16 10.0/20 1.61 66.39
3 Saeed Ajmal 7.0/6 8.0/15 10.0/19 10.0/20 10.0/20 1.67 64.05
4 Shahid Afridi 9.0/12 7.0/11 6.4/11 7.2/15 10.0/21 1.69 63.51
5 Abdul Qadir 10.0/9 12.0/21 7.2/13 10.0/19 6.0/13 1.71 62.50
6 Arshad Khan 8.0/5 10.0/21 10.0/21 8.0/19 10.0/24 1.93 55.61
7 Tauseef Ahmed 10.0/18 10.0/19 6.0/12 10.0/20 10.0/21 2.01 53.18
8 Shoaib Malik 10.0/19 10.0/22 10.0/23 7.0/17 5.0/13 2.16 49.64
9 Mushtaq Ahmed 10.0/18 10.0/22 10.0/22 10.0/23 6.0/14 2.18 49.10
10 Shadab Khan 10.0/25 10.0/35 8.0/29 10.0/37 10.0/37 3.03 35.32

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 ECO BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 Saeed Ajmal 92.87 294.01 283.64 78.57 64.05 813.14 325.26
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 107.87 287.28 260.96 85.71 69.31 811.14 324.45
3 Abdul Qadir 120.00 222.30 266.21 78.57 62.50 749.58 299.83
4 Shahid Afridi 147.94 180.35 248.29 100.00 63.51 740.09 296.03
5 Mohammad Hafeez 70.16 165.80 282.96 57.14 66.39 642.46 256.98
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 60.30 180.16 248.46 71.43 49.10 609.44 243.78
7 Arshad Khan 20.97 188.68 271.86 57.14 55.61 594.27 237.71
8 Tauseef Ahmed 50.00 157.44 261.35 50.00 53.18 571.96 228.79
9 Shadab Khan 42.90 195.84 235.69 60.71 35.32 570.47 228.19
10 Shoaib Malik 59.18 157.25 246.16 53.57 49.64 565.79 226.32

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 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: 7

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 63 115 21.27 4.31 804.04 16.08
2 Saeed Ajmal 39 67 21.97 4.06 785.77 15.72
3 Shahid Afridi 143 167 32.18 4.56 760.89 15.22
4 Abdul Qadir 49 58 27.59 3.84 720.00 14.40
5 Shadab Khan 21 36 24.00 4.91 618.10 12.36
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 64 75 32.76 4.33 612.65 12.25
7 Tauseef Ahmed 41 35 37.51 3.90 605.73 12.11
8 Shoaib Malik 108 83 41.81 4.69 582.62 11.65
9 Mohammad Hafeez 58 44 38.98 4.10 581.07 11.62
10 Arshad Khan 21 19 36.11 4.02 568.88 11.38

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saeed Ajmal 73 117 23.16 4.25 820.24 65.62
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 102 173 22.13 4.28 789.05 63.12
3 Abdul Qadir 51 74 24.89 4.25 707.27 56.58
4 Shahid Afridi 229 228 36.22 4.67 690.37 55.23
5 Mohammad Hafeez 119 95 38.79 4.23 672.56 53.80
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 78 86 33.77 4.21 599.68 47.97
7 Arshad Khan 35 37 34.11 4.21 581.13 46.49
8 Shoaib Malik 109 75 36.31 4.65 562.49 45.00
9 Shadab Khan 46 49 42.78 5.39 524.58 41.97
10 Tauseef Ahmed 26 20 46.70 4.56 503.88 40.31

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 In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saeed Ajmal 69 116 21.94 4.07 824.23 16.48
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 87 167 20.58 4.36 783.06 15.66
3 Abdul Qadir 70 98 24.30 4.04 746.96 14.94
4 Shahid Afridi 226 249 34.01 4.64 727.02 14.54
5 Mohammad Hafeez 98 91 32.48 3.93 687.10 13.74
6 Arshad Khan 45 45 34.36 4.21 610.30 12.21
7 Tauseef Ahmed 50 40 38.65 3.89 593.67 11.87
8 Shoaib Malik 152 117 39.62 4.62 579.66 11.59
9 Mushtaq Ahmed 80 90 34.12 4.34 578.34 11.57
10 Shadab Khan 32 44 31.34 5.24 557.90 11.16

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 7

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 78 121 23.45 4.21 833.60 66.69
2 Shahid Afridi 146 146 35.37 4.61 753.56 60.28
3 Saeed Ajmal 43 68 24.07 4.37 729.26 58.34
4 Abdul Qadir 30 34 31.21 4.07 724.47 57.96
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 62 71 32.25 4.17 641.61 51.33
6 Mohammad Hafeez 79 48 50.92 4.55 542.17 43.37
7 Shadab Khan 35 41 38.56 5.24 537.31 42.99
8 Shoaib Malik 65 41 38.00 4.82 513.98 41.12
9 Arshad Khan 11 11 36.55 3.90 500.00 40.00
10 Tauseef Ahmed 17 15 46.73 4.87 470.85 37.67

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 AW HM UC FC CON PTS
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 63.12 16.08 66.69 15.66 161.55
2 Saeed Ajmal 65.62 15.72 58.34 16.48 156.16
3 Shahid Afridi 55.23 15.22 60.28 14.54 145.27
4 Abdul Qadir 56.58 14.40 57.96 14.94 143.88
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 47.97 12.25 51.33 11.57 123.12
6 Mohammad Hafeez 53.80 11.62 43.37 13.74 122.54
7 Arshad Khan 46.49 11.38 40.00 12.21 110.07
8 Shoaib Malik 45.00 11.65 41.12 11.59 109.36
9 Shadab Khan 41.97 12.36 42.99 11.16 108.47
10 Tauseef Ahmed 40.31 12.11 37.67 11.87 101.97

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 150.00
Impact Innings 150.00
Top Form 100.00

WORLD CUP


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Abdul Qadir 13 24 21.08 3.73 855.15 128.27
2 Mushtaq Ahmed 14 26 21.12 4.07 677.14 101.57
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 14 23 21.48 4.40 645.39 96.81
4 Shahid Afridi 24 30 27.70 4.52 620.20 93.03
5 Mohammad Hafeez 17 13 33.54 4.36 582.04 87.31
6 Tauseef Ahmed 6 5 46.00 3.83 500.00 75.00
6 Arshad Khan 0 0 NA NA 500.00 75.00
6 Shoaib Malik 5 2 40.00 6.15 500.00 75.00
6 Saeed Ajmal 3 5 18.60 3.58 500.00 75.00
10 Shadab Khan 11 11 50.64 5.80 460.81 69.12
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 4.
  • A Bowler bowls more than 30 balls and has a low ER.
  • The required ER is calculated by the number of wickets taken.

IMPACT INNINGS


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 Abdul Qadir 100 35 35.00 680.33 102.05
2 Saeed Ajmal 112 49 43.75 647.64 97.15
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 165 68 41.21 640.26 96.04
4 Mohammad Hafeez 177 57 32.20 527.71 79.16
5 Tauseef Ahmed 67 18 26.87 503.86 75.58
6 Shahid Afridi 372 79 21.24 411.47 61.72
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 142 38 26.76 399.13 59.87
8 Arshad Khan 56 14 25.00 378.99 56.85
9 Shadab Khan 67 17 25.37 343.91 51.59
10 Shoaib Malik 217 35 16.13 248.03 37.21
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: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 50 103 18.12 4.12 862.24 86.22
2 Saeed Ajmal 50 97 19.42 4.05 842.74 84.27
3 Abdul Qadir 50 76 22.92 3.86 784.33 78.43
4 Shahid Afridi 50 63 30.19 4.52 670.32 67.03
5 Mohammad Hafeez 50 53 29.36 3.67 612.67 61.27
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 50 58 32.81 4.14 607.66 60.77
7 Arshad Khan 50 51 34.61 4.19 582.08 58.21
8 Shadab Khan 50 64 35.19 5.29 581.86 58.19
9 Tauseef Ahmed 50 43 37.02 3.98 555.31 55.53
10 Shoaib Malik 50 47 37.98 4.32 538.35 53.83

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 WC II TF SEC RAT
1 Abdul Qadir 128.27 102.05 78.43 308.76
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 96.81 96.04 86.22 279.07
3 Saeed Ajmal 75.00 97.15 84.27 256.42
4 Mohammad Hafeez 87.31 79.16 61.27 227.73
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 101.57 59.87 60.77 222.21
6 Shahid Afridi 93.03 61.72 67.03 221.78
7 Tauseef Ahmed 75.00 75.58 55.53 206.11
8 Arshad Khan 75.00 56.85 58.21 190.06
9 Shadab Khan 69.12 51.59 58.19 178.89
10 Shoaib Malik 75.00 37.21 53.83 166.04

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 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 324.45 161.55 279.07 765.08
2 5 Abdul Qadir PAK 299.83 143.88 308.76 752.47
3 6 Saeed Ajmal PAK 325.26 156.16 256.42 737.84
4 16 Shahid Afridi PAK 296.03 145.27 221.78 663.09
5 28 Mohammad Hafeez PAK 256.98 122.54 227.73 607.25
6 37 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 243.78 123.12 222.21 589.11
7 56 Arshad Khan PAK 237.71 110.07 190.06 537.84
8 58 Tauseef Ahmed PAK 228.79 101.97 206.11 536.86
9 66 Shadab Khan PAK 228.19 108.47 178.89 515.55
10 70 Shoaib Malik PAK 226.32 109.36 166.04 501.72

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 NZ SL AUS PAK SA BAN ENG WI AFG

TOP TEAMS


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


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