Test + ODI + T20I verdict list
Greatest Test, ODI & T20I Bowlers of All Time
Jasprit Bumrah rises above Dale Steyn by a breath. Dale Steyn keeps the better volume in Test bowling, 439 wickets to 234 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah's volume in T20I bowling settles it, 118 wickets to 64 wickets.
India
- Test
- 86.7
- ODI
- 78.7
- T20I
- 82.1
South Africa
- Test
- 89.5
- ODI
- 75.8
- T20I
- 77.2
Pakistan
- Test
- 67.4
- ODI
- 85.7
- T20I
- 78.9
India
- Test
- 68.7
- ODI
- 72.7
- T20I
- 88.5
Australia
- Test
- 82.0
- ODI
- 71.6
- T20I
- 64.3
New Zealand
- Test
- 76.3
- ODI
- 78.4
- T20I
- 60.5
Sri Lanka
- Test
- 39.2
- ODI
- 80.5
- T20I
- 85.6
Australia
- Test
- 82.7
- ODI
- 78.4
- T20I
- 43.2
Bangladesh
- Test
- 63.7
- ODI
- 66.1
- T20I
- 73.7
England
- Test
- 63.4
- ODI
- 64.6
- T20I
- 74.3
- Jasprit Bumrah
- 86.7 — led by Bowling average (27.4 of it), then Volume (19.6)
- Dale Steyn
- 89.5 — led by Bowling average (25.5 of it), then Volume (22.9)
- Saeed Ajmal
- 67.4 — led by Bowling average (20.6 of it), then Volume (18.1)
- Kuldeep Yadav
- 68.7 — led by Bowling average (25.2 of it), then Volume (9.9)
- Josh Hazlewood
- 82.0 — led by Bowling average (24.7 of it), then Volume (20.9)
- Trent Boult
- 76.3 — led by Volume (21.4 of it), then Bowling average (21.3)
- Ajantha Mendis
- 39.2 — led by Bowling average (10.4 of it), then Volume (8.5)
- Mitchell Starc
- 82.7 — led by Volume (23.0 of it), then Bowling average (22.8)
- Shakib Al Hasan
- 63.7 — led by Volume (20.0 of it), then Bowling average (14.6)
- Graeme Swann
- 63.4 — led by Volume (20.3 of it), then Bowling average (17.3)
- Jasprit Bumrah
- 78.7 — led by Bowling average (17.9 of it), then Volume (11.0)
- Dale Steyn
- 75.8 — led by Bowling average (16.2 of it), then Volume (12.1)
- Saeed Ajmal
- 85.7 — led by Bowling average (18.4 of it), then Economy (14.1)
- Kuldeep Yadav
- 72.7 — led by Bowling average (15.6 of it), then Volume (12.2)
- Josh Hazlewood
- 71.6 — led by Bowling average (15.0 of it), then Volume (10.7)
- Trent Boult
- 78.4 — led by Bowling average (17.4 of it), then Volume (12.6)
- Ajantha Mendis
- 80.5 — led by Bowling average (18.6 of it), then Bowling average vs strong opposition (11.4)
- Mitchell Starc
- 78.4 — led by Bowling average (18.1 of it), then Volume (13.1)
- Shakib Al Hasan
- 66.1 — led by Volume (13.8 of it), then Bowling average (12.7)
- Graeme Swann
- 64.6 — led by Bowling average (14.8 of it), then Economy (10.6)
- Jasprit Bumrah
- 82.1 — led by Economy (25.5 of it), then Bowling average (12.9)
- Dale Steyn
- 77.2 — led by Economy (22.6 of it), then Bowling average (13.0)
- Saeed Ajmal
- 78.9 — led by Economy (26.6 of it), then Bowling average (13.5)
- Kuldeep Yadav
- 88.5 — led by Economy (23.2 of it), then Bowling average (15.0)
- Josh Hazlewood
- 64.3 — led by Economy (15.6 of it), then Bowling average (11.2)
- Trent Boult
- 60.5 — led by Economy (12.2 of it), then Bowling average vs strong opposition (9.7)
- Ajantha Mendis
- 85.6 — led by Economy (26.0 of it), then Bowling average (14.7)
- Mitchell Starc
- 43.2 — led by Economy (11.9 of it), then Bowling average vs strong opposition (6.5)
- Shakib Al Hasan
- 73.7 — led by Economy (23.8 of it), then Bowling average (11.1)
- Graeme Swann
- 74.3 — led by Economy (26.3 of it), then Bowling average (14.2)
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How this ranking was calculated
The list is computed from scorecards, not selected by an AI model. Every player is measured against the same qualified peer population, and the rules below determine the order.
- Build the eligible peer population using the selected format, time window and qualification bars.
- Calculate every batting or bowling factor directly from the matching scorecards.
- Convert each factor to a score against qualified peers, respecting whether higher or lower is better.
- Apply the published weights. If a factor is unavailable, its weight is redistributed across that player's recorded factors.
- Add the weighted factors to produce the verdict score out of 100, then rank from highest to lowest.
Compared with 504 bowlers who played at least 20 innings and bowled at least 3,000 balls.
Compared with 441 bowlers who played at least 20 innings and bowled at least 1,500 balls.
Compared with 100 bowlers who took at least 50 wickets.
Longevity: uses the square root of career span in years multiplied by matches selected. Match counts and first/last dates come from playing-XI appearances, so a did-not-bat or did-not-bowl match still counts.
Contribution: total runs or wickets measure output within the selected period.
Test average magnitude: overall averages use 85% peer position and 15% raw distance from the best qualified average. For bowlers the ratio is reversed because a lower average is better. Contextual averages remain pure percentiles.
Wicket magnitude: career and long-era wicket volume uses 85% peer position and 15% raw distance from the leading qualified wicket total. This preserves the difference between exceptional totals that sit together at the top of a percentile table. Run volume stays a pure percentile, because career run totals vary far more widely and blending raw magnitude there would penalise a short career of outstanding quality.
ODI eligibility: this curated list includes players representing current ICC full-member teams. All of their recorded opposition still counts.
Editorial scope: this is a transparent judgement model, not an official record table. It does not insert or promote named players, and it applies no blanket era multiplier.