Best Spinners this Century

[Thala_0710]

The best spinner this century is easily Ashwin. Rank the next 6 spinners in this debate who are all fairly close:
Herath, Jadeja, Lyon, Maharaj, Swann and Yasir. I'd go first:
1. Lyon
2. Swann
3. Jadeja
4. Herath
5. Maharaj
6. Yasir

 

[DrWolverine]

85 Tests.
573 wickets(For comparison McGrath : 563 wickets)
Avg of 21.01
SR of 50.08
50 5-Fer
20 10WPM
ER of 2.47
BBI of 9/51

 

[Xix2565]

The best spinner this century is easily Ashwin. Rank the next 6 spinners in this debate who are all fairly close:
Herath, Jadeja, Lyon, Maharaj, Swann and Yasir. I'd go first:
1. Lyon
2. Swann
3. Jadeja
4. Herath
5. Maharaj
6. Yasir

Is this by Test debut or something else? If the former, then Herath did play a couple of Tests in 1999.

 

[Coronis]

Why is Herath on here but not Warne or Murali or Kumble or MacGill?

 

[Thala_0710]

I was going to exclude Herath because of his pre 2000 debut technically, but decided to include him because he only played 2 tests before 2000, and majority of his career and best work was actually in the 2010s. Can exclude him if you want.
Warne, Murali and Kumble are proper 90s bowlers imo and Macgill too played 12 tests before the turn of the century.

 

[DrWolverine]

Muttiah Muralitharan is more of a 2000s bowler

 

[DrWolverine]

Warne
1990s : 352 wickets
2000s : 357 wickets

Murali
1990s : 227 wickets
2000s : 573 wickets

 

[Thala_0710]

Muttiah Muralitharan is more of a 2000s bowler

His best was in the 2000s but he debuted in 1992 and played a lot in the 90s.
Anyway the point was to compare similar level bowlers with majority of their careers in the 00s and 10s (similar era to each other)

 

[DrWolverine]

His best was in the 2000s but he debuted in 1992 and played a lot in the 90s.
Anyway the point was to compare similar level bowlers with majority of their careers in the 00s and 10s (similar era to each other)

I can understand what you are trying to say but I feel Murali was more of a 2000s bowler

Murali
1990s : 48 Tests
2000s : 85 Tests

 

[Thala_0710]

Let's get back to rating the 6 spinners

 

[Coronis]

His best was in the 2000s but he debuted in 1992 and played a lot in the 90s.
Anyway the point was to compare similar level bowlers with majority of their careers in the 00s and 10s (similar era to each other)

MacGill 12 matches 59 wickets in the 90’s 32 matches 149 wickets in the 00’s

 

[DrWolverine]

If he was born 20 years later, Macgill would have replaced Lyon and become Australia’s top test spinner

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Averages of spinners with 50+ wickets away from home (away & neutral) from 2000

(Warne 22.65 & Murali 26.36)

Then

Warrican 60 @ 26.38
Ajaz 85 @ 28.01
Ajmal 178 @ 28.10
Abdul Rehmann 88 @ 29.06
Maharaj 112 @29.11
Lyon 285 @29.36

Saqlain 90s

Ashwin, Swann, Yasir, Vettori (90s), Hafeez, Shakib, Jadeja, Herath etc all over 30

 

[Athlai]

Mitchell Santner

 

[vidiq]

85 Tests.
573 wickets(For comparison McGrath : 563 wickets)
Avg of 21.01
SR of 50.08
50 5-Fer
20 10WPM
ER of 2.47
BBI of 9/51

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20 10WPM , means 20 10fer?

 

[DrWolverine]

20 10WPM

Murali took 10+ wickets in a test match 20 times

 

[shortpitched713]

Guys, he's just going by debut.

 

[Thala_0710]

Guys, he's just going by debut.

Yes, Herath was an exception because he only played 2 tests in 99 before the turn of the century with his best work coming in 2010s alongside the others. Let's get back to rating those 6.

 

[Johan]

1. Ashwin
2. Lyon
3. Swann
4. Jadeja
5. Maharaj
6. Herath
7. Yasir

 

[Thala_0710]

1. Ashwin
2. Lyon
3. Swann
4. Jadeja
5. Maharaj
6. Herath
7. Yasir

Maharaj over Herath is interesting