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Ashwin's SR better than any Spinner in last 100 Years

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   12 Oct 2016 6:16 AM GMT
Ashwins SR better than any Spinner in last 100 Years
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Ravichandran Ashwin kept shattering one record after the other and making everyone believe he is a Legend. Already, He claimed 200 Test wickets at a quick pace and won 7 Man-of-the-Series Awards out of 14 Test Series he played. Now, He creates history by emerging as the Spinner with best Strike Rate in the past 100 Years.

A Bowler's Strike Rate is calculated based on the average number of balls being bowled between Two Wickets. In the case of Ashwin, He got a wicket for every 50 balls bowled by him and he is the only spinner to have a strike rate less than 50-mark.

Top 5 Spinners having Best Strike-Rate in last 100 Years:

Ravichandran Ashwin (India: 2011-2016): Matches - 39; Strike Rate - 49.4

SCG MacGill (Aus: 1998-2008): Matches - 44, Strike Rate - 54

Muralitharan (Sri Lanka: 1992-2010): Matches: 133, Strike Rate: 55

Shane Warne (Aus: 1992-2007): Matches: 145, Strike Rate: 57.4

Grame Swann (Eng: 2008-2013): Matches: 60; Strike Rate: 60.1