Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages Held in India for ODIs

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1987-1993	23	202.0	18	1212	846	36	5/22	23.50	4.18	33.66	0	1	0
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2022-2026	29	221.5	18	1331	1109	47	4/32	23.59	4.99	28.31	2	0	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2006-2013	25	215.0	13	1290	1071	44	5/26	24.34	4.98	29.31	3	1	0
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2025	46	369.4	28	2218	2166	87	7/57	24.89	5.85	25.49	4	4	0
SLV Raju (IND)	1990-1996	23	205.0	7	1230	829	33	4/46	25.12	4.04	37.27	2	0	0
Rashid Khan (AFG)	2017-2023	22	199.0	5	1194	873	34	6/43	25.67	4.38	35.11	2	1	0
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2016-2023	41	357.3	25	2145	1709	64	4/35	26.70	4.78	33.51	2	0	0
A Zampa (AUS)	2017-2023	27	241.0	2	1446	1346	50	4/8	26.92	5.58	28.92	4	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1981-1994	85	677.3	72	4065	2715	100	4/31	27.15	4.00	40.65	1	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-2007	69	564.2	34	3386	2985	109	5/44	27.38	5.28	31.06	5	1	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2011	29	258.2	14	1550	1066	38	4/23	28.05	4.12	40.78	2	0	0
S Sreesanth (IND)	2005-2011	25	200.5	9	1205	1299	46	6/55	28.23	6.46	26.19	1	1	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1996	32	280.3	34	1683	989	35	4/16	28.25	3.52	48.08	1	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1996-2006	21	189.4	21	1138	860	30	3/22	28.66	4.53	37.93	0	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	1994-2000	46	386.3	19	2319	1841	64	4/23	28.76	4.76	36.23	2	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2007	90	819.0	29	4914	3646	126	6/12	28.93	4.45	39.00	2	1	0
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2018	23	197.4	6	1186	1189	40	4/53	29.72	6.01	29.65	2	0	0
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2026	56	477.5	11	2867	2701	90	4/18	30.01	5.65	31.85	3	0	0
Z Khan (Asia/IND)	2000-2011	67	558.2	33	3350	2892	96	5/42	30.12	5.17	34.89	1	1	0
R Ashwin (IND)	2010-2023	45	422.4	9	2536	2129	70	3/24	30.41	5.03	36.22	0	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	1991-2002	80	685.2	41	4112	3143	103	5/24	30.51	4.58	39.92	0	2	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2010-2023	20	169.5	7	1019	998	32	3/13	31.18	5.87	31.84	0	0	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2011	35	281.0	16	1686	1455	46	4/37	31.63	5.17	36.65	2	0	0
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2026	87	768.5	27	4613	3752	118	5/33	31.79	4.88	39.09	3	1	0
AR Patel (IND)	2014-2025	27	215.4	6	1294	1052	32	3/38	32.87	4.87	40.43	0	0	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2023	26	228.5	10	1373	1219	37	5/70	32.94	5.32	37.10	1	1	0
HH Pandya (IND)	2016-2025	36	214.3	6	1287	1289	38	3/31	33.92	6.00	33.86	0	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1991	57	388.4	21	2332	1776	52	4/38	34.15	4.56	44.84	2	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1986-1993	34	327.1	18	1963	1347	39	3/21	34.53	4.11	50.33	0	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (Asia/IND)	1998-2015	97	895.2	28	5372	4004	114	5/31	35.12	4.47	47.12	1	2	0
MM Patel (IND)	2006-2011	25	187.1	11	1123	917	26	4/49	35.26	4.89	43.19	1	0	0
SC Ganguly (Asia/IND)	1996-2007	80	189.1	4	1135	1023	29	5/34	35.27	5.40	39.13	1	1	0
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2014	23	182.2	11	1094	1066	30	4/34	35.53	5.84	36.46	1	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1984-1996	65	519.2	31	3116	2325	65	5/33	35.76	4.47	47.93	2	2	0
MJ Santner (NZ)	2016-2023	21	192.5	4	1157	912	25	5/59	36.48	4.72	46.28	0	1	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1999-2011	22	168.0	8	1008	743	20	2/20	37.15	4.42	50.40	0	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1990-2009	43	241.5	5	1451	1188	31	4/19	38.32	4.91	46.80	1	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2006	27	214.3	28	1287	999	26	3/56	38.42	4.65	49.50	0	0	0
V Sehwag (Asia/IND)	1999-2013	90	232.4	1	1396	1345	35	3/28	38.42	5.78	39.88	0	0	0
B Kumar (IND)	2012-2021	44	382.2	27	2294	2031	50	3/9	40.62	5.31	45.88	0	0	0
SB Joshi (IND)	1996-2001	20	180.0	2	1080	896	22	4/38	40.72	4.97	49.09	1	0	0
M Kartik (IND)	2002-2007	27	233.5	17	1403	1111	27	6/27	41.14	4.75	51.96	0	1	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2011	164	522.4	11	3136	2716	66	5/32	41.15	5.19	47.51	1	2	0
Yuvraj Singh (Asia/IND)	2000-2017	111	372.2	8	2234	1976	48	5/31	41.16	5.30	46.54	1	1	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	31	188.3	11	1131	909	22	3/9	41.31	4.82	51.40	0	0	0
Mohammad Nabi (AFG)	2017-2023	22	174.2	9	1046	791	19	4/30	41.63	4.53	55.05	1	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1981-1987	28	203.0	13	1218	917	22	3/27	41.68	4.51	55.36	0	0	0
C Sharma (IND)	1983-1994	29	196.1	6	1177	1049	25	3/46	41.96	5.34	47.08	0	0	0
A Nehra (IND)	2002-2011	33	278.0	9	1668	1769	42	4/72	42.11	6.36	39.71	1	0	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2002-2018	35	176.1	5	1057	844	18	3/12	46.88	4.79	58.72	0	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-2002	23	191.2	15	1148	955	18	2/42	53.05	4.99	63.77	0	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1997-2011	25	186.1	0	1117	1031	12	2/10	85.91	5.53	93.08	0	0	0

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand vs India at Indore, New Zealand in India 3rd ODI, Jan 18, 2026 [ODI # 4939]

India vs New Zealand at Rajkot, New Zealand in India 2nd ODI, Jan 14, 2026 [ODI # 4938]

New Zealand vs India at Vadodara, New Zealand in India 1st ODI, Jan 11, 2026 [ODI # 4937]