- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2013
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 12
Greatest Bowlers of all time
This ranking is led by Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan and Sydney Barnes. GOAT Rank currently ranks 12 eligible Cricket bowlers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Shane Warne ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.7.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2011
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1894–1930
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1984–2003
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1992–2007
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1989–2008
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2002–2022
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1950–1958
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2003–2016
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1975–1996
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2005–2010
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Shane Warne | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2013 | 90.7 |
| 16 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1991–2011 | 90.7 |
| 27 | Sydney Barnes | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1894–1930 | 90.3 |
| 97 | Wasim Akram | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1984–2003 | 87.4 |
| 99 | Glenn McGrath | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1992–2007 | 87.3 |
| 142 | Anil Kumble | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1989–2008 | 85.9 |
| 153 | Jhulan Goswami | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 2002–2022 | 85.6 |
| 187 | Bob Appleyard | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 1950–1958 | 84.4 |
| 258 | Umar Gul | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2003–2016 | 80.9 |
| 277 | John Childs | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1975–1996 | 77.8 |
| 281 | Mohammad Asif | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2005–2010 | 74.8 |
| 283 | Naseem Shah | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2019–active | 73.2 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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