Salamuddin
International Debutant
Who do you rate as the best finger spinner ever ?
I feel its a tossup between Laker and Gibbs in tests, saqlain in ODIS.
I feel its a tossup between Laker and Gibbs in tests, saqlain in ODIS.
He's a combo of wrist and finger spin.Slats4ever said:isn't murali a finger spinner??? or is he a elbow spinner?
At the oval a great deal, I have seen a photo of him, and the gap between his first two fingers on his right hand is at least twice that of his left, which suggests he really spun the ball. Although when he came to Aust. he did not turn it a long way, but few right hand finger spinners have done that well in Aust.Tom Halsey said:Of people I've watched, at his absolute best, Saqlain. Terrorised many batsmen when on song.
Btw, does anyone know how far Laker actually turned it? Only footage I've seen of his is OT 1956, and he certainly turned it square then, but I have no idea if he could do that on a normal pitch and not a spinner's paradise.
Cheers.archie mac said:At the oval a great deal, I have seen a photo of him, and the gap between his first two fingers on his right hand is at least twice that of his left, which suggests he really spun the ball. Although when he came to Aust. he did not turn it a long way, but few right hand finger spinners have done that well in Aust.
Although no doubt some people would still complain he's chucking it.Slats4ever said:i think he spins just about everything... I reckon he could even spin a fridge.
Of all the Indian spinners you've undoubtedly seen, who would you say was the finest of Bedi, Chandrasekhar, Prasanna, Venkat, Kumble or Harbhajan?SJS said:Of bowlers I have seen, Prasanna followed by Bedi.
And a few lines describing each in comparison would be nice, if possible.LongHopCassidy said:Of all the Indian spinners you've undoubtedly seen, who would you say was the finest of Bedi, Chandrasekhar, Prasanna, Venkat, Kumble or Harbhajan?