Top 7 Spinners

[flibbertyjibber]

Originally Posted by benchmark00

Just goes to show how ordinary the world spinning stocks are. Some very average spinners in that list.

There are but we were spoilt for a long time. Before Warne, Murali and Kumble there was a long period of crapness apart from Abdul Qadir. It goes in cycles, look at pace bowling after Pollock, McGrath, Waqar etc... only been Steyn as a stand out, do have some promising youngsters now though. Have to wait and see what happens with them.

[Burgey]

Originally Posted by flibbertyjibber

There are but we were spoilt for a long time. Before Warne, Murali and Kumble there was a long period of crapness apart from Abdul Qadir. It goes in cycles, look at pace bowling after Pollock, McGrath, Waqar etc... only been Steyn as a stand out, do have some promising youngsters now though. Have to wait and see what happens with them.

Yeah, before Warne our last great spinner was Benaud ffs.

[Burgey]

Originally Posted by flibbertyjibber

Only one other overseas spinner in 35 years has taken 20 wickets in a series in India (Saqlain Mushtaq) so he must have something about him. Or are you saying India can't play spin?

ATM India can't even play with themselves, they're that bad.

[smalishah84]

Originally Posted by centurymaker

Who are the Top 7 spinners in the world ATM?
Rank them.


Spinners-
Ajmal, Rehman, Bishoo, Narine, Swann, Monty, Ojha, Ashwin, Lyon, Herath, Shakib, Randiv, Jeetan Patel, Vettori, Harbhajan, Mendis, Sunny, Tahir, Gazi, Afridi ....
(may have missed a potential top 7)



IMO

1) Ajmal
2) Swann
3) Monty
4) Herath
5) Rehman
6) Shakib
7) Ojha

(based on observation, not stats)




This should be fun

Pretty much agree with this.

Ajmal on song seems something quite special though.

Can throw it on a flighted or flat trajectory on or around off stump and can manage to make it go both ways.

[benchmark00]

Originally Posted by smalishah84

Pretty much agree with this.

Ajmal on song seems something quite special though.

Can throw it on a flighted or flat trajectory on or around off stump and can manage to make it go both ways.

[flibbertyjibber]

Originally Posted by Burgey

Yeah, before Warne our last great spinner was Benaud ffs.

Can't you now see why we like Swann so much?

Underwood was before my time so I grew up watching ****ing Emburey, Edmonds, Tufnell, Croft and Giles. Swann is leagues above them.

[Cabinet96]

Originally Posted by benchmark00

Haha, same reaction from me as well. Sky were showing highlights from the Adelaide v Brisbane game during the rain in the BBL, and the commentators mentioned how Botha "threw" in a fuller delivery. Always makes me chuckle.

[Apo]

1) Ajmal
2) Swann
3) Herath
4) Rehman
5) Monty
6) Ojha
7) Shakib/Lyon

[benchmark00]

Originally Posted by flibbertyjibber

Can't you now see why we like Swann so much?

Underwood was before my time so I grew up watching ****ing Emburey, Edmonds, Tufnell, Croft and Giles. Swann is leagues above them.

That's like saying 'we like Uvelocity because he's a better poster than Jono'

[smalishah84]

Originally Posted by flibbertyjibber

Can't you now see why we like Swann so much?

Underwood was before my time so I grew up watching ****ing Emburey, Edmonds, Tufnell, Croft and Giles. Swann is leagues above them.

you forgot ian salisbury

[theegyptian]

given the initial post gave no mention of which formats i assume centurymaker means over all formats. In that case Ajmal is a clear no.1, followed by swann as clear no.2. Both good performers over all 3 formats- which can't be said of any of the other bowlers imo.

[Dan]

1. Ajmal
2. Swann
3. Herath
4. Panesar
5. Shakib
6. Rehman
7. Ojha
8. Gazi
9. Lyon
10. Ashwin

Tests, obvs. Narine to climb those rankings with some more 5 day cricket behind him.

[flibbertyjibber]

Originally Posted by smalishah84

you forgot ian salisbury

I'd erased him from memory.

To be fair, I was mentioning the ones who had 50+ wickets not 5.

[Prince EWS]

Originally Posted by theegyptian

given the initial post gave no mention of which formats i assume centurymaker means over all formats.

How did you make over 600 still thinking this???

[theegyptian]

Originally Posted by Prince EWS

How did you make over 600 still thinking this???

so it doesn't?