Top 7 Spinners

centurymaker · 18-12-2012, 03:55 AM

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

flibbertyjibber · 18-12-2012, 03:57 AM

I'd go with that order Centurymaker.

benchmark00 · 18-12-2012, 03:57 AM

It really is

1. Ajmal

And then the rest are about the same (obv a few stragglers).

Ajmal the stand out, rest are all much of a muchness.

Burgey · 18-12-2012, 04:01 AM

Fmd Swann. You've all bought the bull****. You'd like to face him for a living.

M0rphin3 · 18-12-2012, 04:02 AM

That sounds about good. Might swap Herath with Monty, but putting things in context and all, fine either way. Maybe Swann should drop a little lower?

I rate Shakib higher, but he's gone off form lately

TNT · 18-12-2012, 04:09 AM

Ajmal did nothing in Australia, NZ and South Africa. Needs to prove himself before claiming any titles.

centurymaker · 18-12-2012, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TNT

Ajmal did nothing in Australia, NZ and South Africa. Needs to prove himself before claiming any titles.

then who are your Top 7?

centurymaker · 18-12-2012, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burgey

Fmd Swann. You've all bought the bull****. You'd like to face him for a living.

I have not seen any other spinner in the world put as many revs on the ball as him. Moreover, he consistently tosses it up regardless of being hit for a 6 or two

sphynx · 18-12-2012, 04:14 AM

Narine to climb this list pretty quickly IMO.

flibbertyjibber · 18-12-2012, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burgey

Fmd Swann. You've all bought the bull****. You'd like to face him for a living.

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?

Cevno · 18-12-2012, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benchmark00

It really is

1. Ajmal

And then the rest are about the same (obv a few stragglers).

Ajmal the stand out, rest are all much of a muchness.

Yeah, agreed.

Ajmal is the stand out followed by 5/6 on a similar sort of level. Can probably place Swann ahead of the rest behind Ajmal as he has performed relatively consistently for a while now, but this bunch of spinners can all out perform each other depending on the conditions.

Lot of left arm spinners around these days for some reason, btw.

TNT · 18-12-2012, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by centurymaker

then who are your Top 7?

Herath seems to be the stand out at the moment, Swann has performed quite well, Ajmal has been good in the UAE and WI, Monty has been reasonable. Narine has performed on occasions. Lyon has done well on the tracks he has played on. But I dont think you can do a good comparision because of the differences in conditions faced.

Cabinet96 · 18-12-2012, 04:21 AM

1. Ajmal
2. Swann
3. Herath
4. Rehman
5. Panesar
6. Ojha
7. Lyon

Below Ajmal it's a bit of a lottery, and could easily reverse in the next few months. Shakib unlucky not to make the top 7, maybe I'd pick him over Lyon if I was in a different mood.

centurymaker · 18-12-2012, 04:23 AM

I too believe that Ajmal is the stand out spinner, followed by a few good ones ATM like Swann, Monty, Herath, Rehman and then there are the rest.

benchmark00 · 18-12-2012, 04:25 AM

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

18-12-2012, 03:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
centurymaker International Vice-Captain Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,253	Top 7 Spinners 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 __________________ Proud Supporter of All Blacks

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flibbertyjibber Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England Posts: 7,941	I'd go with that order Centurymaker.

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Cabinet96 International Vice-Captain Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London, England Posts: 4,109	1. Ajmal 2. Swann 3. Herath 4. Rehman 5. Panesar 6. Ojha 7. Lyon Below Ajmal it's a bit of a lottery, and could easily reverse in the next few months. Shakib unlucky not to make the top 7, maybe I'd pick him over Lyon if I was in a different mood.

18-12-2012, 04:23 AM	#14 (permalink)
centurymaker International Vice-Captain Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,253	I too believe that Ajmal is the stand out spinner, followed by a few good ones ATM like Swann, Monty, Herath, Rehman and then there are the rest.

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