India's Best Ever ODI Spin Bowler?

[harsh.ag]

Vote it out. You can vote for 2 players and you can change your votes if you want to (or so the poll options tell me).

 

[ankitj]

Kuldeep's figures have deteriorated quite a bit. I hope he comes back strongly including in tests. I'm a huge fan of his.

 

[kingkallis]

Can we see their away vs home record as well?

 

[vcs]

Seems a bit harsh that Mishra was discarded so soon. Was he only cashing in against minnows?

 

[srbhkshk]

Kumble and Ashwin for now, but Chahal and Kuldeep would be there eventually.

 

[honestbharani]

I actually go with Kumble and then Bhajji. Kuldeep could get there, but Chahal is not that good IMO. Let's see.

 

[srbhkshk]

I put Ashwin there because he was instrumental in both the '11 world cup and the '13 Champions trophy.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah he has some big game performances but Bhajji was instrumental in the WC semi win in 2011 too.

 

[Daemon]

Seems a bit harsh that Mishra was discarded so soon. Was he only cashing in against minnows?

I remember after the CT debacle I was batting for Mishra but was laughed at.

tbf he had a tendency to go missing as soon as anyone put pressure on him.

 

[vcs]

Harbhajan hardly took too many wickets in WC 2011 but managed to be fairly economical which was OK given Dhoni's captaincy style and India's general game plan back then.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Mishra would fall apart as soon anyone hit like 3 fours off his bowling. Total choker imo. Would fit into the current ODI team well then I suppose.

 

[vcs]

Had a chronic no ball problem too which is unforgivable for a spinner.

 

[vcs]

India haven't won an ICC trophy but Kuldeep and Chahal were pretty instrumental to taking us to ODI series wins in Australia, NZ and South Africa. Bilaterals aren't a huge deal nowadays given rotation and backups being played but that's a decent achievement IMO.

 

[srbhkshk]

I remember after the CT debacle I was batting for Mishra but was laughed at.

tbf he had a tendency to go missing as soon as anyone put pressure on him.

Also had a tendency to become a second ball and roll around whenever fielding. Pretty much all average to below average fielders here though apart from Jadeja.

 

[Daemon]

Kumble has a really weird home/away/neutral record - average of 29/45/26 respectively.

Actually maybe not that weird, I'm guessing Sharjah was friendlier to spinners?

 

[StephenZA]

It always surprises me when I look at a list of Indian spin bowlers that none feel like they are truly ATG's. Seems so very contradictory to the image of India always have a good spinner available.

 

[srbhkshk]

It always surprises me when I look at a list of Indian spin bowlers that none feel like they are truly ATG's. Seems so very contradictory to the image of India always have a good spinner available.

They are all ATG at home, generally.

 

[StephenZA]

They are all ATG at home, generally.

Kinda contradictory to the ATG moniker.

 

[Daemon]

They are all ATG at home, generally.

Harbhajan, Kuldeep, Chahal much better away.

Ashwin and Jadeja pretty garbage away from home though.

 

[honestbharani]

Pretty much all average to below average fielders here though apart from Jadeja.

Bhajji was pretty good, tbf and reasonably athletic.