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India's best spinner
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kingkallis
International Coach
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weldone
Hall of Fame Member
Bedi outside the cricket field is a prime example of a dickhead...
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Sachin
cnerd123
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Sehwag has a beautiful action though, and all the raw ingrediants to become a very good spinner. Smooth, repeatable action, gets good spin on the ball, good drift and flight in the air. If he had spent more time bowling, and improve his accuracy + learn how to bowl a bit quicker if the situation called for it + developed an arm-ball, who knows how far he would have gone with it.
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
So everyone's given up on Indian spin already, eh?
Indian spin stocks, or the way they're handled, are a cause for concern. After the retirement of Anil Kumble, we'd expect one of Mishra or Kartik to partner Harbhajan Singh. Mishra started well against Australia, but one unfortunate flat wicket misadventure was reason enough for Dhoni to drop him from the starting lineup and persist with greenhorn Ojha instead. Ever since, Mishra has struggled, even in the recent domestic scene and oversteps more often than an overzealous fast bowler, and has been hit for more than a few sixes. Losing him would be damaging for the team, as he's been one of the more productive spinners to play for India, and possibly the next Shane Warne. The team management, however, prefer an Ashley Giles lite.
The top three would surely be Bhajji, Kartik and Mishra, purely on their experience and expertise, and Ojha has a long way to go, which won't get covered by Dhoni's persistence with him. In between, close to the top three are Ramesh Powar, who's fallen back two seasons ago, and Chawla, who's been patchy, and may have an issue about his age as well. Younger (or less experienced) than Ojha is Ashwin, who's also a recognised batsman for his team, and a very impressive newcomer, but he too is a couple of seasons away from being an India regular.
Indian spin stocks, or the way they're handled, are a cause for concern. After the retirement of Anil Kumble, we'd expect one of Mishra or Kartik to partner Harbhajan Singh. Mishra started well against Australia, but one unfortunate flat wicket misadventure was reason enough for Dhoni to drop him from the starting lineup and persist with greenhorn Ojha instead. Ever since, Mishra has struggled, even in the recent domestic scene and oversteps more often than an overzealous fast bowler, and has been hit for more than a few sixes. Losing him would be damaging for the team, as he's been one of the more productive spinners to play for India, and possibly the next Shane Warne. The team management, however, prefer an Ashley Giles lite.
The top three would surely be Bhajji, Kartik and Mishra, purely on their experience and expertise, and Ojha has a long way to go, which won't get covered by Dhoni's persistence with him. In between, close to the top three are Ramesh Powar, who's fallen back two seasons ago, and Chawla, who's been patchy, and may have an issue about his age as well. Younger (or less experienced) than Ojha is Ashwin, who's also a recognised batsman for his team, and a very impressive newcomer, but he too is a couple of seasons away from being an India regular.
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Time for a bump considering Harbhajan has been bowling **** for a while now. averaging 40 since 2010 is really poor for a Indian spinner.
Mishra for me would be the obvious pick right now but then there are Ojha,Aswhin and Chawla in the wings and the likes of Bhargav Bhatt, Murali Karthik and Iqbal Abdullah in the domestic circuit. Mohnish Parmar and Rahul Sharma are coming up as wild cards.
So should India stick with Harbhajan for longer or start trying other options too now more?
Personally I would give Mishra a somewhat consistent run in the team for a start and then go to Ashwin while also keeping a eye on Bhatt,Ojha and Abdullah.
Mishra for me would be the obvious pick right now but then there are Ojha,Aswhin and Chawla in the wings and the likes of Bhargav Bhatt, Murali Karthik and Iqbal Abdullah in the domestic circuit. Mohnish Parmar and Rahul Sharma are coming up as wild cards.
So should India stick with Harbhajan for longer or start trying other options too now more?
Personally I would give Mishra a somewhat consistent run in the team for a start and then go to Ashwin while also keeping a eye on Bhatt,Ojha and Abdullah.
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