Pick two all time Indian XI spinners

[silentstriker]

Pick two all time Indian spinners in an all time Indian XI. Has to be the same two players for both home AND away Tests.

I've included all Indian spinners with a minimum of 150 wickets.

 

[trundler]

Ashwin and Chandra

 

[subshakerz]

Ashwin and Kumble for the sheer weight of their wicket tallies.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Kumble-- because he played in an era where there were seriously good batsmen on the opposition teams

Harbhajan-- same as Kumble.

 

[Burgey]

If you're playing two spinners outside the SC against an AT XI you're losing, most likely by an innings.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Do you mean one each for home and away or two who will play in both places? Cos if you're playing two spinners outside the SC against an AT XI you're losing, most likely by an innings.

Is this for me or the OP?

 

[Burgey]

"Great to be here in Durban. As with last week in Perth, we are playing both Bedi and Chandra. Hopefully this one goes the full three days."

"Heads... We'll have a bat"

 

[Burgey]

Is this for me or the OP?

the OP. Though now I've read the post in full (always helps!) I see he means the same two everywhere.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

the OP

Ahhh cool

 

[Burgey]

If I had to hold my nose and do this I'd pick Kumble and Ashwin. Gives you options turning the ball both ways, and Kumble is nearly fast enough through the air that he can act as a real bowler away from India.

 

[mr_mister]

Gupte and Chandra

 

[silentstriker]

If you're playing two spinners outside the SC against an AT XI you're losing, most likely by an innings.

must be nice to support a country that can easily field three all time great quicks you inconsiderate sob

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Rachin Ravinda and Ajaz Patel bcos they just saved test cricket.

 

[Burgey]

must be nice to support a country that can easily field three all time great quicks you inconsiderate sob

You'll still be better off running just with the three front line current quicks and one spinner than you would two AT spinners though.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Kumble-- because he played in an era where there were seriously good batsmen on the opposition teams

Harbhajan-- same as Kumble.

Harbhajan was crap.

I’ll go Ashwin and Jadeja seeing as Jaddu can bat and field.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Harbhajan was crap.

I’ll go Ashwin and Jadeja seeing as Jaddu can bat and field.

Are we not zoned in on just the discipline of bowling?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Are we not zoned in on just the discipline of bowling?

Yeah and Harbhajan was crap

 

[_00_deathscar]

Are we not zoned in on just the discipline of bowling?

Yes, but the fact that he was crap doesn’t really help his case anyway over Jadeja.
Guess you could go Kumble (didn’t like him much either) or one of the 70s guys.

Another reason to go with those two is they bowled in tandem (with ridiculous, arguably unprecedented success at home, and improved away over the last couple of years although not much to note there).

Ashwin should be there in anycase over anyone else.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yeah and Harbhajan was crap

Does crap equate to 417 test wickets?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yes, but the fact that he was crap doesn’t really help his case anyway over Jadeja.
Guess you could go Kumble (didn’t like him much either) or one of the 70s guys.

I was expecting Ramesh Powar to be on the list, he'd be my next pick