Who is The Best Player of Spin Bowling?

[Raj_Aryan]

According to me its Sachin, Clarke, AB de Villers, Chanderpaul

 

[SaiSrini]

Azhar was very good against spin. Using his wrist, his flicks against the spinners even on turning wickets was a delight to eatch. I havent watched much of Sidhu's batting except that 201* against West Indies and the India vs Pakistan '96 World Cup match. I think he was good and aggressive against spinners too.

 

[TumTum]

Nick Kruger

 

[sifter132]

Nick Kruger.


In all seriousness though, Sachin Tendulkar. The way he dominated Shane Warne throughout his career makes it a pretty obvious answer TBH. Among the newer players (in comparison to Sachin at least) Jayawardene is great, Clarke is getting better (although I feel he uses his feet a bit too much).

Rahul Dravid is amazing too, obviously.

Agree about Clarke using his feet. He's very good at changing a spinner's length by jumping back quickly or by dancing down. Gives the bowler a smaller margin of error. BUT, if the bowler lands it on that magic length, Clarke is no better a player of spin than your average Test cricketer. Brad Haddin also does a similar footwork thing.

Sachin was amazing in 97/98 vs Warne - but then again so was Navjot Sidhu, and I don't think from that series on Tendulkar has particularly dominated Warne. In fact look at Sachin's record vs Australia when Warne and McGrath ACTUALLY PLAYED.

I've posted on this before but can't find it But Sachin averages a lot less when those 2 played, McGrath in particular gave him trouble and while his overall record vs Australia is excellent it is partly due to the fact that he's been lucky that Warne or McGrath or both weren't present in a few of the Aus-Ind series. Eg. 2003/04 or 2008 - neither Warne/McGrath played and often one or the other has been missing when Aus plays India. So of Sachin's 10 centuries against Australia, only 2(!) came when both Warne & McGrath played: 116 in Melbourne 99/00 and 126 in Chennai 2001. Another 3 came against Warne only: 2 in 97/98 and one in 91/92 when Warne was on debut.


I'd submit Brian Lara as one of the best players of spin of recent times. He like Sachin, preferred facing Warne to McGrath and in fact, Lara was smashing Warne and MacGill all over the Caribbean in 1999 the last time Warne was dropped from the Test side. I also remember an ODI in Perth maybe 96/97 or 00/01 where Lara absolutely laid into Warne, it was a withering assault and Warne even tried bowling a bouncer or 2 and he only does that when he's really frustrated.

Lara also massacred Murali in a series in SL in 01/02 prompting Murali to laud Lara as the best player he'd bowled to.

Yes I realise it's for current players, I just think Lara is badly underrated against spin.

 

[Dare]

Sarwan is probably the best player of spin in the WI team. Shiv is up there with him.

 

[hacker]

Lara is certainly one of the best against spin bowling...

 

[Dare]

Lara is certainly one of the best against spin bowling...

yea he is because of his great footwork and because of what he did to Warne. and Murali said that Lara was the toughest to bowl to.

Isn't it mean for current players?

 

[hacker]

Azhar was very good against spin. Using his wrist, his flicks against the spinners even on turning wickets was a delight to eatch. I havent watched much of Sidhu's batting except that 201* against West Indies and the India vs Pakistan '96 World Cup match. I think he was good and aggressive against spinners too.

But in the semi final they didn't hv any clue abt spin bowling mate

hacker added 1 Minutes and 44 Seconds later...

yea he is because of his great footwork and because of what he did to Warne. and Murali said that Lara was the toughest to bowl to.

Isn't it mean for current players?

Yeah current players

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

In fact look at Sachin's record vs Australia when Warne and McGrath ACTUALLY PLAYED.

I've posted on this before but can't find it But Sachin averages a lot less when those 2 played, McGrath in particular gave him trouble and while his overall record vs Australia is excellent it is partly due to the fact that he's been lucky that Warne or McGrath or both weren't present in a few of the Aus-Ind series. Eg. 2003/04 or 2008 - neither Warne/McGrath played and often one or the other has been missing when Aus plays India. So of Sachin's 10 centuries against Australia, only 2(!) came when both Warne & McGrath played: 116 in Melbourne 99/00 and 126 in Chennai 2001. Another 3 came against Warne only: 2 in 97/98 and one in 91/92 when Warne was on debut.

yeah but 7 tests, isnt much, and 2 tons in 7 isn't exactly rubbish.

 

[ranker13]

the Great Brian Lara was supposed 2 be up there besides Murali named him the prince of spin

 

[SaiSrini]

But in the semi final they didn't hv any clue abt spin bowling mate

hacker added 1 Minutes and 44 Seconds later...

Yeah current players

That was in the night against Jayasuriya. Doesnt make them bad players against spin.

I cant forget that semifinal match. Vinod Kambli was so hurt that he cried. Can you imagine any other player from the current generation crying like that on the field because they lost and cant progress to the final of a WC? The passion those days was awesome (Sachin did the same against Pakistan in 1999 when he cried because he couldnt win it for India inspite of his back pain).... Sachin looked like he will win the game but a freakish stumping by Kaluwitharana got him out and turned the game on its head.

 

[piriyanth]

From Aussie team
Mitchell Johnson
YouTube - Mitchell Johnson 26 Runs in One over

And Michael Clarke.

 

[aussie1st]

Clarke is good against spin but I don't think you can call him the best. He gets out quite a bit against spinners, either by trying to loft them or from coming down the wicket. Occurs more often in ODIs than Test but to be the best you should be able to do it ODI and Test.

 

[metallics2006]

Can you imagine any other player from the current generation crying like that on the field...

Sreesanth. When he has one of his estrogen bursts.

 

[AshesXII]

Where's Rahul Dravid?? For Me The LIst IS Like THis
Australia: Michael Clarke
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene
India: Rahul Dravid
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori
West Indies: S Chanderpaul
England: A Strauss
South Africa:de Villers