A wrist spinner for tests

[Ankit_sharma03]

7 hours ago, Cricwala said:

Umm..why have we forgotten Kuldeep - one of 3 Indian spinners to get a 5-wicket haul in SENA in last decade, and that too in just his 2nd SENA match (first match was a brain-dead decision by his captain to play him on a green seamer at Lords)!

 

 

The guy is a genuine match-winner, temporary dip in form notwithstanding, and he can bat decently too.

not in form currently, was struggling with control n failing 2 land 2 balls in same spot recently. 

[zen]

Just now, Ankit_sharma03 said:

yes murali was better, problem with kumble was his peak overseas came late but logic remains same u needs runs overseas mostly to get spinners in play unless ofcourse ur murali or warne who were at diff level and even these guys had their struggle. Murali doesnt have a good record in Aus n Ind and Warne not in India 

For spinners today its tough to win u games overseas in places like SA n ENg which has a lot of spice for pacers to win u games when batsman dont put runs on board 

 

I agree that spinners are not “that” useful in certain conditions. Which is why I am inquiring about good wrist spinners who can take pitch out of equation relatively. Since you follow domestic cricket, anyone in mind? 

[Ankit_sharma03]

4 minutes ago, zen said:

I agree that spinners are not “that” useful in certain conditions. Which is why I am inquiring about good wrist spinners who can take pitch out of equation relatively. Since you follow domestic cricket, anyone in mind? 

Currently no

 

Kuldeep - cant land 2 balls in same spot currently.

Chahal - not a test prospect.

Rahul - last year saw him in domestic and he bowled a lot of loose balls . This year he didnt play red ball cricket due to injuries

Gopal - not in good form this domestic season. I find him better for LOI. He gets good numbers in t20.

 

At this point best option is that kuldeep finds form but he ll play a lot of white ball cricket now before aussie tour so it wud be tough for him to. 

[Cricwala]

28 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

not in form currently, was struggling with control n failing 2 land 2 balls in same spot recently. 

That's why I mentioned 'dip in form', arguably brought abt by insecurity created by TM's poor handling. Next SENA series is in Nov-Dec in Aus....u can't rule him out right away for that series, can u?

 

And it's a gross exaggeration that he can't land two balls in same spot. Actually, his dip in form came in LOIs, he cld very well rediscover his rhythm if he bowls in FC/A tours.

Edited February 25, 2020 by Cricwala

[Ankit_sharma03]

24 minutes ago, Cricwala said:

That's why I mentioned 'dip in form', arguably brought abt by insecurity created by TM's poor handling. Next SENA series is in Nov-Dec in Aus....u can't rule him out right away for that series, can u?

 

And it's a gross exaggeration that he can't land two balls in same spot. Actually, his dip in form came in LOIs, he cld very well rediscover his rhythm if he bowls in FC/A tours.

I dont see that happening now with IPL then asia cup and a lot of white ball cricket before t20 Wc

[Cricwala]

4 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

I dont see that happening now with IPL then asia cup and a lot of white ball cricket before t20 Wc

It seems Kohli has got bored with Kuldeep and hopefully he will be dropped from white ball cricket, which cld be a blessing in disguise. Let them go with chahal and Shreyas G/R chahar for LOIs, Kuldeep is a genuine test calibre bowler and I would rather him focus on that format.