Top 10 batsman of all time against spin bowling in order of merit??

[Harsh Thakor]

This is my list in order of merit of the top 15 batsman ever facing spin bowling

 

1.Brian Lara-688 runs facing Murlitharan in 2003 on turning tracks  proves the point.Artistry in regions of divinty.

 

 

2.Sachin Tendulkar.-noone tore Warne to the shreds as Sachin did be it in India,Sharjah or Australia .Epitome of technical mastery.

 

 

 

3=Rohan Kanhai/Everton Weekes-Batted more like Bradman ever than anyone in their day demolishing the likes of Gupte.Traversed regions  of domination unexplored.Huge run aggregates in series versus India.

 

 

 

5.Ian Chappell-The ultimate master on bad wickets beautifully tackling the likes of Prasanna in India in 1969-70.Marvellous footwork.Beautifully danced down the pitch.

 

 

 

6.Zaheer Abbas-Supreme timing and style who on his day could sit besides the Gods of Olympus.No batsman was more prolific against the Indian spin attack when he averaged 195 with 583 runs at home in 1978-79 nor when averaging 130 with 3 centuries in 1982-83.Overall scored 5 double centuries in his career including 2 in England facing top quality spin.Mesmerised Derek Underwood and Bishen Bedi.

 

 

 

 

7.Virendra Sehwag-Never seen a batsman express such ferocity  facing spin on turning tracks as Viru did when scoring 201 in Sri Lanka .No batsman tore spinners apart at such a n incredible strike rate as Sehwag.

 

 

 

8Javed Miandad-Record speaks for itself with his great consistency on Indian soil in 1983 and 1987 scoring a fifty almost each time.In 1978-79 tore the Indian spin quartet to pieces.Few batsman made such subtle technical adjustments

 

 

 

9.Sunil Gavaskar -His 96 on a broken wicket against Pakistan is possibly the best test innings ever in a losing cause or broken wicket.In a total package the ultimate epitome of batting perfection .

 

 

 

10.Alvin Kalicharan -Kanhai.,the other way round.Played a gem when scoring 124 at Bangalore in 1974-75 and also when scoring 187 at Mumbai in 1978-79.

 

 

 

11.Mohammad Azharuddin-Often a class act facing spin with his magical wristwork,resembling a dancer.Simply took spinners by the scruff of the neck to turn or win games,particularly at home.

 

 

12.Kumar Sangakkara -His record simply speaks for itself being a master in pulverizing the turning ball.

 

 

 

13.Neil Harvey-At his best revealed magical touch against the turning ball in England and South Africa.

 

 

14.Alan Border-Ultimate man to play the role of alone crusader in a crisis.Proved his prowess when scoring 2 150's in a single test at Lahore on turning wicket.Prolific on turning pitches in India .

 

 

 

 

15.Michael Clarke-The finest Australian batsman of the recent generation facing spin as he demonstrated in India in 2004 and 2010.Could improvise brilliantly on bad tracks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 21, 2020 by Harsh Thakor

[kohli]

688 run on turning track??? , it was flat pitch.

[Adamant]

First of all there are two categories of great players against spin

1.The Virender Sehwag category

2.other greats.

 

Sehwag was not just good against spin he murdered spinners,no one comes close.

Amongst those I have seen:

1.Sehwag

 

 

2.Lara

3.Flower-you should have included him.His reverse sweeps were a thing of beauty.

4.Younis Khan

5.Sidhu

6..Azharuddin

7.Hayden

8.Both Malik's(saleem and Shoaib)

9.Tendulkar

10.Jaya/Silva/Cook/Pujara.

[Adamant]

Secondly what is Richards doing there?

 

Younis Khan and Flower should be included ahead of Waugh,Kohli or dhoni.

 

Also kohli and dhoni don't belong in this discussion.

Pujara is a better batsman against spin than kohli(who himself I good but not great).

Indian batsman against spin

1.Sehwag

 

2.Sidhu

3.Azhar

4.Tendua/pujji

5.pujji/tendua

6.Laxman

7.Gambhir

8.Ganguly

9.Kohli/Dravid

10.Dravid/kohli.

 

[maniac]

Sehwag. He literally treated spinners like they don’t deserve to play cricket be it Murali or anyone else. Has he played against Warne a lot apart from IPl ?

 

Siddhu is another one murdered both Warne and Murali

 

 

Edited August 20, 2020 by maniac

[maniac]

1 hour ago, Adamant said:

Secondly what is Richards doing there?

 

Younis Khan and Flower should be included ahead of Waugh,Kohli or dhoni.

 

Also kohli and dhoni don't belong in this discussion.

Pujara is a better batsman against spin than kohli(who himself I good but not great).

Indian batsman against spin

1.Sehwag

 

2.Sidhu

3.Azhar

4.Tendua/pujji

5.pujji/tendua

6.Laxman

7.Gambhir

8.Ganguly

9.Kohli/Dravid

10.Dravid/kohli.

 

Sachin struggled against off spin later on and Ganguly murdered left arm spinners but don’t see him dominating other great spinners. Kohli struggles against leg spinners . Even mediocre guys like Rashid Bhai from England have got him in trouble. Having said that I think your list is pretty close to mine.

[zen]

Sehwag. Bradmanesque in Asia. 

[raki05]

The way Sehwag played spinner no one else did. In SL series against rampaging Murali and Mendis he scored 200 odd our of 300 runs which is 66% of total run. Surprising thing is no one else even scored 100 including both sides.

[zen]

and Lara - also an attacking player 

 

cannot forget how he changed the game in WI’s 2nd inning to help it draw the series in Ind in 1994 (the game appeared to be heading towards a dull draw. Ind, 1-0 up, was expecting to win a series v WI in a long long time). WI needed quick runs. Lara opened, created momentum and put Ind on the backfoot: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16325/scorecard/63662/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-west-indies-tour-of-india-1994-95 

 

Smashed spinners in Pak, SL, etc as well .... that 20+ runs over in the 2nd last over of the day in SA  

Edited August 20, 2020 by zen

[zen]

3 hours ago, Adamant said:

Secondly what is Richards doing there?

 

While Richards may be known more as a slayer of fast bowling, he could also do the below to spinners in the 4th inning when in mood. Won the game for WI v Ind:

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16728/scorecard/63466/india-vs-west-indies-1st-test-west-indies-tour-of-india-1987-88

[rkt.india]

1 hour ago, maniac said:

Sehwag. He literally treated spinners like they don’t deserve to play cricket be it Murali or anyone else. Has he played against Warne a lot apart from IPl ?

 

Siddhu is another one murdered both Warne and Murali

 

 

Sidhu played murli that wasn't chucking as blatantly and didn't have doosra.

[rkt.india]

Sehwag and Pujara are two best players of spin from India, then Tendulkar and Gambhir.

[Gollum]

1 hour ago, zen said:

While Richards may be known more as a slayer of fast bowling, he could also do the below to spinners in the 4th inning when in mood. Won the game for WI v Ind:

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16728/scorecard/63466/india-vs-west-indies-1st-test-west-indies-tour-of-india-1987-88

That wasn't a typical Indian pitch, pacer's paradise. Pitch had flattened out by day 3. And we had our worst ever spin bowling unit. Viv's 192* in the 1974-75 series at Kotla against Bedi/Pras/Venkat (no Chandra, his nemesis) was far superior in quality, but then again he was out early on of Venkat's bowling, caught Engineer, umpiring blunder which Viv admitted in his autobiography. 

Edited August 20, 2020 by Gollum

[zen]

7 minutes ago, Gollum said:

That wasn't a typical Indian pitch, pacer's paradise. Pitch had flattened out by day 3. And we had our worst ever spin bowling unit. Viv's 192* in the 1974-75 series at Kotla against Bedi/Pras/Venkat (no Chandra, his nemesis) was far superior in quality, but then again he was out early on of Venkat's bowling, caught Engineer, umpiring blunder which Viv admitted in his autobiography. 

I am not necessarily considering the pitch though but the occasion. First inning WI all out for 127. Then chasing 276 in the 4th inning v spin. Hardly anyone else stood up. Viv hit an unbeaten 100 w/ a SR close to 100 in that situation  

 

The scorecard can be framed:

 

 

BATSMEN		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
CG Greenidge	lbw b Arshad Ayub	33	73	110	5	0	45.20
DL Haynes	hit wicket b Arshad Ayub	27	101	124	4	0	26.73
RB Richardson	c Lamba b Kapil Dev	31	57	68	5	0	54.38
WW Davis	c sub b Arshad Ayub	1	35	40	0	0	2.85
IVA Richards (c)	not out	109	111	179	13	0	98.19
AL Logie	lbw b Arshad Ayub	46	75	98	7	0	61.33
PJL Dujon †	not out	12	54	66	1	0	22.22
Extras	(b 1, lb 9, nb 7)	17

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

Sehwag n lara 

[Ankit_sharma03]

Mathew hayden was another one who played spin very well and is missing here. 

[Laaloo]

From India, sehwag was the best 

[raki05]

Quite puzzled to see few people have such crazy obsession with BBC. Would really appreciate if it's limited to porn watching.