All About Twirlymen : Spinners in India now

[Sooda]

No idea how this left arm spinner Darekar is. [

He is well. Says Hi from the WI

[saneindian]

10 home tests for Ashwin and Ojha, they would seal their spots once the home leg is over. But don't see either of them doing much once the Away leg starts from the SA tour late next year. In between hopefully Rahul Sharma gets enough A tour experience and starts pushing these two for a spot. Also, if Amit Mishra sheds some 10-12 kgs off that flab, he still has got some very good skills and can be in contention again. But with his present shape and horrible fitness, doesn't even deserve to play Ranji Trophy.

[vvvslaxman]

Ashwin is sort of the complete package if you're thinking of selecting a spinner for an overseas tour (from what we have on offer) His bowling stats are as good as Ojha but on top of that he's also a pretty good batsmen (Test batting AVG - 35, ODI Batting AVG - 18.5), he's a very good fielder, he's around 6'2 so he will get bounce from wickets and he's got quite a lot of variation. He's nowhere close to the finished article yet but hopefully by the end of next 10 Test at home (2 NZ, 5 ENG, 3 AUS) he would have made the necessary adjustment to become an accomplished Test spinner and our long term NO.1

Aswhin's batting will always be a factor in his selection. Surprised many with his batting effort. Don't recall him batting this well even for his state.

[saneindian]

Ashwin's biggest problem in the near future is going to be his bulging waist line. Someone needs to drill some sense into him and ask him to get fitter. Ojha too has a similar problem. Being overweight has almost killed Mishra's career and both Ashwin and Ojha are heading in the same direction.

[Cricket Tragic]

Ashwin is sort of the complete package if you're thinking of selecting a spinner for an overseas tour (from what we have on offer) His bowling stats are as good as Ojha but on top of that he's also a pretty good batsmen (Test batting AVG - 35, ODI Batting AVG - 18.5), he's a very good fielder, he's around 6'2 so he will get bounce from wickets and he's got quite a lot of variation. He's nowhere close to the finished article yet but hopefully by the end of next 10 Test at home (2 NZ, 5 ENG, 3 AUS) he would have made the necessary adjustment to become an accomplished Test spinner and our long term NO.1

:omg:

[jairamesh]

Aswhin's batting will always be a factor in his selection. Surprised many with his batting effort. Don't recall him batting this well even for his state.

Ex-opening batsman.

[vvvslaxman]

:omg:

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: he silently slipped that one in

[Cricket Tragic]

True. Honestly, I can't see the hype behind Rahul Sharma though I haven't watched him bowl for any decent length of time so I might be wrong and Mishra's decline after his impregnation has been quite astonishing. At the moment, I would even take someone of the quality of Qadir, despite the fun times of having witnessed him being dismantled by Gavaskar, Amarnath, and Vengsarkar.

I've never rated Sharma. I really don't see what all the hype is about. Mishra has lost the zip in his bowling. Slow in the air + no zip means that the batsman can make the adjustments.

[jj_28]

:omg:

he's a good fielder :om:

[saneindian]

At 31, is it all over for Bhajji? Has he reached a point of no return? Still younger than Swann (33) and Ajmal (34). Still looks fitter than most younger spinners.

[GautiMaan]

Ashwin is a good fielder in ipl for some reason

[Trichromatic]

he's a good fielder

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[saneindian]

he's a good fielder

Please also add "..., a brilliant runner and the best judge of ones and twos".

[Cricket Tragic]

chawla?

he's a good fielder :om:

[The Outsider]

At 31' date=' is it all over for Bhajji? Has he reached a point of no return? Still younger than Swann (33) and Ajmal (34). Still looks fitter than most younger spinners.[/quote'] Gets b!tch slapped in international cricket, gets injured. Gets b!tch slapped in domestic cricket, gets injured. Gets b!tch slapped in IPL, doesn't bowl himself because he is captain.

[The Outsider]

I've never rated Sharma. I really don't see what all the hype is about. Mishra has lost the zip in his bowling. Slow in the air + no zip means that the batsman can make the adjustments.

Yeah, Mishra hardly puts in any pivot or body behind his bowling these days. He was always slow in the air, but could get his googly and top spinner to hurry off the pitch. He also had very good control but in the last few matches he played he was serving up some many half trackers.

[GautiMaan]

Bhajji:hysterical: His excuse for the last 3 years has been"Im younger than xyz blah blah,i have so many wickets blah blah" Now he can sit at home,watch matches on tv and ask himself "Have i made it large?"

[saneindian]

Yeah' date=' [b']Mishra hardly puts in any pivot or body behind his bowling these days. He was always slow in the air, but could get his googly and top spinner to hurry off the pitch. He also had very good control but in the last few matches he played he was serving up some many half trackers.

40 inch ki tond ke saath koi khan se pivot maarega Ashwin and Ojha also heading in the same direction :((

[vvvslaxman]

40 inch ki tond ke saath koi khan se pivot maarega Ashwin and Ojha also heading in the same direction :((

Jaddu has 30 inch waist :cantstop::cantstop:

[The Outsider]

40 inch ki tond ke saath koi khan se pivot maarega Ashwin and Ojha also heading in the same direction :((

2008: 2012: Look at the bulge around his stomach :omg: