I6MTW Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 He can be considered a nocuous bowler in India, but he is as of now, an innocuous bowler in foreign conditions.
BlackMamba Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Erapalli Prasanna, whom Australian off-spinner Ashley Mallett believes is the greatest off-spinner of all time, believes Ashwin's haul of wickets in India, apart from his bowling on spinner-friendly tracks, has much to do with the quality of the opposition he played against. "He is bowling well in India, but you have to understand that we have turning tracks here," Prasanna explained. "Also, look at the quality of the opposition he has bowled to. New Zealand, the West Indies... not exactly known to play spin well," Prasanna felt, adding, "Even the Australian side that toured last year wasn't exactly a strong team." "The only occasion he faced a good side (England) he failed to deliver." Ashwin took 14 wickets in the four Tests (Average: 52.64) against England who scored a memorable series win in 2012. He is a dud !
rkt.india Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 He is a dud ! Teams which Prasanna bowled to were great against spin. Even England are not against great against spin except Cook and KP to some extent. He just had bowled poorly in that series. Spinners mostly always evolve with time as they play more. It is unfair to expect he will run through teams overseas on unhelpful tracks.
Tiger80 Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Teams which Prasanna bowled to were great against spin. Even England are not against great against spin except Cook and KP to some extent. He just had bowled poorly in that series. Spinners mostly always evolve with time as they play more. It is unfair to expect he will run through teams overseas on unhelpful tracks. Is it not the other way around. Spinners also vanish with time as more and more players get used to them. Ajantha Mendis and Hirwani are some names which come into my mind.Very few spinners become more deadly with time
rkt.india Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Is it not the other way around. Spinners also vanish with time as more and more players get used to them. Ajantha Mendis and Hirwani are some names which come into my mind.Very few spinners become more deadly with time Those two are not the right examples. They blossomed for a brief period only at the start. There are spinners who became better as they played more and got experienced. You can name any Kumble, Warne, Mulri, look at Ajmal who got better with age, look at Swann.
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