Could a Legspinner have changed India's @ss-whupping in Oz?

[sandeep]

Oz grounds are huge and the batsmen no means accomplished against spin.  I dont know why the ODI squad had zero legspinner in the squad.  This is a huge mistake by selectors - its not like we have nobody available.  Amit Mishra or Chahal or heck even fat boy piyush chawla could've gone.  

[maniac]

We did have a leg spinner..... Rishi dhawan 

[sandeep]

We did have a leg spinner..... Rishi dhawan 

:D  

Funny how Dhawan has gone from the next  big hope to no-hoper in 2 games.  

[Mosher]

Don't know why Mishra is not part of the squad. He has done well in whatever chances he has got. If the selectors wanted 3 spinners in Australia, Mishra would have been a much better pick than Axar. No point in having two similar spinners like Jaddu and Axar in the squad.

[horizonspeaks]

Any spinner having variation could have made fortune. This includes Amit Mishra or even Kuldeep Yadav.  This is a difference between Dhoni's team and Kohli's team. The latter always like to include a leg spinner. 

Edited January 20, 2016 by horizonspeaks

[bowl_out]

Dunno why there is no leggie in the T20 squad too... Amit Mishra did tremendously well in the previous T20 WC.. India should look to play the 3 spinner combination again this WC.

[rkt.india]

:D  

Funny how Dhawan has gone from the next  big hope to no-hoper in 2 games.  

Rishi Dhawan was never a big hope.

[rkt.india]

Mishra was thrashed mercilessly by same Aussie batsmen in that 5 ODI series played in India. Pitches are flat, Mishra too wouldnt have done much.

[Adi_91]

Rishi Dhawan was never a big hope.

Actually credit to him, at least he did not embarass himself. With his speed, I expected him to be smashed. But, he did bowl okay.

[vvvslaxman]

It is a valid point. Leggies get more purchase in Australia than others. But these are absolute roads.  In a way it would have worked in our favor. But our middle and lower order is beyond pathetic to capitalize on these flat pitches. 

[adi B]

No but he would have been better.before the squad was picked,I mentioned in one of the thread that india should pick either chahal/mishra and even drop ashwin if needed but we need to remember dhoni has his fix bowlers who he trusts and it's all upto him.

[Ankit_sharma03]

if u give warnie such defensive fields n aks him to save runs, even he wudnt have been able to help u

[Vijy]

What we needed was a left-arm chinaman bowler like Hogg who's done well in general in Oz conditions. Pity we don't have such a spinner in domestic cricket... or do we? ;)