Tag: spin
IND V SA: For A Period Of Time, India Forgot About The Game, Says Dean Elgar On DRS Drama
South Africa captain Dean Elgar believes India expressing their displeasure over the DRS call off him worked well for his team as the tourists forgot the match situation for a period of time. ....
Team India Needs To Figure Out Which Spinners Will Get Them Wickets, Says Harbhajan Singh
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Saturday that the side needs to look out for 'wicket-taking' spinners. In the three-match ODI series, which India have lost, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal have been out-bowled by South Africa's troika of spinners, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj and part-timer Aiden Markram. ....
Winning Man Of The Match On Debut Is Dream Come True For Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi
India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, who came in for high praise from skipper Rohit Sharma for his superb bowling that helped the hosts win the first T20I against West Indies, said winning the Man of the Match award in his debut match was a dream come true for him. ....
Australia’s legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne passed away in the early hours of March 4 in Koh Samui, Thailand. He was 52. Warne’s international career spanned 15 years and saw him take 708 Test wickets — No. 2 in the list of Test wicket-takers. Since making his debut in 1992, he played 145 Tests for Australia, picking up 708 wickets with his leg-spin. In his 194 ODI appearances, Warne snared 293 scalps.....
MCG Stand To Be Renamed After Shane Warne; Fans Lay Meat Pies, Beer Cans, Cigarette Pack At His Statue
The iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground's (MCG) Great Southern Stand will be renamed after legendary spinner Shane Warne, who passed away following a suspected heart-attack in Thailand on Friday at the age of 52, while the Victorian government "has offered a state funeral" for one of the greatest cricketers of all time. ....
Shane Warne Was Watching Cricket, Had Not Been Drinking: Manager
Details emerging about Shane Warne's death due to a suspected heart-attack on Friday reveal that he was watching cricket before a scheduled meeting with friends for dinner when he suffered the attack. ....
Used To Bowl Medium Pace In Past To Be Next Kapil Paaji, Reveals Ashwin
Premier India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who recently surpassed legendary Kapil Dev's tally of 434 Test wickets, has revealed that he wanted to be a batter and used to bowl medium pace in the past to become the next "Kapil Paaji."....
Trolls Could Have Put Arshdeep In Emotional Turmoil, Indicates Ashwin
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels young left-arm pace bowler Arshdeep Singh might be in "emotional turmoil"....
Spinners, Renuka, Smriti Help India Clinch Seventh Women's Asia Cup Title, Outplay Sri Lanka By Eight Wickets
Spinners and Renuka Thakur gave a stellar show in restricting Sri Lanka to 65/9, before Smriti Mandhana smashed an unbeaten 25-ball fifty to help India clinch their seventh Women's Asia Cup title, outplaying Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the title clash at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. ....
IND V BAN, 2nd ODI: Mehidy Stars As Bangladesh Clinch Series Despite Rohit's Late Blitz (Ld)
Off-spin all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz turned out to be India's nemesis for the second time in as many matches by hitting his maiden ODI century and picking two wickets to help Bangladesh clinch the series with a five-run victory over India in a thrilling second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) on Wednesday. ....
