http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bishan-Singh-Bedi-c48133 Critical of Indian spinners – Cricket News Update
Legendary Indian bowler, Bishan Singh Bedi, believes that the country needs to groom spinners for the 5-day format, which requires stamina and endurance.
The frailties of the Men In Blue have been highlighted on their tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, where no spinner has been able to step up and perform.
While their premier bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 could only feature in the first two matches, he barely bothered the Poms, and took just two wickets at an average of 143.50.
His replacement, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test rankings.
This lackluster performance by the Indian spinners has baffled the former great, who believes that the team’s main aim should be achieving success in the longer format of the game rather than limited-over matches.
"There is so much negativism about spin bowling these days. A lot of bowlers are bowling flat," said the legendary left-arm spinner.
"How many overs does a bowler bowl in T20 or one-day cricket?" Bedi asked. "A spinner needs to attack and bowl long spells", (in order to be successful at the Test level).
With the retirement of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anil-Kumble-c44737, Harbhajan Singh took charge of the Indian spin bowling department. However, his inconsistencies in the five-day game have left the team in search of a replacement which can spear-head the attack in Tests.
Lacking a proper pace attack, the Captain’s of yesteryear depended on their spinners to provide them breakthroughs. However, as Cricket has become faster and shorter, classic spin-bowling has been lost in translation. Many youngsters now prefer to bowl fast
and flat.
With new talent like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PP-Ojha-c2198 performing well at the shorter version, the Indian management needs to plan ahead and groom the spinners keeping in mind the grueling and demanding format of the 5-day game.
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