Spinners
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World Cup 2015: Ashwin, Jadeja crucial for India, says Muralitharan
Cricket | Feb 07, 2015, 02:50 PM ISTSri Lankan legend spinner Muttiah Muralitharan thinks Ravichandran Ashwin and al-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will have a crucial role to play as conditions in Australia and New Zealand will suit them. He says experience will stand
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World Cup 2015: Will Oz, Kiwi tracks prove to be graveyards for spinners?
Cricket | Feb 07, 2015, 02:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Even as the Teams are ready with their final squads for the World Cup 2015 scheduled to begin in next 20 days in Australia-New Zealand, it would be interesting to see how spinners
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Pak vs Aus: Spinners earn Pakistan decisive win against Australia
Cricket | Oct 26, 2014, 06:27 PM ISTDubai, United Arab Emirates: Inexperienced spinners Zulfiqar Babar and Yasir Shah shared nine wickets and led Pakistan to an emphatic 221-run victory against Australia on the fifth and final day of the first test on
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Ind vs Eng:Dhoni lauds spinners and Rayudu for 3rd ODI win
Cricket | Aug 31, 2014, 07:16 AM ISTNottingham: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today lauded his spinners and batsman Ambati Rayudu for his side's six-wicket thrashing of England in the third cricket one-dayer to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match
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Proteas devising plans to counter Indian spinners: Duminy
Cricket | Apr 01, 2014, 05:23 PM ISTMirpur: Wary of India's “exceptional” spinners, South Africa are paying a lot of attention in devising a good gameplan against the spin duo of Amit Mishra and R Ashwin ahead of the semifinal clash of
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World T20: Once a graveyard for spinners, proving to be the heaven now
Cricket | Mar 28, 2014, 03:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Few years ago spinner would find reasons not play the shortest form of cricket game T20 as batsmen would vent their frustration on these helpless bowlers but things seem to have changed with
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Spin vital to India's early World T20 success
Cricket | Mar 26, 2014, 05:48 PM ISTMIRPUR, Bangladesh: India has surprised at the World Twenty20 not only by its success but in that its being led by its spinners. India came to Bangladesh with little recent success in one-day internationals and
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We won't always go with 3 spinner, 2 pacer combination: Dhoni
Cricket | Mar 22, 2014, 06:21 AM ISTMirpur: India's ploy of going with three spinners and two pacers worked perfectly as they thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan by seven wickets in their World T20 campaign opener today but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said it
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Spinners make Pakistan a dangerous side, says Muralitharan
Cricket | Mar 20, 2014, 01:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Legendary Sri Lankan Test off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has said that team Pakistan are capable of beating any side in the world because of their brilliant spin attack.Talking to a Pakistan TV channel, the
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'Saqlain's clinic crucial for spinners' growth'
Cricket | Sep 14, 2013, 04:49 PM IST'Saqlain's clinic crucial for spinners' growth'Cave Hill (Barbados): West Indies Head Coach Ottis Gibson says the spin bowling clinic being conducted by former Pakistan off-spin bowler Saqlain Mushtaq is crucial to the development of a
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Wicket will not assist spinners initially: Dhoni
Cricket | Dec 04, 2012, 02:53 PM ISTKolkata, Dec 4: India cricket captain M.S. Dhoni, who had asked for a turning track for the Test match against England at the Eden Gardens beginning Wednesday, said the wicket would not assist the spinners
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Spinners will be India's trump card at World T20: MacGill
Cricket | Sep 18, 2012, 10:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 18: Former Australian Test spinner Stuart MacGill Tuesday said tweakers will be the key if India have to win the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.The 41-year-old said big turners like Harbhajan Singh
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Probably have a mental blockade against spinners: Franklin
Cricket | Aug 25, 2012, 06:49 PM ISTHyderabad, Aug 25: New Zealand all-rounder James Franklin today admitted that he has a “mental blockade” against Indian spinners but they are hopeful of putting up a much better show in the coming days.Asked whether