When it comes to spinners, Indian cricket has a rich history. From Erapalli Prasanna to Bishan Singh Bedi, Anil Kumble, R Ashwin and now Kuldeep Yadav… the list is endless. However, the legacy of the Indian spinners faces possible extinction, if the former spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan is to be believed. Siva, 54, feels there is a shortage of promising spinners in India and believes that in addition to the current crop of spinners, not many names come to mind that can carry forward the legacy of Indian spinning bowling.
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That is why Sivaramakrishnan feels that the appointment of a bowling coach in India is the need of the moment. “I have been saying this for many years, the Indian team needs a spinning bowling coach. Kuldeep doesn’t even play for KKR regularly. Chahal had a bad tour of Australia. Jadeja is injured. Ashwin is over 30 years old. Who is waiting behind the scenes to fill their boots? Who is pushing you for a place? Who is going to help Kuldeep and Chahal? he told SportsKeeda.
“Teams like Bangladesh and England have spinning bowling coaches and the BCCI needs to identify this. There are points involved in the ICC World Trials Championship, and we have to win at home. Fast pitchers are swinging the ball back, and you have a good group of fast pitchers right now. But after Ashwin and Jadeja in the test matches and Chahal in the T20?
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As mentioned, Siva’s concern stems from the fact that two of India’s best spinning dolls, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are fighting in a bad way, while Ashwin, 34, who only plays test cricket. for India, it doesn’t have many years left. Jadeja, on the other hand, is a brilliant left-arm spinner, but he’s not a specialized front-line spinner. As for Kuldeep, Siva acknowledges that the Chinese bowler should start working as soon as possible.
“The reason they are giving 375-380 runs is because of the overs in the middle, where the spinners can’t control. I think the emphasis should be on spinning bowls, the revival of Kuldeep should take place as soon as possible. You need to find another group of spinners who can come in, ”said the ex-spinner.
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“It has to be a long process that involves a lot of hard work. At the highest level, all teams will seek the specialization. England is a team that does that: they have 15 players and 21 support staff. They bring people like Saqlain Mushtaq or Mushtaq Ahmed to train their spinners. “
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