The Era Of Indian Spinners From B. Bedi To R. Ashwin


The era of Indian spinners has lasted for a very long time, and it has seen some of the biggest spin legends emerge into the cricket scene. The most active spin legend is none other than Ravichandran Ashwin, who is breaking records left, right and centre for Team India. But there have been numerous legends other than Ashwin in the history of the game, who have deceived several batsmen with their magical spinning skills. 

And who are those spin wizards? Let’s find out in this article right here. 


The Era of Indian Spin Wizards 


 Baghwath Chamdrasekhar 


Baghwath Chandrashekhar sits on number 5 on the list of Indian bowlers with most number of overseas test wickets, having bagged a total of 100 overseas test wickets in 26 matches. 


 Ravichandran Ashwin 


The current best spinner in the world, Ravichandran Ashwin now sits on the 2nd position on the list of highest-wicket takers for India in international cricket, having recently surpassed Harbhajan Singh in the 1st test against West Indies in Dominica. He recorded one of his best away figures, collecting 5/60 in the 1st innings and 7/71 in the second innings to finish with a combined figure of 12/131. 


Harbhajan Singh 


Harbhajan Singh holds the second spot on the list of bowlers with highest number of wickets in test cricket for India with a total of 152 wickets in 48 matches with as many as 7 5-wicket hauls and 10-wicket haul. He is also the third highest-wicket taker for India in international cricket, having recently moved to 3rd position, with Ravichandran Ashwin replacing him. 


Bishan Singh Bedi 


Bishan Singh Bedi, one of the spine legends of Indian cricket sits on number 3rd position on the list of Indian bowlers with most number of overseas wickets, with 129 wickets in 37 matches. He played Test cricket for India from 1966 to 1979, forming an important part of India’s spin quartet.


Anil Kumble 


With the most number of wickets in overseas conditions, Anil Kumble has to top this list. Kumble, India’s former captain has picked up a total of 619 wickets overall, with 269 of them coming away from home. Kumble had picked up as many as 5 10-wicket hauls and a 10-wicket haul overseas. 


Schedule of Zim Afro T10 2023


Zimbabwe Cricket in collaboration with T Ten Global Sports will be kicked off from July 20 to July 29. All the matches in the inaugural edition of the franchise-based T10 tournament will be played in Harare. The league will feature six tete-a-tete-owned teams.


After six successful seasons of T10 cricket in Abu Dhabi, 'T Ten Global Sports' decided to take the format to other countries around the globe. The tournament, the first of its kind in Zimbabwe, hopes to capture the imagination of fans in the country and around the world by bringing some of the best cricketers from across the world to the picturesque city of Harare.


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