Asia Cup India Vs Pakistan News India lacks quality spinners Harbhajan
Singh.NEW DELHI: Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Saturday
that there was a lack of quality spinners in the domestic circuit."Well,
to be honest, I haven't seen any great talent who can actually give the
ball a tweak, one who can take wickets on any surface. We need to set
up academies. There is a lot of talent in the country, we just need to
tap it. Spin bowling is an art but there is definite dearth of quality
spinners at present in the domestic circuit," Bhajji told reporters.
Harbhajan said it was good for a spinner to have variations but one should stick to basics. India's frontline spinners, especially R Ashwin, haven't had things going for them, and Bhajji had a measured take on it. "Well, I don't want to comment on a player who is playing with the India team. I wish him the best of luck. He will surely be back among the wickets. But variations are fine though you need to bowl your stock delivery and should turn it. An off-break bowler's stock delivery is his off-spinning delivery." In recent times, Ashwin has drawn criticism for trying too many things to no avail, including even changing his action.
The veteran, who has taken 694 international wickets across the three formats of the game, says more needs to be done to develop the art of spin."Somewhere I feel we need to develop spinners by having more academies. We need to find out the talent from smaller towns. I have not seen anyone come up in the last 8-10 years," said Harbhajan.Ravichandran Ashwin has been criticised often for too many variations in his bowling.
"No matter how many variations you have, you got to have a stock ball at the end of the day. People still get out the same way as they did 10-20 years ago. Whether you hold the ball across the seam or from the seam, you have to bowl spin."It is good to have variations but you should not forget your identity. Kapil dev had an outswinger, Dayle Steyn too has that weapon. Likewise, spinners should be able to spin the ball."
The veteran, who has taken 694 international wickets across the three formats of the game, says more needs to be done to develop the art of spin."Somewhere I feel we need to develop spinners by having more academies. We need to find out the talent from smaller towns. I have not seen anyone come up in the last 8-10 years," said Harbhajan.Ravichandran Ashwin has been criticised often for too many variations in his bowling.
"No matter how many variations you have, you got to have a stock ball at the end of the day. People still get out the same way as they did 10-20 years ago. Whether you hold the ball across the seam or from the seam, you have to bowl spin."It is good to have variations but you should not forget your identity. Kapil dev had an outswinger, Dayle Steyn too has that weapon. Likewise, spinners should be able to spin the ball."
