5 Spinners Who Have Been Most Successful against India in Indian Condition

Making spin tracks during test series successfully stands out from everything India is famous for. With that being said, India has seen some great spinners: Bishan Singh Bedi, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, and Anil Kumble. These spinners have played a huge role in many matches and have helped India win. Moreover, India has also had some good spin-playing batters. The players use their feet beautifully while playing the spinners. India was greatly dependent on spinners before the rise of Kapil Dev and Javagal Srinath.

Moreover, when it comes to India the conditions and in their own backyard, spinners face further difficulty owing to the turning surfaces, which require extraordinary skill and agility. Over the years, various spin bowlers have left an ever-lasting impression with their spectacular performances against India in Indian conditions.

These spinners, with their unique styles and remarkable records in Indian conditions, have not only showcased their individual brilliance but have also contributed to the victory of the team. In this article, we will be looking at the spin bowlers that have been successful in India.

Here are the 5 spinners Who Have Been Most Successful against India in Indian conditions

5. Lance Gibbs 

Lance Gibbs the former West Indies bowler was one of the most successful spin bowlers in Test cricket history. He grabbed 309 Test wickets, becoming only the second player (after Fred Trueman) to reach 300, and the first spinner to do so, with an impressive economy rate of less than two runs per over. He had a brilliant record of 39 wickets in just 9 games against India with an average of 23.38.

4. Richie Benaud

Richie Benaud is the greatest commentator of cricket. Was one of the finest cricketers of his generation. He became the first player to reach 200 wickets and 2,000 runs in Test cricketThe right-handed batting all-rounder had a rich bounty of 52 scalps from eight Tests at a fantastic average of 18.38.

3. Saqlin Mushtaq 

Saqlin Mushtaq was one of the finest off-spinner of all time for Pakistan. The former spinner was another successful spinner who first introduced the ball doosra. Saqlin with his doosra has deceived many world-class batters in his career. The Pakistan spinner has played 3 test matches in India and has 24 wickets beside his name with an average of 20.95. He was also the fastest bowler in the history of ODI cricket to take 100 wickets.

2. Graeme Swann

Graeme Swann is one of the greatest off-spinner for England. He made his Test debut against India in December 2008 and made an immediate impact and picked up two wickets and became the second bowler in the history to pick two wickets in a single over. In India, he has played in 6 games and has picked 28 wickets at an average of 28.96.

1. Nathan Lyon 

Nathan Lyon is currently the best spinner of this generation. The Australian off-spinner has been one of the finest in the longest format of the game. Lyon has recently reached the milestone of 500 wickets and became the second off-spinner to do so after Muttiah Muralitharan. He has a good record in the Indian conditions as well. In the 11 games he has played against the Men in Blue, he has picked 56  wickets at an average of 27.35.