Being a legspinner, it’s in my nature to have contempt for all offspinners. After all, finger spin is an inferior artform to wrist spin - like comparing checkers to chess. As Gideon Haigh puts it, offspin is cricket’s rubbish skill. Legspin, when administered correctly, is a delightful combination of drift, flight, spin and variations that conspires to bewilder and confound the batsman. Finger spin, on the other hand, has the main purpose of tieing down one end to stem the run flow. At best, it has a soporific effect on the batsman which may induce a wicket due to tedium or disrespect for the bowling (oth... See the complete post here
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