Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
If Kartik's your best bet as a spinner and you've not got some seamers, watch-out!Qadir was good, but I wouldn't necessarily say he was better than some of the non Murali/Warne types going around. His bowling average overseas is 47. Obviously, LBW's killed him and he should have a better average, but still. He was not near Warne/Murali.
From India, I like Murali Karthik, Ramesh Powar, etc. Ramesh Powar, especially, is such an awesome bowler to watch. He is totally old school - relying on flight and loop.
TBF on Kartik, I've never really been able to make-up my mind on him. He's taken advantage to great extent of turning pitches before now, notably against Australia, but he's also been absolutely murdered (where others have merely been less effective) by Australia and several others on both non-turning and sometimes turning pitches. Worryingly, I recall hearing him say a few years ago that he disliked bowling on turners, because things had gone badly for him in Tests on turners several times. You're never going to get far as a spinner thinking like that.