Is spin bowling a dying art in modern day cricket?

[Starfighter]

Quality bump this one.

 

[cnerd123]

This was a lie.

Shakib had just debuted in 2006/07 and Razzak was at the start of his career.

 

[cnerd123]

Orthodox finger spin certainly is, in a few years the only orthodox finger spinners in Test cricket will be playing as primarily batsmen - except for England, who'll still be wasting their time with a guy who'll be averaging 35+ with the ball.

Heh glad this didn't play out

 

[cnerd123]

I read it on cricinfo that Murali isn't going to quit for atleast 2 more years so I think they'll come up with a good spinner in that time.

He called the rise of Herath as TPC. Good stuff.

 

[Starfighter]

Let's have a look. Since 2010:

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2010-2018	72	133	3480.0	659	9589	363	9/127	14/184	26.41	2.75	57.5	30	9
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2019	86	164	3650.5	684	11059	343	8/50	13/154	32.24	3.02	63.8	14	2
R Ashwin (INDIA)	2011-2018	65	122	3062.0	629	8700	342	7/59	13/140	25.43	2.84	53.7	26	7
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2014-2019	35	67	1882.1	305	5832	203	8/41	14/184	28.72	3.09	55.6	16	3
GP Swann (ENG)	2010-2013	46	84	1939.4	366	5818	193	6/65	10/132	30.14	2.99	60.3	13	3
RA Jadeja (INDIA)	2012-2019	41	78	1913.2	487	4548	192	7/48	10/154	23.68	2.37	59.7	9	1
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2019	58	102	1782.2	260	6438	177	6/53	10/112	36.37	3.61	60.4	5	1
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2010-2014	30	57	1661.2	343	4242	160	7/55	11/111	26.51	2.55	62.3	10	4
Shakib Al Hasan (BDESH)	2010-2018	41	72	1630.3	279	5058	157	6/33	10/124	32.21	3.1	62.3	13	2
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2019	38	70	1618.4	225	5196	153	6/32	10/78	33.96	3.21	63.4	8	2
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2018	36	59	1344.3	174	4350	117	8/49	10/174	37.17	3.23	68.9	4	1
PP Ojha (INDIA)	2010-2013	22	44	1187.0	277	3162	104	6/47	10/89	30.4	2.66	68.4	7	1
Taijul Islam (BDESH)	2014-2019	24	43	959.4	142	3073	99	8/39	11/170	31.04	3.2	58.1	7	1
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2019	25	47	838.0	154	2674	94	9/129	12/283	28.44	3.19	53.4	5	1
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2010-2014	20	39	1023.4	235	2558	88	6/25	8/92	29.06	2.49	69.7	2	0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BDESH)	2016-2019	19	34	817.1	99	2748	86	7/58	12/117	31.95	3.36	57	7	2

I'd say they've done alright.

 

[vcs]

Ashwin's stats are still so good even though it feels like he's generally been on the decline for years now.