We've only seen a handful of quality leg spinners in the history of cricket, certainly if you compare them with the amount of top quality fast bowlers and batsmen that we've seen.
From what I've read the best wrist spinners have great wrists and an ability to impart lots of revolutions on the bowl.
I know this sounds simplistic but why aren't or haven't there been more Shane Warnes? Especially considering the fact that you don't need to be supremely athletic or tall to be a leg spinner. Obviously you need to have pace, maintain line and length and have variations etc. along with having supple wrists.
Its strange to me that we have loads of 90 mph bowlers and batsmen who average 50+ and yet we don't have world class wrist spinner in world cricket right now.
From what I've read the best wrist spinners have great wrists and an ability to impart lots of revolutions on the bowl.
I know this sounds simplistic but why aren't or haven't there been more Shane Warnes? Especially considering the fact that you don't need to be supremely athletic or tall to be a leg spinner. Obviously you need to have pace, maintain line and length and have variations etc. along with having supple wrists.
Its strange to me that we have loads of 90 mph bowlers and batsmen who average 50+ and yet we don't have world class wrist spinner in world cricket right now.