Indian cricket legend Virender Sehwag, recently, shed light on why India has stopped producing quality spinners. Sehwag stated that in their times, world-class batters like Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, and Sourav Ganguly regularly played domestic cricket, where they nurtured their efficiency against spin.
He also blamed the increasing span of T20 cricket has led to the shortage of quality spinners. He stated that the spinners do not try and give flight to the ball or try and spin them in T20 cricket, as a result of which India now lack the most quality spinners.
“One reason for this is that the more white-ball cricket there is, the fewer spinners will come, because in T20 cricket you bowl 24 balls and do not flight them, so you do not develop the skill to get the batsman out. I think that could be one reason,” Virender Sehwag told Amar Ujala.
Also, he signified how domestic cricket plays a vital role in developing batters’ ability to score against spin. As per him, lack of domestic cricket has made a huge impact on both spinners and batters.
“Indian players also play less domestic cricket. In domestic cricket, you get to play more spin than in international cricket. So that can also be a reason. I think there are no quality spinners in India right now whom I see who can fly well and take wickets.” he added.
What’s next for Team India?
India is expecting to start their hectic Test schedule on the 19th of September against Bangladesh at home. The first Test will be played in Chennai, while the second Test is scheduled to take place in Kanpur.
Some selected players will assemble for a training camp in Chennai on 12th September.
Next to the Duleep Trophy, Indian selectors will have a team for the home Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand before they set foot on the Australian continent to play the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Post that, India’s next major outing will be against England in the ODI series, as they take on each other in the subcontinent in January 2025. This will also act as a preparatory series for the Champions Trophy.
