Sri Lanka’s best spinner, and possibly the second-best the nation has ever seen, was Rangana Herath. Having taken over 1,000 first-class wickets, 500 international wickets, and 400 Test wickets may be considered his evidence.
Before showcasing his abilities in the game’s shortest format and leading Sri Lanka to its first-ever T20 World Cup victory in 2014, the seasoned player was known as the red-ball maverick. As the Lankan Lions advanced to the tournament’s playoffs, he claimed five wickets in a match against New Zealand. When it comes to the spinners of today, the 42-year-old divided his selections, listing both wrist and finger spinners on his elusive list.
Rangana Herath mentioned a few current generation spinners who have pleased him, with Sri Lanka back in the bay providing deadly spinning alternatives as demonstrated during the recent white-ball series against India.
If you’re looking for finger spinners, Nathan Lyon and Ravichandran Ashwin are your best bets. Of course, South African musician Keshav Maharaj is another one I enjoy. I always look forward to watching Kuldeep Yadav bowl, that is. Regarding Sri Lanka, Herath was reported by Cricblog as saying, “Prabhath Jayasuriya is one of the names that immediately spring to mind.
India is dominated by Sri Lanka’s spinners.
When it comes to bowling spin, Sri Lanka is unmatched. In the most recent ODI series against India, their spinners took 27 wickets to put pressure on the formidable Indian batting lineup. Additionally, in any bilateral series that consists of fewer than four games, 27 wickets is the highest total for any team.
Dunith Wellalage became the first spinner in the list of bowlers who have picked the most fifers against India, a list dominated by pacers. Speaking of Indian spinners, they took 16 wickets in the three-match series, Washington Sundar taking five, and Kuldeep Yadav taking four.
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Sri Lanka ended a long-standing curse by defeating India in a 50-over series, a feat not accomplished since 1997, with the victory in the ODI series. In addition, Rohit Sharma became the third captain of India to lose an ODI series to the Lankan Lions.
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