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Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag highlighted Rohit Sharma and Co.’s struggles against spin and suggested why the previous generation was better at it. Recently, the Men in Blue have had their struggles against spin bowling for a while, and its most recent evidence was their failure during the white-ball series against Sri Lanka. What was Gautam Gambhir’s maiden series as team India’s coach, the side had failed to win a single match as spin played a major role on the tracks.
With Men in Blue’s constant struggle against spin bowling, pundits and fans have expressed concerns and been asking as to why the team that once dominated sinners has lost its track. Former India cricketer, Virender Sehwag, best known for his ability to slog the spinners, raised the same concerns and suggested why the previous generation of Indian cricketers including Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were better at it.
There are no quality spinners: Virender Sehwag on team India’s struggle against spin
Sehwag recently interacted with Amar Ujala, where he talked about the side's recent constant struggle against spin. He said, “One reason for this is that the more white ball cricket there is, the less 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. Indian players also play less domestic cricket.”
Pointing out the reason behind the side's lack in playing spinners, Sehwag said, 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. In our time, Dravid, Sachin, Ganguly, Laxman, Yuvraj, all of us used to play domestic cricket too, whether it was ODI or four-day cricket, we used to play a lot of domestic cricket. We used to play a lot of spinners in those matches, but in today's busy schedule, players are getting less time.”
