5 most dangerous foreign spinners, who came to India and took away the peace of Team India

Cricket Record: The magic of spinners can be seen on Indian pitches. That's why we have the world's top spin bowlers, in whose spin even the best batsmen lose their wickets. But, today we are going to tell you about some foreign spin bowlers who have troubled the Indian batsmen a lot after coming to India. Believe me, these spinners made Team India's batsmen yearn for one run each…

Spinners who come to India and trouble Indian batsmen

Aijaz Patel

Whenever there is talk of spinners coming to India and performing, the name of New Zealand's Ajaz Patel will definitely come up in it. He came to India tour with the Kiwi team in 2021. In the Test match played in Mumbai, he created history by taking 10 wickets in an innings. He became the third bowler in the world to take 10 wickets in an innings.

Ijaz alone took all 10 wickets for 119 runs in 47.5 overs. However, despite his dangerous performance, the Indian team defeated New Zealand by winning in Mumbai.

michel santner

New Zealand cricket team's star spin bowler Mitchell Santner recently shocked India. He bowled amazingly in the second match of the Test series played in Pune, where he took 7 wickets in the first innings and 6 wickets in the second innings. It seemed as if he single-handedly wiped out the Indian batsmen and took 13 wickets. Indian batting disintegrated in front of his wicket-taking bowling and Team India lost the match.

Tom Hartley

The England cricket team, which toured India in January 2024, had defeated India in the very first match. In that match, England's spin bowler Tom Hartley had troubled the Indian batsmen a lot. Even though he got 2 wickets in the first innings, he took 7 wickets in the second innings. In this way, he played an important role in defeating India by taking 9 wickets.

steve o'keefe

Steve O'Keefe, who visited India with the Australian cricket team in 2017, gave sleepless nights to the Indian batsmen. He took 6 wickets for just 35 runs in the first innings. At the same time, in the second innings he again gave 35 runs and took 6 wickets. In this way, spin bowler Steve, who sent a total of 12 batsmen to the pavilion, is also included in the list of spinners who have performed brilliantly in India.

Monty Panesar

The name of England's legendary spin bowler Monty Panesar is also included in this list, who troubled the Indian batsmen a lot during his playing days. Panesar, who came on India tour in 2012, bowled amazingly on the Wankhede pitch.

In the first innings he bowled 47 overs, in which he took 5 wickets for 129 runs, then in the second innings he bowled 22 overs, in which he took 6 wickets for 81 runs. He took 10 wickets in the Mumbai Test and played an important role in defeating India in that match.

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