Are we experiencing a golden era of leg-spin bowling?

[Hasan123]

Shadab Khan
Kuldeep Yadav
Yuzvendra Chahal
Adam Zampa
Ish Sohdi
Adil Rashid
Rashid Khan
Imran Tahir


The amount of leg spinners in this era is amazing. Don't remember a time where there was so much many leg spinners. Some good names on there, some need to be given regular runs in there teams. Such as Sohdi and Kuldeep. Whilst Shadab,Adil Rashid,Rashid Khan , and Yuzvendra Chahal have all impressed in there imternational careers so far.

Who is your favourite out of these and who do you think is the best?

 

[babajee]

Shadab Khan because he is the complete package - he has the potential to be a genuine match winner with bat, ball and in the field.

He’s the most exciting of the lot.

Not even saying this as a Pakistan fan.

 

[Hasan123]

Shadab Khan because he is the complete package - he has the potential to be a genuine match winner with bat, ball and in the field.

He’s the most exciting of the lot.

Not even saying this as a Pakistan fan.

Specifically bowling ability here. But agree with what your saying. As an overall player he's more exciting than the rest due to his fielding and batting .

 

[m.shah]

Yasir shah should be there also.

 

[babajee]

Specifically bowling ability here. But agree with what your saying. As an overall player he's more exciting than the rest due to his fielding and batting .

Well the best leggie is Tahir, but if you discount him then it’s difficult to judge as the sample size isn’t that large for Shadab/Kuldeep/Chahal etc

 

[Hasan123]

Yasir shah should be there also.

These leggies mostly play LO cricket. Forgot to add that in OP.

 

[Hasan123]

Well the best leggie is Tahir, but if you discount him then it’s difficult to judge as the sample size isn’t that large for Shadab/Kuldeep/Chahal etc

Chahal seems to be favoured more than Kuldeep by Indian think tank.

 

[dauntless]

Shadab is best of lot after imran.He will reach greater heights!! Kuldeep is also very good too! These two are better than others!

 

[babajee]

Chahal seems to be favoured more than Kuldeep by Indian think tank.

It’s very strange why they aren’t playing Kuldeep.

 

[Hasan123]

It’s very strange why they aren’t playing Kuldeep.

Should have played this series vs Lanka at least.

 

[asfandyar]

I think you meant wrist spin. Kuldeep isn't a leg spinner.

 

[smasher1980]

The most impressive of the lot is Rashid Khan. Unfortunately Afg havent played a lot of Intl cricket, but he has been very impressive in the chances he has got. he was also very impressive in IPL and CPL (probably in BPL as well).

 

[Rayyman]

My boy Zampa

 

[Markhor]

Its interesting seeing all these young leggies emerge. Cricket sometimes goes through these phases where a crop of quality all-rounders (1980s) or fast bowlers (1990s) or leg spinners (today) emerge in the same generation.

It could partly be the fact its a generation that grew up with Shane Warne who revived the art, but also as we're in the age of T20 you need attacking spin options.