Are we seeing a resurgence of leg-spinners around the world?

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Interesting comments by Adil Rashid

PakPassion.net: We are seeing a resurgence in young leg-spinners around the world, that must be heartening?

Adil Rashid: Yes, there are some fine young leg-spinners showing their credentials. Shadab Khan from Pakistan, Mason Crane for Hampshire and Matthew Parkinson at Lancashire all look very promising. There are many others who are doing well especially in the shorter formats. Having a leg-spinner in your team is a big weapon. Sometimes things do not go well for leg-spinners but that's just part of cricket but they are match-winners and sometimes they can turn a match on its head. A good leg-spinner is tough for the batsmen especially if they have all the variations.

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Wonder why leg-spinners went out of fashion for a while?

 

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Wonder why leg-spinners went out of fashion for a while?

Probably because off spinners were dominating with chuking.

A chucker willl obviously pick up more wickets and be more effective then a leggie.

This is why warne was a legend. He stood out even when there were chuckers all around.

Also, if chucking was still allowed, forget shadab, even yasir would had not been a test regular.

If ajmal had retired, guys like maqbool, adnan rasool were ahead in the pecking order