The exclusive club of non-turning spin bowlers

[slice]

In this thread name as many spinners as you can think of who are,well,non-turning (just like the title).

I don`t have anything against them in general but it is ever so boring to watch them no matter how effective they might be.The ball going straight on over after over, signifies everything missing in the genuine excitement of cricket.Quality bowling is far more exciting than yet another lame 65m Six.

I am talking about spinners who somehow have this ability to defy the laws of physics.
I am a supporter of Zulfi so I will present my defense here.He can turn the ball and I have seen him do it consistently against LHs.Against RHs I think he intentionally bowls straighter as an attacking line.He does not really qualify for this honor.
Bowlers like Hafeez,Senenyake and Afridi are more like it.

 

[NZcricketfan]

Vettori has not spun one since he got injured in the early 2000s

 

[ramizq1]

Anil Kumble!

 

[Mamoon]

Vettori.

 

[the_best]

Razzak of BD make a living of it. So is Jadeza

 

[desi_launda]

Jaddu

 

[angrypathan]

xavier doherty

 

[slice]

Anton Devcich also comes to mind.

 

[Mobashir]

Every left arm spinner.

 

[slice]

How about Micheal Clarke ?

 

[Bilal7]

Moeen Ali and Mohammad Hafeez at times.

 

[Bilal7]

Shahid Afridi too.

 

[desi_launda]

Every left arm spinner.

not Herath

 

[Sizzling Soul]

Moeen ali i think

 

[silentkiller187]

Yasir Shah runs in like a pie chucker, does bowl a few beauties here and there

 

[Nothing matters]

Steve O'keefe didn't turn a single ball during the recent series in which I saw him.Most of the left armers don't turn the even herath bowls without turn most of the times.

 

[Convict]

Steve O'keefe didn't turn a single ball during the recent series in which I saw him.Most of the left armers don't turn the even herath bowls without turn most of the times.

Steve O'Keefe and his two mystery balls- the one that doesn't turn and the one that doesn't turn in the other direction

 

[Nothing matters]

*don't turn the ball

 

[Nothing matters]

"They should be banished from the first-class game. It winds me up, if you are a spinner, spin the ball," Swann told Reuters.
I agree with Swann on this.No matter how effective a non turning spinner is but I don't enjoy watching them.

 

[Nothing matters]

Steve O'Keefe and his two mystery balls- the one that doesn't turn and the one that doesn't turn in the other direction

English don't play mystery spinners too well.Play him in the ashes.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Moen Ali does not turn the ball much.

Axar Patel is a darter. Same as Bhajji.

Jaddu and Karn Sharma do not turn the ball at all.

 

[Abdullah719]

Samuel Badree.

 

[Saurav]

Apart from Lyon,Herath everyone needs pitch support to turn

 

[Syed1]

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

 

[Amjid Javed]

Anil Kumble!

He was an Indian Phaast bowler.

 

[adarsh_bang]

I am compiling the names of the bowlers mentioned so far. With one addition to the list -

Chris Gayle + Sir Jadeja, Dan Vettori, Afridi, Steve O Keefe, Hafeez, Moeen Ali, Axar Patel

How about Dilshan?

 

[adarsh_bang]

I am compiling the names of the bowlers mentioned so far. With one addition to the list -

Chris Gayle + Sir Jadeja, Dan Vettori, Afridi, Steve O Keefe, Hafeez, Moeen Ali, Axar Patel

How about Dilshan?

 

[Firebreaker]

Jadeja

 

[Bilal7]

Steve O'Keefe and his two mystery balls- the one that doesn't turn and the one that doesn't turn in the other direction

) Nice one! Hope he doesn't get called for his mystery ball.

 

[Firebreaker]

Haris Sohail

 

[Major]

xavier doherty

the guy is a joke of a bowler. I remember when how the recent Captain of australia said that we are selecting doherty due to soo much break in the pitch

 

[FreeBird]

Sohail Tanvir

 

[Justcrazy]

Chris Gayle + Sir Jadeja, Dan Vettori, Afridi, Steve O Keefe, Hafeez, Moeen Ali, Axar Patel

Robin Pieterson
Botha
Ian Blackwell
Raina

 

[Thivagar]

Steve O'Keefe and his two mystery balls- the one that doesn't turn and the one that doesn't turn in the other direction

And the one that goes straight

 

[Thivagar]

Axar
jaddu
Raina
Prasanna
Root
Sohail
Pieterson

Turning spinners need to put a lot of effort on the ball, therefore their accuracy suffers and this is why you don't see many big spinning bowlers. Even if you do, they are probably Offies or Left arm spinners and not Chinaman or Leggies.

 

[Convict]

And the one that goes straight

that's not really a mystery though

 

[slice]

Moen Ali does not turn the ball much.

Axar Patel is a darter. Same as Bhajji.

Jaddu and Karn Sharma do not turn the ball at all.

Actually I have never understood why Bhajji can`t turn it.His seam postion is impeccably upright and he puts a good number of revolutions on it.

 

[slice]

Sohail Tanvir

Thats a joke,right ?

 

[slice]

Haris Sohail

No,Haris Sohail can turn it well enough.

 

[Thivagar]

that's not really a mystery though

It is, imagine a batsman waiting for 2 of his mysterball that you mentioned earlier and all of a sudden a mystery ball comes straight and BAMMMMMMMMM (stumps knocked over/LBW causing patella fracture). It is a mystery ball that isn't a mystery till it gets you.

 

[FreeBird]

Thats a joke,right ?

No it's not a joke.
Talha, Ehsan Adil, Imran Khan Jr. Bhatti, Rahat etc are all spinners with no turn.

 

[slice]

No it's not a joke.
Talha, Ehsan Adil, Imran Khan Jr. Bhatti, Rahat etc are all spinners with no turn.

Hmm, Bhatti and Rahat are bowlers who operate above 135 kph and into the early 140s.

 

[Thivagar]

Actually I have never understood why Bhajji can`t turn it.His seam postion is impeccably upright and he puts a good number of revolutions on it.

Bhaji can turn.......

 

[khalil1986]

A lot of these spinners will get drift though which can be just as deadly.

 

[EliteCynical]

James Tredwell anyone?
Also Johan Botha comes to mind

 

[Bilal7]

Ashwin without his chucking.

 

[saeed5646]

Samuel Badree is my choice.what a bowler in t20s.he was underrated due to narine.i think he will do better as now he will be leader of the spin department for W.I.
5 WICKETs in bigbash for him today inculding wicket of pieterson and luke wright

 

[Haroon786]

Every left arm spinner.

Herath and Rehman, to name just two ?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

O Keefe and Doherty . I haven't seen either of them turn a single ball. Ajmal with his modified action

 

[pacefan]

All Indian Bowlers!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Venkatesh prasad and Javagal Shrinath are 1st two names that come to mind.

 

[Mahmood101]

Imad wasim

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[aslaisnomasla]

Venkatesh prasad and Javagal Shrinath are 1st two names that come to mind.

damnnnnnn son !!

 

[cricket.mad]

Venkatesh prasad and Javagal Shrinath are 1st two names that come to mind.

OK. ..you can make a great career in analysis !!

 

[Zaz]

Mendis

 

[Amjid Javed]

OK. ..you can make a great career in analysis !!

Thanks, i never really saw prasad bowl a ball that turned, his quickish offspinners always seem to go straight on. Srinath was in the same mould.

 

[Ahson8]

Herath and Rehman, to name just two ?

Gohar was spinning it miles on debut too.
Zulfiqar gets it to turn on Day 5

 

[Asadullah]

Bhajji, Afridi, Hafeez do spin it well

Mendis has 20 variations, which all go straight

 

[shaz619]

Anil Kumble didn't turn it much and he was actually entertaining to watch to

 

[ethan hunt]

Steve O'Keefe and his two mystery balls- the one that doesn't turn and the one that doesn't turn in the other direction

Lol . Been a fan since 2015

 

[waleed88]

Yasir Shah?

 

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

Then who actually are real turners of ball?

 

[Rayyman]

Mohammad Nawaz and Hasan Khan.

 

[Convict]

It is, imagine a batsman waiting for 2 of his mysterball that you mentioned earlier and all of a sudden a mystery ball comes straight and BAMMMMMMMMM (stumps knocked over/LBW causing patella fracture). It is a mystery ball that isn't a mystery till it gets you.

With Kohli the example