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Where have all the off-spinners gone? Investigating one of cricket's dying arts

Cricket

Taon2025

Tagal24m

Panoorin Ngayon

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Nathan Lyon and Ravichandran Ashwin are the two most prolific Test off-spinners of the last decade. But beyond them, the list looks a bit strange. Moeen Ali, fourth. Roston Chase, sixth. Joe Root, eighth. Only three spinners are in the top 30 County Championship wicket-takers since 2015, and in this year's IPL, the top three left-arm wrist spinners accounted for more wickets than the top five off-spinners. So, what’s happened to the art of off-spin? And why are teams around the world moving away from it? Daniel Senior starts his investigation all the way back in 1945, before navigating through the era of doosras and carrom balls and considering how the rise of T20 cricket has changed the role of the off-spinner. 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon!   / wisdencricket   👉 SUBSCRIBE:    / @wisdencricket   ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook:   / wisdencric   Instagram:   / wisden_cricket   X/Twitter:   / wisdencricket   TikTok:   / wisdencricket   📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #CricketVideos #TestCricket