Turnminators

TNIE looks at what the Indian spinners bring to the table ahead of WT20.

RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN

The off-spinner has not been in the best of form of late but in Twenty20’s he could still be a star performer. After all this was the format that brought him in the limelight. The Tamil Nadu bowler could even bowl in the powerplays if needed and in conditions that wil aide spinners, Ashwin will be crucial to India’s plans.

AMIT MISHRA

The only bowler to take three hattricks in the Indian Premier League, Mishra is a conventional spinner who goes for the attack from the word go. The leg-spinner is a master of deceving the batsmen with his flight and turn and can run through the sides even in the shortest version of the game. But how he will fit into the eleven remains to be seen. If Dhoni backs him, then there is no way stopping Mishra.

Mat	Wkts	BBI	Econ	4w	5w
116	145	5/17	6.79	2	2

RAVINDRA JADEJA

The all-rounder normally comes into bowl after the powerplays and has the ability to check the flow of runs as well as keeping things tidy with his stump-to-stump line. Jadeja will hardly give any room for the batsmen to free his arms and can also fire in his deliveries at a good pace. But if the track takes some turn, then the left-armer will cherish the conditions.

Mat	Wkts	BBI	Econ	4w	5w
106	55	5/16	7.66	0	1

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In sub-continent conditions that stay low and slow Dhoni will also keep the tabs open on Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma. Yuvraj infact was a star-performer with the ball in the 2011 World Cup and can be more than useful in Bangladesh.