Australian team meeting saw them discussing the best all-time spin all-rounders in the world ahead of their Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Melbourne. The match got underway at MCG with Pakistan captain Shan Masood winning the toss and choosing to bowl first.
This happened when the play was halted by rain on day one and to pass the time, Australian players named the best spin all-rounders in the history of the game. The first name was a legit legend of the game in West Indies’ Sir Garfield Sobers. Then New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori was listed.
India’s Ravindra Jadeja and Bangladeshi captain Shakib Al Hasan were listed next on the whiteboard seen behind Steve Smith. R Ashwin was also listed but there was a question mark against his name. Other names were Travis Head, Richie Benaud, Samit Patel, and Akshar Patel.
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Ashwin has 589 wickets in 94 Tests with 3185 runs and five centuries to his name. On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja has 2804 runs in 67 Tests and 275 wickets to his name. In his short career, Akshar Patel has 50 wickets in 12 Tests and scored 513 runs with 4 fifties.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are part of the India squad for the two-match Test series against South Africa. The first Test begins on December 26 at SuperSport Park in Centurion. Ashwin was picked in the India XI for the first Test, while Jadeja was ruled out due to upper back spasm.
