The upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 is about to start and all 20 teams have selected their players. The premier 20-over tournament will be played in the USA and West Indies from June 2. Batsmen usually have the upper hand in the shorter formats of the game, but the slow pitches on West Indies soil can prove helpful to the spinners. Well. The pitches become slow and provide good turn, preventing the batsmen from playing at full strength. Keeping this in mind, all the teams would like to keep their spin bowling strong this time. So, in this blog we will talk about the 5 best spin bowling teams of T20 World Cup 2024.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan |
| 2 | India |
| 3 | Sri Lanka |
| 4 | New Zealand |
| 5 | Bangladesh |
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If we look at the Bangladesh squad of T20 World Cup 2024, the spin bowling of the team looks quite good. Bangladesh seem to have selected a spin-heavy bowling unit for the tournament. Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hussain and Tanvir Islam are the specialist spinners in their line-up. Bangladesh have a strong spin attack this time with experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as well as left-arm spin bowling.
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Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner will be New Zealand's main weapons in the World Cup. Both are experienced players who have played more than 100 international T20 matches. While Sodhi is known for his wicket-taking ability, Santner's skills mainly lie in economical bowling. Mitchell Santner also bowls very economically for CSK in the IPL. Apart from this, in the spin department, New Zealand also has spin bowling options like Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell and Rachin Ravindra.
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There are many options for spin bowling in the Sri Lankan team. Captain Wanindu Hasaranga and off-spinner Mahesh Theekshana who bowl very well for the Chennai team in the IPL and are also the best spin bowlers in the Sri Lankan department. Dhananjay de Silva, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka and Dunith Wellalage are the additional spin bowling options.
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Team India has selected four spinners in its team for the T20 World Cup. Interestingly, captain Rohit Sharma himself had appealed that he wants 4 spinners in the team and Rohit is hesitant in giving the reason for this because he feels that the opposition captain will implement his suggestion. Considering the favorable conditions for spinners, India has kept the pair of Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal in the team and strengthened its attack with all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
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Afghanistan has the strongest spin bowling line-up in the T20 World Cup 2024. As always, their spin attack is their main strength and could cause some upsets for the tournament favorites. Currently, the world's best spin bowler will lead the unit of captain Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman and Noor Ahmed. He will also get support from experienced all-rounder Mohammad Nabi.
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