10 best wrist spinners of all time

#5. Subhash Gupte

Subhash Gupte

Subhash Gupte could turn the ball massively and had complete control over his line and lengths. His googly was near perfect and he had the audacity to flight the ball liberally.

Courtesy of all these features, Gupte emerged as one of the best leg spinners in the world and on his day he was simply unstoppable.

After playing 36 Tests he claimed 149 wickets and looked set to conquer a lot more. But an unfortunate incident during the 1961/2 England series ended his career abruptly.

A. G. Kripal Singh, Gupte's roommate in the hotel had called up the receptionist to fix a date with her. This act didn't go down well with the team-manager and both Gupte and Singh were dropped from the team on disciplinary grounds.