5 best off-spinners in cricket today

4. Mehedi Hasan

Hasan, 19, claimed three six-wicket hauls in his debut series in 2016

The latest discovery from a nation renowned for enormous potential, Mehedi Hasan burst onto the Test arena in October 2016 when the visiting England side found the teenager too hot to handle.

Utilising his effective action to allow the ball to turn off the surface, Mehedi took 6/80 on debut and followed that up with 6/82 in the second Test to achieve the rare landmark – he was only the fourth spinner to the feat – of claiming a five-for in his first Two Tests.

He ended up with 19 wickets in two matches – three six-wickets hauls were the icing on the cake – and announced his arrival in an emphatic manner.

But Hasan had created history even before making it to the senior team. In Bangladesh’s only second appearance in an Under-19 World Cup in 2016, he led a troop of young, energetic cricketers to the semi-final in front of a jubilating home crowd.

A respectable tail-ender, Mehedi can hurt the opposition with useful runs eventually proving to be costly, as is testified by a Test fifty, though in vain.

He excelled in Sri Lanka in yet another decorated moment in Bangladesh cricket, when 10 scalps in two games made it even more special after Bangladesh beat the hosts in the Colombo Test. A massive 35 wickets in merely 7 Tests at 31.80 indicates a bright future awaiting for the young player.