5 best players of spin from England

#3 Kevin Pietersen

Now, consider his well-documented struggles against left-arm off spin many would think that former England star Kevin Pietersen was perhaps an ordinary player of spin bowling but nothing could be farther from the truth.

He was a supremely attacking batsman and had everything going for him as far as playing spin bowling was concerned. He could use his feet, rock back on to his back foot, play the cut, sweep and the slog sweep.

All this made him a very tough batsman to bowl and if anyone watches his match-turning 186 (off 233 balls) at Mumbai back in 2012 against India's three-pronged spin attack, they would realise that he is an extraordinary player of spin.

It is arguably the greatest innings ever played by a visiting batsman in India. Eventually, his problems against left-arm spin also went away and an average of 45.63 in the sub-continent is enough proof of his prowess as a batsman against spin.