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#4 Finger spinners becoming obsolete now

Ravichandran Ashwin has not been able to replicate his Test success in ODIs

With pitches getting flatter day by day and boundaries being shortened on an alarming basis, the current limited-overs arena is becoming a nightmare for finger-spinners. While the consistency in line and length continues to make them a menacing proposition on viciously turning tracks in Test cricket, the white ball has converted off-spinners and conventional left-armers into obsolete entities.

Realising that their stocks are diminishing rapidly, finger-spinners are feverishly working on improving their batting and fielding in order to add value to ODI teams. The ICC's ruthless crackdown on illegal bowling actions and the controversial nature of the doosra have reduced the potency of off-spinners in the current era.