5 reasons why spinners bowl with the new ball

#3 To surprise the batsmen

The Indian batsmen were left shell-shocked by the New Zealand spinners in the 2016 World T20

The ploy of using the spinners with the new ball is often used just to take the batsmen by surprise, too. Under normal circumstances in any of the three formats of cricket, the quicker bowlers bowl during the first few overs and once the ball gets older, the spinners are introduced into the attack.

The batsmen walk out to the centre with a mindset of facing the pacers and prepare themselves accordingly. However, if a spin bowler comes into the attack with the new ball, they are forced to rethink their strategy and the surprise element often leads to a wicket in such a case.

Although there are chances of the move backfiring and working to the batsman’s advantage, it is certainly worth giving a try on certain occasions.