Five retired left-arm spinners who could walk into the present day Team India unit

Sunil Joshi

Joshi was a vital member in the ODI team for a while

It would not be totally untrue if stated that Sunil Joshi bowled with a silky smooth action not seen since the days of Bishan Singh Bedi. Delivered with minimum effort, Joshi turned the ball away from the right-handers while employing ample flight.

An India career spanning 5 years saw the spinner from Karnataka bag 110 international wickets. His finest moment, however, came in Nairobi against South Africa. Opting to bat after winning the toss on a turning track, the Proteas were bamboozled by an inexperienced Indian spinning trio.

Joshi led the way and spun a web around the South Africans while finishing with Man-of-the-Match figures of 5/6 with 6 maidens. Joshi was also handy with the bat lower down the order and had four first-class hundreds to show for his batting abilities.