10 Best off spinners in international cricket

2. Ravichandran Ashwin (India):

Ravichandran Ashwin can be regarded as the best off spinner in the world at present. Ashwin is a very canny off-spinner. He has handled the responsibility of leading India’s spin attack very well. An opening batsman initially, Ashwin took to off-spin on the suggestions of his coach. He was brought into the attention due to IPL. The downfall of Harbhajan Singh had left a void in the spin bowling department, but Ashwin managed to take up that responsibility. Ashwin took his 100th Test wickets in his 18th Test, becoming the fastest Indian to reach 100 Test wickets and the fastest in the world in over 80 years.

Ravichandran Ashwin is only 31* Tests old but already has 169 wickets which include 15 five-wicket hauls and 4 ten-wicket hauls. He has represented India in 100 ODIs and has taken 140 wickets. He has a variety of deliveries which makes him a very economical T20 bowlers as well. Ashwin has taken 29 wickets in the 29 T20I he has played for India. Apart from being an outstanding bowler, he has also earned the reputation of a bowling all-rounder and has two Test century and 5 half-centuries to his name.