Why the mystery spinner in the history of cricket hasn’t done well in Test Matches but has succeeded in limited over matches?
Since the beginning of T20 Cricket, we have seen a lot of changes in cricket. Players are now more creative with the bat and as well as with the ball. The batsman has acquainted himself with different type of new shots with the reverse sweep and helicopter shot making a foray.
However, we haven’t only been offered a glimpse of innovative shots but also unique stances as well in a bid to perturb the bowlers. Unfortunately for the batsmen, even bowlers are persistently upping the ante with new techniques and skills.
Bowlers have over the years uncovered different and unusual ways to bowl a bowl in white ball cricket with the drifter and carrom bowl leaving batsmen in a puddle. However, these mystery spinners have often failed to emulate the same consummate success when it comes to the longest format of the game
Why Has The Mystery Spinner In Cricket History Flourished In White Ball Cricket
In T20 Cricket the players want to play with a higher strike rate and want to get maximum runs on the board within 20 overs which forces them to attack every ball. In maintaining the Run Rate they are playing aggressively and try different types of shots. In the process, mystery spinners induce miss-hits, Stumping and deceive the batsmen with their varieties.
That’s why a bowler like Rashid Khan has more success in the shorter format.
Test Cricket Fails To Offer The Same Leeway
A batsman has enough time to settle down on the pitch and take advantage of the time at hand. The batsman can play at his own pace and settle at the crease with no pressure of scoring fast like in T20. That’s why a batsman has plenty time to read a mystery spinner and play each and every ball on its merit.
This is the reason why a batsman like Cheteshwar Pujara has more success in Test matches rather than in the shorter format of the game And Bowlers like Rashid khan do well in the shorter format
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