Former Indian leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan expresses desire to mentor Indian spinners

There is no doubt about the fact that the spin bowlers of India have been a major contributor in winning the first Test against the West Indies at home. However, their performance in the overseas has not been up to the mark and undoubtedly it has now again becomes a matter of concern

There is no doubt about the fact that the spin bowlers of India have been a major contributor in winning the first Test against the West Indies at home. However, their performance in the overseas has not been up to the mark and undoubtedly it has now again becomes a matter of concern.

According to some media reports, in order to overcome this problem, Indian team management has sought a bowling coach from the BCCI. The big news is that after this demand, Team India's former leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has expressed his intention to mentor the team as the coach of spin bowling.

"I'd like to help our spinners till the World Cup in the role of spin consultant/ coach, if the BCCI approaches me with an offer. The middle overs - from 11 to 40 - is the period when we need to pick up the wickets. If our spinners take five wickets in this period for about 150, they'd have done their job. Otherwise, you're looking at a potentially dangerous situation, where the opposition's middle order is set to lunch into a slog in the last 10 overs," Sivaramakrishnan was quoted as saying by The Times of India.

 

The 52-year-old has been seen many times advising the Indian spinners on the field. Also, before the start of the third day’s play in Rajkot Test, Sivaramakrishnan was seen giving tips to R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav.