5 reasons why young Indian batsmen struggle against spin

#4 Overconfidence against spinners

Young Indian batsmen are overconfident against the spinners

One of the reasons for the decline of Indian batsmen against spin is their overconfidence. They presume that they can hit at will against them which ultimately plays into the hands of the spinners.

When the spinners come on, Indian batsmen look to hit them out of the bowling attack and with the quality of spinners that there is in international cricket, it does not take much of an effort on the part of the spinners to get the better of the batsmen.

The perfect example is the match between India and New Zealand at the T20 World Cup in 2016 when Mitchell Santner ran through the Indian batting lineup. He picked up four wickets and gave away just 11 runs. The batsmen tried to hit their way out but Santner eventually got the better of them.