5 West Indies players who deserve a chance despite the team's struggles

Devendra Bishoo

Windies haven’t produced too many world beating spinners across the years. Of late, Sunil Narine has held people’s attention mainly because of his unique bowling action which makes him hard to read and also probably for his funky hairstyles.

But again, he’s another player who is lured by the lucrative T20 leagues across the world and has decided to pick that over playing for the country. In such times, Devendra Bishoo has displayed that he can be the leader of the spin attack for the Windies.

He has good control over his leg spin and can bring out a surprise or two. But his biggest strength would be his consistent line and length which keeps batsmen guessing, and also the fact that he’s stepped into the workhorse mode rather easily.

He has 88 wickets in 25 tests with three 5 wicket hauls and one ten wicket haul. A match-winner on a given day, he has shown in the past the amazing quality to keep one end tight and not release pressure which is a very good, positive sign to see from a leg-spinner.

With a dearth of spinning bowlers in the Caribbean Islands, it’s good to see that the selectors have put their faith on this youngster and to his credit so far he’s taken control and is an automatic starter for this Windies team in the longest format of the game.