Top 5 Indian Off Spinners of all time

#4 Srinivas Venkatraghvan

Venkataraghvan prized out 156 wickets in his 57 test long career

The gentleman from Madras(now Chennai), Venkatraghvan, was the most underrated member of our famed spin quartet in the 1970s.

Methods that were more subtle than spectacular, Venkatraghvan prized out 156 wickets in his 57 test long career.

Quicker through the air, his stock ball had less apparent variation in flight.

His most dangerous delivery was his well-concealed straighter one which moved slightly away on hitting the seam.

He captured five for 95 in India's maiden victory on Caribbean shores in 1971. His contribution in the famous victory at the Oval in the English summer was equally critical.

Tall and suave, a shrewd tactician and a sharp close-in fieldsman, Venkatraghavan often played under the shadow of his more illustrious counterparts of the spin quartet. He last played for India in 1983.