Top 5 mystery spinners of all time

New Zealand v West Indies - Third Test: Day 3

Sunil Narine is the best and the only active player on this list. Although he has had to work on his action in the last few years, the Trinidadian has recorded 21 wickets in six Tests, 92 wickets in 65 ODIs and a remarkable 50 wickets in 48 T20Is at a healthy economy of 6.02.

He has also worked on his batting in the past few years, and his 357 runs in 16 matches in the IPL are a testament of the same. That along with his bowling has emerged as a complete package for the Kolkata Kinght Riders.

In the cash-rich league, at an economy of just under 7 and average of 22.3, Narine has claimed 112 wickets in just 98 games.

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Honorable mentions

Jack Iverson of Melbourne was another mystery spinner, probably one of the earliest to apply something close to a carrom ball. In 5 Tests, he picked up 21 wickets.

Sonny Ramadhin of West Indies should also get a mention in this article as his distinguished off-spin bowling helped him clinch 158 wickets in 43 Test Matches.

Bernard Bosanquet was widely known as the inventor of the googly. He picked up 25 wickets in the 7 Test matches while played for England, at the strike rate of 38.8 and average 24.16. He's another vicious talent who misses out from this list due to the limited experience of playing at the international level.

Ellis Edgar Achong and Thomas Robert McKibbin are also a few mystery spinners of the past and form our honorable mentions.

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