West Indies vs Pakistan 2013: 5th ODI - Five talking points

4. Narine’s underwhelming performance

Sunil Narine

Pakistan assessed the circumstances of the chase and batted cautiously against the spin of Sunil Narine as he failed to penetrate the batting line-up yet again, finishing wicket-less although conceding only 42 runs in his allotted 10 over.

Sunil Narine picked a 4-wicket haul in the second match of the series but was unable to take any more wickets in the series. His record in home conditions suggests the extent to which this West Indian side depends upon his wicket-taking abilities, but the sub-continent teams that have toured recently have exhibited the ability to read his variations.

Narine needs to expand his repertoire of deliveries or work on a consistently deployed stock delivery in order to become a greater threat or he would be sidelined as another mystery spinner whose star declined with a diminishing novelty.