Watch: Navjot Singh Sidhu breaking down art of playing spin after India’s whitewash against New Zealand | Cricket News

India has been white-washed for the first time against New Zealand in a three-match series at home since the beginning of Test cricket. Though the side has failed in all departments when compared to their opposition, the talking point has been the side’s ability to play spin bowling. Against the likes of Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel, Rohit Sharma’s side looked clueless and have looked unassured of both their defensive and attacking techniques.
Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu would post a clip of his analysis of batting against spin on broadcasting from the past on X (Formerly known as Twitter) and also add clips of his own batting on how to be aggressive against the spin and create doubt in the minds of the tweakers.

Playing spin on turning tracks – 1 stepping out often to the spinner to clutter his mind , keep him guessing…. 2 ensure that you step out when he is at a point of no return (point of delivery) , it comes with instinct and hours of practice 3 watch his wr like a hawk till the… https://t.co/2Y0vXuSLmt
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) November 6, 2024
“Playing spin on turning tracks – 1 stepping out often to the spinner to clutter his mind, keep him guessing…. 2 ensure that you step out when he is at a point of no return (point of delivery), it comes with instinct and hours of practice 3 watch his wr like a hawk till the end to u code the delivery 4 small initial forward movement- allows you to play the ball late and adjust going back and forth …. Lunge or commit you’re at the bowlers’ mercy and in no position to attack – a dying duck in a thunderstorm,” he would write.
On the other hand, Former India batsman and coach WV Raman believes the pitches provided for home Test matches have hardly any similarity to surfaces the players encounter in domestic cricket. He says Tests should be played on traditional good pitches that batsmen coming through the ranks get. “Why are we not giving the conditions we get in domestic cricket for Test matches?” Raman counters when asked whether the BCCI should prepare spin-friendly decks in the Ranji Trophy.