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Not spinning too much

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The 2003 World Cup has been a 'Waterloo' for poor spinners. In no battle so far in this edition of cricket's greatest event has a spinner been really the wrecker.
Perhaps the disgraceful exit of legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, the top wicket-taker in the previous World Cup in England, may have psychologically upset the spinners, failing to inspire them this time.
In fact, as the World Cup was about to begin, there had been expert opinions that spinners would be prove decisive this time. But, at least so far, that prediction has not come true.
Even Muttiah Muralitharan, the most feared Lankan next to Warne, has not proved to be a matchwinner. The Aussies tamed him in their first Super Six outing.
Murali's sixth best haul of 12 wickets in seven matches among the leading bowlers in this Cup, is the only success.
His best haul in a match has been 4-28 in the preliminary league phase. Against the Australians in the Super Sixes, he went wicketless.
Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble, who was also expected to do well, has been even fighting for a place in the team with the seamers leading from the front and Ashish Nehra emerging as a hero in the key league match against England.
Harbhajan Singh's off-spin has also not brought him many wickets, the best being spells of two wickets twice in the league phase.
New Zealand brought in left-armer Daniel Vettori, but he too has not met with any big success, with the Black Caps batting led by skipper Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle proving crucial for them.
In the last World Cup, Pakistan's wily off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq proved to be quite a threat. But this time he too failed to be inspiring taking just a couple of wickets, as the entire team came down in a heap.
The West Indies too failed in this department. Not that they had any reputed tweaker barring their successful off-spinning captain Carl Hooper. But Hooper just managed to get just two or three wickets.
England did not have a spinner, nor did Zimbabwe or Kenya who managed to sneak into the Super Sixes.
But all hope is not lost. It would be quite an event if Kumble or Harbhajan struck and turned a game around.