Top 5 current off-spinning all-rounders

All-rounders are a rare commodity in cricket, but then these players could be match-winners on their day. Also, these players can maintain the balance of the team and this allows the management to go in with a much better combination.

In the recent times, almost every team has an off-spinning all-rounder in their team, and this gives the team a proper balance. These players merit selection on the basis of their performances with both bat and ball.

There is this feeling that off-spin is one of the easiest art in modern day cricket, but then if the person is a mediocre player, he will be exposed thoroughly.

Here in this list, we take a look at 5 off-spinning all-rounders who have sprung into prominence in the recent past.

#5 Dhananjaya de Silva

Elegant strokes, nonchalant drives and an ever smiling face, Dhananjay de Silva was one of the stars to emerge from the series against Australia. He came into bat at number 7 and exuded class in almost all the innings. He was never in any trouble against pace or spin, and thus stood out.

With the ball, he was no slouch either and posed serious questions and was always on the money and extracted turn from the surfaces. Although he picked up only 2 wickets, he never allowed the Australian batsmen to decipher him one bit.

With the bat, he scored 325 runs at an impressive average of 65. What stood out was his unflappable temperament, and it augurs well for Sri Lanka in the future.