Who has been the most effective overseas Test spinner in India?

Imran Tahir will be hoping to carry forward his limited-overs form to the Test formatIndian pitches and spinners are attached to each other like a new born baby is to his mother. On the Indian pitches, Indian spinners can decimate the opposition on the tracks that are helpful for spin bowling but the spinners from the opposition do not quite often achieve the same success.Over the years, we have seen spinners who have a decent reputation but fail to achieve success on Indian pitches.So it is quite an interesting question that who has been the most effective overseas Test spinner in India?

#8 Muttiah Muralitharan

In India, Murali's bowling average was twice that of his average overall

Muttiah Muralitharan needs no introduction. The highest wicket taker in tests as well as international cricket, Muralitharan was the backbone of the Sri Lankan bowling for many years. So let’s have a look at Murali’s record in India:

Number of tests overall	Number of wickets overall	Bowling Average
133	800	22.72
Number of tests in India	Number of wickets in India	Bowling Average in India
11	40	45.45

Though Muralitharan had a stellar test career, his test bowling figures took a beating when he played in India. His bowling average more than doubled in India which shows how well Indians managed him in their own backyard.