Ace "mystery spinners" in international cricket

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Varun Chakravarthy:

He was India's weapon at Champions Trophy 2025 with his variations. The KKR spinner fits the "mystery spinner" bill.

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Here are other bowlers who had the unorthodox variations to be labelled as a mystery spinner over the years.

Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)

A pioneer of the "carrom ball," who can forget that unthinkable 6/13 against India in the 2008 Asia Cup final!

Sunil Narine (West Indies)

A household name across T20 leagues including the IPL, Narine's variations, knuckleball and carrom ball are no short of magic.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)

Youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in ODI and first 21st century-born player to play the format, the youngster combines off-spin with doosras, carrom balls, and sliders to trap batters.

Syed Ajmal (Pakistan)

His bowling action was controversial but his mastery over "doosra" made him hard to play.