Editing Off spin (section)

== Notable off spinners ==
Notable off spinners include:
*[[Muttiah Muralitharan]] of [[Sri Lanka]], who has the most wickets in both ODIs and Test matches,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/93276.html|title=Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most wickets in career|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283193.html|title=Records / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Most wickets in career|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 December 2012}}</ref> 
*[[E. A. S. Prasanna]] and [[Srinivas Venkataraghavan]], two of the legendary [[Indian spin quartet]]
*[[Harbhajan Singh]] of [[India]]
*[[Saqlain Mushtaq]] and [[Saeed Ajmal]] of Pakistan. [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] was credited with the invention of the "[[doosra]]", which is bowled with a similar-looking action to the off break but spins the opposite way, just as the leg spinner's [[googly]] turns the opposite way from his stock ball.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/401970.html|title=I can teach Australians the doosra - Saqlain|date=29 April 2009|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|author=Cricinfo staff|access-date=16 December 2012}}</ref>
*[[Jim Laker]] and [[Graeme Swann]] of England 
*[[Nathan Lyon]] of Australia. 
*[[Tim May]] of Australia. He played 24 tests as well as being the Chief Executive of the [[ Australian Cricketers' Association]] and later the [[Federation of International Cricketers' Associations]].
*[[Ajantha Mendis]]: inventor of the carrom ball
*[[Lance Gibbs]]: first spinner to pass 300 wickets
*[[Ravichandran Ashwin]] of India. Fastest Bowler to reach 250, 300 and 350 wickets in test cricket.
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