Hyderabad, Feb. 9 -- Hyderabad has had a tradition of producing talented and noteworthy spin bowlers. The most famous names range from Ghulam Ahmed in the 1950s to M.L. Jaisimha (who bowled medium pace as well as spin), M.V. Narasimha Rao, Shivlal Yadav, Arshad Ayub, S.L. Venkatapathi Raju, Pragyan Ojha, Kawaljeet Singh and many more.

In the Ranji Trophy tournament of 2024-25, it was Tanay Thyagarajan and his spin bowling teammate Aniketh Reddy who caught the eye with some consistent performances. They baffled and bemused the rival batsmen in several contests.

Tanay, born in 1995, is a left-arm spinner who made his List A debut for Hyderabad in the Vijay Hazare trophy tournament of the 2017-18 season. A year later he made his first-clas...