Overview
- Pakistan coach Mike Hesson said Mohammad Nawaz is the world’s best T20 spinner, a remark following a tri-series where Nawaz took 10 wickets including 5/19 with a hat-trick.
- India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate called the assessment an opinion and reaffirmed confidence in Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy.
- Ten Doeschate said India start favourites, indicated no changes to the XI that beat UAE, and noted the Dubai pitches are not gripping as much as expected.
- Coverage highlighted Nawaz’s ICC T20I ranking near 30, underscoring the contrast with Hesson’s praise.
- Former players joined the debate, with Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Sourav Ganguly criticizing Hesson’s claim ahead of Sunday’s India–Pakistan match in Dubai.