{"id":164650,"date":"2021-11-24T07:13:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T08:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=164650"},"modified":"2021-11-24T16:04:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T16:04:07","slug":"teen-leg-spinner-sets-aussie-tongues-wagging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=164650","title":{"rendered":"Teen leg-spinner sets Aussie tongues wagging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Teenage leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha is quickly making a name for himself on the Australian cricket scene.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old &#8211; who will turn 20 on Friday &#8211; was the star of the show on Marsh Cup debut for NSW on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Sangha took 4-21 off 7.2 overs to help roll Victoria for 170 &#8211; a monstrous 174 runs short of the target the Blues had set in dreary conditions at the Sydney Cricket Ground.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/tim-paine-sexting-scandal-george-bailey-should-stand-down-ahead-of-ashes-says-tony-jones\/8ee3c684-0ad5-41e2-984b-c4f6f73d815a\"><strong>Bailey should stand down after failing Paine test, says Tony Jones<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/tennis\/ioc-accused-of-sports-washing-peng-shuai-case\/38ef3a07-1eba-44c5-9af2-8e221572a698\"><strong>Human Rights Watch accuses IOC of sportswashing in case of Chinese tennis star<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sangha was not required to bat as his teammates amassed 7-344, amazingly with only one player surpassing 50, and none reaching triple figures.<\/p>\n<p>The young tweaker has certainly enjoyed a hot start to life as a professional cricketer.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"cbb0f9cb-5a19-4923-9754-986339560054\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/cbb0f9cb-5a19-4923-9754-986339560054\" alt=\"Tanveer Sangha of New South Wales celebrates the wicket of Matt Short of Victoria.\" data-width=\"3531\" data-height=\"2355\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fans have seen him playing for Sydney Thunder in the T20 Big Bash League in previous seasons, but now he&#x27;s plying his trade in proper cricket with performances that will impress the right people at the top of the game.<\/p>\n<p>In his debut Sheffield Shield innings last month he took 3-44 for the Blues. In his second red-ball match he took 4-75.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/football\/manchester-united-villarreal-champions-league-scores-highlights-cristiano-ronaldo\/6c4163f9-d58e-464b-9956-75cc4e4ef8e4\" title=\"\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ronaldo fires Manchester United into last 16 of Champions League<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Australia has been crying out for a quality leg-spinner since Shane Warne retired in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Test legend <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/mark-taylor\" title=\"Mark Taylor\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Taylor<\/a> recently told Wide World of Sports of his <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/australia-ashes-squad-2021-nathan-lyon-whos-the-next-spinner-team-vs-england\/865b88bb-47a3-4806-85fb-ca9e75273bab\" title=\"concern about a dearth of spinners putting pressure on Nathan Lyon\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">concern about a dearth of spinners putting pressure on Nathan Lyon<\/a> for the job in the Australian team.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><em><strong>clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Teenage leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha is quickly making a name for himself on the Australian cricket scene. 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