Players listed below are included as they meet specific criteria which are generally recognized as having achieved significant success in the art of left-arm orthodox spin bowling. For example, leading wicket-takers, and inventors of new deliveries. •
Rangana Herath – 433 Test wickets (highest by a left-arm spinner in all men's Tests), 74 ODI wickets and 18 T20I wickets •
Sanath Jayasuriya – 98 Test wickets, 323 ODI wickets (highest by a left-arm spinner in all men's ODIs) •
Daniel Vettori – 362 Test wickets and 305 ODI wickets •
Derek Underwood – 297 Test wickets •
Ravindra Jadeja – 309 Test wickets and 220 ODI wickets •
Saad Bin Zafar - 72 T20I wickets, 31 ODI wickets, and the first bowler to bowl 4 maiden overs in a T20I match •
Bishan Singh Bedi – 266 Test wickets •
Shakib Al Hasan – 246 Test wickets, 317 ODI wickets, 140 T20I wickets (the 2nd highest in
men's T20Is), and 317 ODI wickets •
Ravi Shastri – 151 Test wickets •
Keshav Maharaj – 177 Test wickets •
Ashley Giles – 143 Test wickets •
Taijul Islam – 204 Test wickets •
Jess Jonassen – 141 ODI wickets and 96 T20I wickets •
Sophie Ecclestone – 109 T20I wickets •
Hedley Verity – 10-10, best bowling figures in a first class inning •
Ajaz Patel – Only left-arm spinner to take 10 wickets in an innings of a Test Match •
Monty Panesar – 167 Test wickets •
Gudakesh Motie – 35 Test wickets (11 matches) ==References==