It's a risk but I like it. I've been crying out for a wrist spinner and Ish Sodhi has got my hopes up. More importantly, he appears to have the trust of the selectors.
It's a big call going into a test with the new leggie the only specialist spin bowler. Sure, you can do it if your leggie is Shane Warne but Sodhi's not quite at that level yet. Accuracy and consistency are not your usual wrist spinner's companions.
You need spin options in a test and must select with five days in mind but Dunedin pre-Christmas may tempt the selectors towards an all-seam attack with Kane Williamson the spin option.
That wouldn't be a bad call because, if the ball swings, I'd back our swing bowlers against the West Indies batting but I don't want to see a three day shoot-out; to progress as a unit, I feel Sodhi's continued development requires consistent selection.
That said, Kane would probably be annoyed should he be reading this. I get the feeling he believes in himself in every aspect of his cricket, an admirable quality, and he would shudder at the thought of someone labelling him as anything less than a specialist spin bowler.
