Panel Discussion S.Venkataraghavan, Erapalli Prasanna Compere : V Ramnarayan Ramnarayan briefly introduces the panel and initiates the discussion with a question on the comparative difficulties of mastering off and leg spin. [ Audio | Slide ] What is the best ball an off-spinner can bowl. What are the variations involved. What is flight and how is good flight achieved by a spin bowler. What is the difference between tossing a ball and flighting a ball. How does deception come into one's bowling. [ Audio 1 | Slide 1 | Audio 2 | Slide 2 ] What is an off break. Is it different from off spin. [ Audio | Slide ] Why doesn't India produce any more great spinners like the famous quartet. How different was the approach of Venkat & Pras and how does it compare with the approach of the current spinners. [ Audio | Slide ] What is perfect practice. What should be the perfect attitude & approach towards a net session. How do Venkat & Pras make a net session as lively and close to a match situation in order to make the most of it. [ Audio | Slide ] How did Venkat & Pras sustain thier interest and thier quest to produce something new & different for so long in their careers. The legendary spinners talk about the dismissals they remember & cherish most. [ Audio | Slide ] What kind of field placing did they use in their days. How did the field placing help the bowlers in dictating the terms for the game. Pras doesn't believe that it is a batsman's game, he dictates terms. [ Audio 1 | Slide 1 | Audio 2 | Slide 2 ] Why are the field placings so different in contemporary cricket. Is it due to the change in approach of the batsman or do the bowlers not have enough variation to demand the close-in field that an earlier generation of spinners used to enjoy. [ Audio | Slide ] How does variation in bowling influence field placements. How did Pras & Venkat use their variations and plan their wickets. What possibilities did they have in mind for taking a wicket before delivering a ball. [ Audio | Slide ] How do you control the amount of turn . How does one ball turn more than the other. How does the bowling action influence the turn. How does using the width of the crease impact on the trajectory of the ball. [ Audio | Slide ] When should the spinner bowl round the wicket and when should he bowl over the wicket. How did Venkat & Prasanna decide from where to bowl. Does the bowler have a better chance of forcing the batsman to play by bowling round the wicket. [ Audio 1 | Slide 1 | Audio 2 | Slide 2 ]