Yes! This! Plus there is an increase in left handers in the game in recent years. Very much mirroring professional baseball, where the proportion of left-handed batters and pitchers is like 3 times that of the general population. It's inevitable in pro cricket too.
https://twitter.com/hganjoo153/status/1458478321826738183
Being left-handed gives you advantages in cricket and baseball in similar ways. It's a game of probabilities. Only 10% of the population is left-handed. And the nature of both games make handedness key. So if you're a talented and/or well-trained left hander, you have an edge.
A reason Sri Lanka didn't really have too much trouble against Warne was how many of their main batters were left-handed. Doesn't mean all lefties found Warne easy. But it does make a difference, handling big turn coming in versus going away.
But to @hganjoo153's point, away turn etc differ also based on the bowler's trajectory. It is a very imprecise way of classifying spin bowling.
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