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Reverse swing Bowling – Condition 1
WHEN THE BALL IS OLD OR ODD Generally when the ball becomes old we get two different conditions. They are The old ball where one sided leather part becomes rough and hard, where as the other sided leather part still shines (protected shine). The old ball where either the leather parts or sides of the […]
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Doosra in Spin Bowling
Doosra is an typical Indian sub continent word which means the “other one”. It is the common word mostly used in Hindi and Urdu languages. Doosra = The other one. Doosra is one of the latest discoveries in spin bowling which had troubled many of the best batsman. Like Googly in leg spin bowling, it […]
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Seam Bowling in Cricket
What is a seam ? Generally cricket balls like SG ball, Kookaburra ball or any other international standard cricket Ball can be divided into three parts. The two parts which are facing opposite to each other are known as the shiny leather parts. An unattractive layer or disreputable side or line of the ball is […]
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Straighter One in Spin Bowling – Off Break
Generally the word Top-Spinner is used mostly in leg spin bowling. It is also used in off spin bowling but very rarely. Of course it is bowled in off spin but the word ” straighter one or it turned slightly ” is used most often instead of Top-Spinner. STRAIGHTER ONE In the context of Cricket […]
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Googly in Cricket
Googly may also be called as wrong one or the other one. Especially the word Googly is termed in leg spin bowling. While the same opposite version is termed as doosra in off spin bowling. So what actually the Googly is? In leg spin bowling Googly is a basic and common weapon. Googly is simply […]
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Leg Break Bowling in Cricket
LEG SPIN NORMAL LEG BREAK GOOGLY FLIPPER (quicker) SLIDER (Back spinner) SHOOTER (Drifting in air quickly) TOP SPINNER (St.one) SKIDDER CHANGE OF PACE (Lifting in air) NORMAL LEG BREAK Leg break may be defined as the ball which pitches between leg and middle stump or pitches on leg or middle or pitches outside the leg […]
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Bowling Statistics in Cricket
BOWLING AVERAGE Bowling Average = No of runs given / No of wickets. Example Bowling Average is 28.92 =>For every 28.92 runs the bowler takes a wicket. Example Lets say if a bowler has taken 708 wickets with an avg of 22.0 Bowling Average = No of runs given / No of wickets. =>22 = […]