The off-break is the ball that turns from the off-side to the leg side for the right handed batsman. There is no difference in the grip for an off-spinner and a left-arm spinner, except that they use different arms to bowl. The left arm spinner is a mirror image of the off- spinner, but we ...
Category Archives: Bowling
Marking the Run Up
Getting the length of the run up right is important to get a proper bowling rhythm. Each bowler has judge for himself, how long his run up will be, according to what he intends to bowl (fast or spin) and according to what suits his bowling action. One of the best way of marking the length ...
Leg spin grip
A leg-spinner, when called upon to bowl, makes the spectator sit on the edge of his seat with the expectation that something exciting is going to happen. They inspire millions of youngsters to bowl like them. A few years back, I was one of the selectors to shortlist trainees for the under-14 year age group ...
Left arm-spinner
Most teams prefer to have a left arm spinner in the side because the ball that drifts in and spin away from the right handed batsman is regarded as the most difficult ball to negotiate. Wilfred Rodes (1877-1973) of England was a master at the art of curving the ball in and controlling its flight, variation ...
In-swing
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Follow through-Pacer
Follow Through
Bowling Action
Basic action
The Basic Action The importance of the front shoulder & front arm action in bowling: The shoulder : The front shoulder gives direction to the delivery. In batting, we've seen how the front shoulder moves down first and then up to play the straight bat strokes and it also assists in the straight back swing and down swing ...