How to play a cut shot in cricket?

A cut is a cross-batted shot in cricket usually played at a short-pitched ball, placing it wide on the off-side.There are two type of cut shots namely square cut and late cut shots.A cut shot is usually played off the back foot but sometimes it is played off the front foot against slow or spin [...]

Sachin Tendulkar-cricketer who got out the most number of times at 90s

The player who is batting at 90s is said to be in cricket that he is in his “Nervous nineties”.Someone had suggested that sachin always struggled to cope with his nerves in this phase of his career
Sachin Tendulkar is the player who has got out the maximum number of times on 90s in the international [...]

Different types of orthodox cricketing shots

Late cut or run down to 3rd man
Square cut
Square drive
cover drive
off drive
straight drive
on drive
pull
hook
Leg glance
Sweep
Reverse sweep
lofted drive

Off spin bowling technique video

This video will show you the off break tips like the off break grip and the different steps that a off spinner needed to know.

How to bowl an off-break in cricket?

An off break or off spin is a type of delivery in cricket in which the ball moves from the off side to leg side after bouncing from the pitch (As far as Right-arm bowler is considered).
An off spin can be bowled by holding the ball in the palm of the hand with the seam [...]

Muttiah Muralitharan-The Unorthodox off break bowler

Muttiah Muralitharan is not a conventional off break bowler.Muralitharan can otherwise called as a off break wrist bowler since he generates all his off-spin from his wrist rather than from the fingers, which is the conventional way.Muralitharan is the highest wicket taker in both ODI and test international games.He was also rated as the greatest [...]

How to bowl a “Doosra” in cricket?

Doosra is the bowling variation of the off-spinner.This type of delivery was popularised by the pakistani bowler Saqlain Mushtaq.The term “doosra” is an hindi word which means the “other one”.
Other notable Doosra bowlers are Muttiah Muralitharan,Ajantha Mendis,Johan Botha,Harbhajan Singh,Shoaib Malik and Saeed Ajmal.
History of Doosra
It is said that Saqlain Mushtaq invented the delivery.The then wicket [...]

Round arm bowling in cricket

In cricket,round arm bowling was introduced early in the 19th century.However it was found only rare nowadays after the legalisation of overarm bowling.It was said that Tom Walker of England was the first to introduce this kind of bowling.Walker bowled the deliveries with his arm away from the body which helped him a lot to [...]

Video of “Underarm” “1981″ bowling incident

The controversial Underarm bowling incident of 1981 occurred on 1 February 1981 between Australia and New Zealand in the final of the Benson and Hedges World series cup at the Melbourne cricket ground

Article of the “underarm” incident in 1981 between Aus and NZ

Controversial underarm bowling incident of 1981

The controversial Underarm bowling incident of 1981 occurred on 1 February 1981 between Australia and New Zealand in the final of the Benson and Hedges World series cup at the Melbourne cricket ground.New Zealand needed 6 runs to tie in that match in the last remaining ball.And the Australian bowler Trevor Chappell bowled the last [...]

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