Arm Ball in cricket

An arm ball is a type of delivery in cricket.It is a variation delivery bowled by an off spinner or left arm Orthodox bowler.It is equivalent to wrist spinner’s slider or zooter.
The trajectory of the ball will be along the direction of the arm during delivering the ball which means there will be only [...]

Yorker bowling in cricket

Yorker in cricket is the delivery where the cricket ball pitches on or near the batsman’s popping crease.It is very difficult for the batsman to play the delivery, moreover, it is very difficult to bowl the delivery with extreme perfection which needs constant practise.
Yorkers are usually bowled by fast bowlers.Perfect yorkers will get a batsman [...]

How to bowl a faster ball in cricket?

Faster ball is usually bowled by slow or spin bowlers in order to surprise the batsman by varying the pace.
Spinners like Shahid Afridi and Anil Kumble are well versed in bowling fast deliveries.Usually spinners use the technique of a flipper to bowl a fast delivery.This can also be achieved by increasing the speed of bowling [...]

Slower ball in cricket

A slower ball is usually bowled by a fast bowler in order to surprise the batsman with the difference in pace.Due to this slow delivery from a fast bowler the batsman will play his shot early which he will completely miss the ball or hits the ball high in the air which will offer an [...]

Indipper bowling technique in cricket

Indipper is a bowling technique in cricket, which is the effect of two elements of the dipper,namely, the yorker and the inswinger.The delivery is bowled on or near batsman’s toes, with the cricket ball inswinging and dipping simultaneously into the batsman.
Indippers are actually one of the most difficult deliveries to bowl since sometimes indippers may [...]

Bouncer or Bumper in cricket

A bouncer or bumper is a type of delivery in cricket usually bowled by a fast bowler.It is t is pitched short on the surface so that it bounces on the pitch well short of the batsman and rears up to chest or head height (sometimes even higher) as it reaches the batsman.
Bouncers unlike Beamers [...]

Full Toss or Beamer in cricket

A full toss is a delivery in the game of cricket which describes any delivery that reaches the batsman without being first bounced on the pitch.
It is bowled by both spinners and also fast bowlers, most probably unintentionally.Full Toss is generally considered to be an easy delivery for a batsman to hit.It is probably bowled [...]

Seam Bowling in cricket

Seam bowling is a bowling technique in cricket in which the cricket ball is deliberately bowled onto the seam which causes a random deviation.Bowlers using this technique are called as seam bowlers.seam is effectively used by both fast bowlers as well as medium pace bowlers and hence the terms “seamer” and “fast bowler” are largely [...]

Bodyline or Fast Leg Theory In Cricket

Bodyline or Fast Leg Theory is a tactic in cricket brought by the English bowlers for their 1932-33 Ashes tour of Australia mainly to tackle the legendry batsman of Australia, sir Donald Bradman.
The English bowlers came to understand that Don Bradman is vulnerable with the leg-pitched deliveries.The idea probably came from the former England and [...]

The “140″ Bradman cricket bat to the cricket hall of fame

The number “140″ has got a great value in cricket since the “140 cricket bat” was used by the greatest batsman of all time,  sir Donald Bradman of Australia.The name “140 bat” came when he scored 140 valuable runs against Yorkshire at Sheffield on July 16, 1934.
The bats, one of which is the famous ‘140’ [...]

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