Indipper bowling technique in cricket

Posted on July 24, 2009
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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 end up in juicy full-tosses in which the batsman may take advantage of.With this kind of delivery the batsman could be out by Leg Before wicket (LBW) or bowled.The other variation of this delivery is Outdipper which is more lethal than indipper.

Indipper can also told in other way as the combination of reverse swing and Yorker.This was best bowled to perfection by the Pakistan cricket legends Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram.Indipper is actually different from inswinger since this delivery is bowled without a top spin or a slight negative top spin which means the ball spins forward at the top.For bowling a dipper the bowler has to slide his fingers rather than pushing the ball.

The grip to bowl an indipper delivery varies from different bowlers because some bowlers will grip the ball across the seam.This will help the bowler to generate a slight negative top spin.But this will sometimes help the batsman to understand about the delivery and adjust himself to face the delivery.Some bowlers use the grip of a reverse swing since this kind of deliveries is more bowled during the end of the innings (In the case of ODI).Wasim Akram used the grip of a Leg-cutter since this gives the batsman only a less chance to know about the delivery.

The negative top spin is the main cause to descend the ball much earlier and faster and the another effect is that it skids along the pitch when bowled in other lengths which makes the batsman difficult to play the ball.

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