Left-arm orthodox bowling in cricket

Posted on July 17, 2009
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Left-arm orthodox spin in cricket as the name suggests is bowled by a left-arm bowler.It is the mirror image of an off spinner bowled by a right-arm bowler.As a result of the left-arm orthodox delivery the ball spins from the leg side to the off side of a right handed batsman.

Left-arm orthodox grip is exactly that of a off-spinner grip of a right-arm bowler.

Left-arm orthodox spin is a challenging art in cricket since it needs constant practise for the bowler to get the right flight,dip,sharp spin and drift in the air. Their variations are arm ball,top-spinner and Doosra.

Notable Left-arm bowlers in cricket

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