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(A delivery bowled by a slow bowler from Off to the leg side for any right-handed batsman). Placing the ball between index and middle finger with wide gap between them, the other two fingers should be under the ball (refer to the diagram).
The first finger (index) is the main spinning finger.
The idea is to give the ball a big rip with strong fingers.
A common sight is a bowler just rolling the ball through.
Although you are not bowling fast, remember bowling spin
(quality spin) needs a great body effort and keeping that
bowling arm high at the point of delivery is always an asset.
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The doosra is the off-spinner's version of the googly. It's bowled from the back of the hand with a lot of top spin, but the wrist still moves in a clockwise direction.
It is a very difficult skill to master so you'll need plenty of practice if you want to learn how to do it.
The bowler bowls the ball with the same finger action as normal off spin, but holds the wrist turned so the back of the hand faces towards the batsman. This gives the ball spin in the opposite direction to an off break, causing it to spin from the leg side to the off side to a right-handed batsman.
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