Should the doosra be taught to young spinners?

[sledger]

Discuss.

 

[Riggins]

If I was coaching a young spinner I would be making sure he used at least the full 15 degrees.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Yes. Even if they don't use it, at least they should know how to use it.

 

[watson]

Over the wrist leg-spin is a superior method of turning the ball from leg to off. Young spinners may as well learn that technique instead.

 

[Daemon]

Over the wrist leg-spin is a superior method of turning the ball from leg to off. Young spinners may as well learn that technique instead.

The whole point of a doosra is to disguise it as an off break..

 

[Jono]

The whole point of a doosra is to disguise it as an off break..

Haha, indeed.

 

[Shri]

Yeah. To the ones who have learnt all the other **** that comes with being an offie. Sick of seeing ****s who mess up the stock ball and depend on everything but really letting a off break rip. At least in the matches played where I live.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Nah.

Delivery should be banned. Saqlain possibly the only bowler I've seen who could send it down and not look like a blatant chuck. & even the great man got a little elbow into it.

 

[viriya]

Time for Australia and England cricket academies to get with the program imo.

 

[watson]

The whole point of a doosra is to disguise it as an off break..

Oh yeah. Well teach the 'arm ball' then.

Much the same effect and much less strain on the elbow joint and Law 24.3 at the same time. Actually there isn't any.

 

[hendrix]

Would rather they learn the carrom ball instead. Far less likely to chuck it, and presumably less stress through the joints.

 

[watson]

Would rather they learn the carrom ball instead. Far less likely to chuck it, and presumably less stress through the joints.

Jack Iverson and Johnny Gleeson would be delighted with that idea.

It appears that Sledger was onto something afterall. No doubt he was thinking specifically of the 'Arm Ball' and 'Carrom Ball' when he posed the original question. Sledger?

 

[sledger]

Arm balls, carrom balls, I just love all kinds of balls.

 

[Furball]

You love them right up in your face.

amirite?

 

[watson]

You love them right up in your face.

amirite?

'In your face' - that's a bouncer Furball . We're talking about spin bowling, not fast bowling.

 

[watson]

There is also the ball that 'Drifts' away from the right-hand batsman before spinning back. 'Drift' has been used to good effect by all the great Off Spinners.

So basically the Doosra is used by those Off-Spinners who haven't mastered, or can't be bothered mastering, the usual skills of the Off-Spin bowler.

 

[viriya]

There is also the ball that 'Drifts' away from the right-hand batsman before spinning back. 'Drift' has been used to good effect by all the great Off Spinners.

So basically the Doosra is used by those Off-Spinners who haven't mastered, or can't be bothered mastering, the usual skills of the Off-Spin bowler.

I find it hard to believe that bowlers like Murali, Saqlain, Ajmal haven't mastered the non-doosra skills of bowling off-spin.

 

[hendrix]

Saqlain got decent drift, but neither Murali nor Ajmal really used drift as a weapon.

 

[Hurricane]

Nathan Hauritz got a fantastic amount of drift - but never really profited by it.

 

[viriya]

Saqlain got decent drift, but neither Murali nor Ajmal really used drift as a weapon.

That might be true, but I don't think they didn't know how to? It's all speculation of course.