doosra
Sign in to saveA doosra is a particular type of delivery by an off-spin bowler in cricket. The doosra spins in the opposite direction to an off break (the off-spinner's default delivery), and aims to confuse the batter into playing an unavoidable shot.
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A doosra is a particular type of delivery by an off-spin bowler in cricket. The doosra spins in the opposite direction to an off break (the off-spinner's default delivery), and aims to confuse the batter into playing an unavoidable shot.
Doosra means "(the) second (one)", or "(the) other (one)" in Hindi-Urdu; it is derived from the Sanskrit word द्विसर dvisara, meaning “two-stringed.
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