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doosra, n. Cricket.
Brit. |ˈduːzrə|, U.S. |ˈduzrə|
[‹ Hindi dūsrā and Panjabi dūsrā second, other (one), both ultimately ‹ Sanskrit dvi- two.
Apparently originally used as an instruction during a match by Pakistan wicket-keeper Moin Khan to bowler Saqlain Mushtaq.]
A ball which breaks from the leg (to a right-handed batsman), though bowled with an apparent off-break action in order to deceive the batsman; this type of delivery. Cf. Chinaman n. 4, googly n.
The doosra is bowled with straightening of the arm at the elbow; this has caused controversy and the technique has been the subject of a number of International Cricket Council inquiries. It is distinguished from the googly and the chinaman by being bowled with finger (not wrist) spin.
1999Agence France Presse (Nexis) 16 Nov. Saqlain,..who flicks his thumb and index finger across the seam while keeping his wrist action almost identical to his stock off break, has revolutionised his art with his ‘doosra’. 2004Eastern Eye 11 June 53/1 Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan believes that scientific research into the biomechanics of spin bowling will pave the way for his controversial doosra delivery being declared legal. 2005R. Smyth in M. Adamson et al. Is it Cowardly to Pray for Rain? 79 For a frightening split second then I thought Gilo had unveiled the doosra. In fact it was his stock ball—it didn't turn. |