Will Saeed Ajmal unveil a new mystery ball in the series against England? Perhaps the fabled teesra?
I would love to see it, and especially to see how the England batsmen, now so well supported by their coaches and intense video analysis, react to the new challenge…if it exists.
Is Ajmal playing mind games? Graham Gooch seems to think so – but what if Ajmal really does have something new?
It should be fun to watch!
[…] for the doosra the palm turns further to face extra cover at the moment of release; Saqlain’s teesra has the palm facing leg slip/square leg, depending on how flexible your wrist […]
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[…] Jack Pollard. I have never bowled the flipper in a game (maybe this year…I’ll call it the teesra!), but the idea that there could be more to bowling than swing and seam, off-break leg break and […]
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Saeed Ajmal 7 for 55 in the first test vs. England.
According to the BBC ball-by-ball, most of the wickets fell to straight deliveries.
So there’s more to spin bowling than lateral movement off the pitch…
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