Doosra
The doosra is a relatively new type of ball.
Saqlain Mushtaq of
Pakistan invented the delivery in the mid-
1990s, causing amazement in the cricketing world, as no off-spinner prior to him had bowled a delivery that had turned from
leg to
off. The naming of the delivery is attributed to
Moin Khan, the former Pakistani
wicketkeeper, who would shout to Mushtaq to bowl the "doosra" (the other one) from behind the stumps.
Tony Greig, a commentator in one of the matches eventually managed to link the word to the delivery and confirmed it from Saqlain in a post match interview. Thus the term doosra became a part of cricketing culture. The doosra has now become an important part of an off-spinner's armoury.
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