How To Grip The Ball To Bowl Offspin
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How To Grip The Ball To Bowl Offspin
Grip The Ball To Bowl Off spin. A good spinner can be the difference maker in your cricket team, and off spin is the most popular spin type. Here's how to become a better cricket off-spinner.
Step 1: You will need
- A cricket ball
- A wicket to aim at
- A measured pitch
Step 2: Gripping the ball
The grip for spin bowling is very different from seam bowling.
The seam turns from vertical to horizontal in the grip
Step 3: Finger position
The middle joints of the index, middle finger and third finger are well spread across the seam.
The little finger and thumb are not involved
Step 4: Spinning it
With offspin you are looking to rotate or spin the ball from your forefinger to your third finger
Step 5: Release
The fingers rotate as the ball exits the hand - almost like turning a doorknob as you release it from the front of your hand
Step 6: Aim
You should aim to bowl the ball outside the off stump. If you bowl too close to the stumps the batsman may dispatch your ball to the boundary on the leg side
Step 7: Ready to play
Following the steps above you should now be able to bowl off-spin an hopefully take some wickets