Krejza hopes for more doosra victims

[Cricketman]

Thing is, can he recreate it overseas? His debut says yes....

He was smashed for 200+ runs at an astonishingly high econ. He only earned a few wickets, I remember the Dravid ball being pretty good, but all the others were the batsmen playing loose shots going after him. I guess they got tired of smashing him to all corners.

 

[TumTum]

He was smashed for 200+ runs at an astonishingly high econ. He only earned a few wickets, I remember the Dravid ball being pretty good, but all the others were the batsmen playing loose shots going after him. I guess they got tired of smashing him to all corners.

He was like that last year against SA too, took Amla's wicket with a ripper, but got smashed everywhere as well.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Zorax is that with a cricket ball or a tennis ball?

Can do 'em with both, but mostly cricket ball. The backspinner doesn't come out nicely with the tape ball.

The doosra or whatever I use isn't hard, just requires a very high straight arm. Because that is different from my regular action, I have to start bowling offbreaks with a very high straight arm in order to disguise it, which is quite tricky and screws up everything. The topspinner is just the offbreak with my wrist turned to have my little finger face the batsmen.

But yea, it's possible with a lot of practice.

 

[TumTum]

Can do 'em with both, but mostly cricket ball. The backspinner doesn't come out nicely with the tape ball.

The doosra or whatever I use isn't hard, just requires a very high straight arm. Because that is different from my regular action, I have to start bowling offbreaks with a very high straight arm in order to disguise it, which is quite tricky and screws up everything. The topspinner is just the offbreak with my wrist turned to have my little finger face the batsmen.

But yea, it's possible with a lot of practice.

Don't you just roll your fingers behind the ball to get that?

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Pretty much, yea. It's more the thumb than the fingers though. Imagine a topspinner reversed.

 

[drainpipe32]

TBH, even with his 'mega-doosra' I don't think his stock ball is of international quality!

 

[Covvy]

Should be given a go if we have any dead rubbers.

 

[TumTum]

Should be given a go if we have any dead rubbers.

Steven Smith should be given a go instead, Krezja needs to doosra-ppear (disappear ) from international cricket.

 

[drainpipe32]

Haha, that was horrible! But defo agree, he's not ideal 'dead-rubber' material.....