Leg Break Googly

[umpirestrikes]

I hate to sound like an idiot, but do some bowlers, like Saqlain Mustaq of Sussex, bowl only googly's? He seems to have a leg spinners action but bowl only balls that come back into the right handed batsman .

 

[rahulk666]

You confusing Saqlain Mushtaq with Mushtaq Ahmed!! Saqlain Mushtaq is a off-spinner.

Anyways, Mustaq ahmed is a leg spinner. The googly which pitches on the off and turns into the batsman is bowled with the ball released from the back of the hand. I have heard that Mushtaq has one of the best googlies in the world, probably after S. Warne.

 

[fardin]

Danish is also developing to have one deadily one which comes back sharply.

 

[Bala]

I would rate Kaneria's googly better than the others. It has a beautiful loop to it.

 

[The Champ]

yes danish troubled indian cap ganguly with that lovely delivery in his tour here

 

[angryangy]

You confusing Saqlain Mushtaq with Mushtaq Ahmed!! Saqlain Mushtaq is a off-spinner.

Anyways, Mustaq ahmed is a leg spinner. The googly which pitches on the off and turns into the batsman is bowled with the ball released from the back of the hand. I have heard that Mushtaq has one of the best googlies in the world, probably after S. Warne.

lol, you're confusing Warnie's googly with his other deliveries. His googly is not impressive at all, especially not up against his top spinner, flipper and slider.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

I remeber watching the Twenty20 cup in Pakistan, there was this offie who bowled with an action almost identical to a leggie's. He gripped the ball as an offie, and used his wrist to add drift to it. He wasn't that bad either, I only realised he was an offie when the commentator said he was.

lol, you're confusing Warnie's googly with his other deliveries. His googly is not impressive at all, especially not up against his top spinner, flipper and slider.

Yep...his googly is probably one of his worst deliveries...

 

[rahulk666]

lol, you're confusing Warnie's googly with his other deliveries. His googly is not impressive at all, especially not up against his top spinner, flipper and slider.

Whats the difference between flipper and top spinner I though they were same deliveries, different name.

 

[tjh1989]

Whats the difference between flipper and top spinner I though they were same deliveries, different name.

Ine of them skids on i think its the flipper and the other one goes straight on a d bounces.
Check out this site for some pics of how its bowl etc.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/cricket/skills/newsid_3221000/3221141.stm

 

[Will p]

I find personally bowling googlys is easier than bowling leg spin!

 

[Satish555]

the way i have to look at it , shahid afridi is the most dangerous spinner( i never saw warne bowl too much as only saw him bowling late in his carrer)

he has an ok leg spinner that turns a little not a lot though but the odd one can do hell. he can wrap up a fast one 80MPH plus to surprise u just like wot he did lara n plus it was a bouncer. lara had to duck for cover.

he has that most dangerous googly too and he also bowls it regularly so u would just wonder which ball is up next. and i have seen batsmen got confused off him so much. he gets a lot of wickets with his googly.

i my self am a leggie and i know quite a lot about leg break. i also can bowl googly but i have a few probs doin it as my wrist is not too flexible and cant release properly through the back of the hand. i even got some sort of strain one time. was not asked to do it again. but now i dont bowl it regularly . just once in a while so its ok noiw.

 

[themuel1]

I find personally bowling googlys is easier than bowling leg spin!

I find that too, I get more spin on googlies than my leg breaks.