Spin bowling is a craft that is full of different types of deliveries – often called ‘variations’. Elite leg spin bowlers like Shane Warne and Adil Rashid will bowl variation deliveries like...
Category: General Cricket Questions
When I was watching the fantastic T20 series between India and England in early 2021, I noticed that I was hearing a lot more than usual about the effects of dew on the cricket ball and the match as...
The bouncer is one of the most popular deliveries in cricket. It has been involved in some of the sport’s most memorable moments, such as the ‘Bodyline’ tour of Australia, Michael Holding’s...
In modern cricket, every team wants their players to be versatile. A versatile player is one who can fill a number of roles within a team. For example, all rounders like Hardik Pandya can offer their...
If you have a basic knowledge of the game of cricket, you’ll know that there are plenty of ways that batsmen can be given out. The most common way is to be ‘caught’. Being out caught means that...
Many casual observers of the game of cricket assume that one of the objectives of the game is to score as many runs as possible. This is partly (but not totally) true! In some types of cricket, teams...