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The "long hop" theory
doosra
2018-02-15 15:15:30
...courtesy of an cricket aficionado
Many legspinners are also short in stature and bowl with a slightly roundarm action (to extract sidespin), which in turn lowers the trajectory of the ball considerably. The lower the trajectory, the tougher it is for batsmen to use their feet to get to the pitch of the ball. Also, the lack of bounce, because of the roundarm action, doesn't allow the batsmen to get under the ball that easily.
It's not surprising that legspinners get a lot of wickets off half-trackers, for the ball often hits the bottom of the bat instead of the sweet spot.
natty_forever
2018-02-15 15:18:08
In reply to doosra... what you saying ... who needs a googly when you have a long-hop?
NYCGURU
2018-02-15 15:22:27
In reply to natty_forever
Sounds like good variety to me.
natty_forever
2018-02-15 15:23:24
Narper
2018-02-15 15:26:29
In reply to natty_forever
I have been saying this for a while now...the long hop is a wicket taking ball for Bishoo
It is a surprise juicy delivery...like a fast bowler's slower ball
natty_forever
2018-02-15 16:41:42
In reply to Narper... the thing is, he has the googly, just uses it very sparingly. Could even be the one that comes out as a long-hop.
Khaga
2018-02-15 17:53:07
In reply to natty_forever
a googly that even you can detect is no googly..
natty_forever
2018-02-15 18:21:50
In reply to Khaga... what if it is disguised as a long hop, and takes wickets?
Tryangle
2018-02-16 09:55:53
runout
2018-02-16 10:18:09
Bigzinc
2018-02-16 11:15:21
In reply to runout
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