How to Bowl Off Spin with a Tennis Ball
If you love cricket and want to play the game for recreation, you can experience the sport by playing with a tennis ball. All you need is a bat, a tennis ball and some friends to play the game and have a wonderful time. The game is really popular and requires minimal resources – the reason why countless people play cricket with a tennis ball in streets, grounds and beaches. A tennis ball does not swing in the air or seam after pitching like an official cricket ball, which makes it easy for the batsmen to play their shots at will.
Instructions
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Develop a nice side-on action
If you can bowl off-spin with a tennis ball, you can restrict opposing batsmen. In order to be a good off-spinner with either a cricket or a tennis ball, you must have a nice action, which allows you to put more revolutions on the ball.
It is always recommended that an off-spinner should bowl with a side-on action, which means that your chest should be pointing towards mid-wicket (leg side), while watching the batsman with your left eye.
A good side-on bowling action allows an off-spinner to turn the ball even on surfaces not conducive to spin. -
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Ideal grip for an off-spinner
You need to grip the ball between your index finger and the middle-finger, with the thumb playing a supporting role. Your grip should not be too firm, or you will end up pitching the ball short. Similarly, it should not be too loose either or else you will end up bowling full-tosses. -
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Bowl with a high arm
It is imperative for an off-spinner to bowl with a high-arm, if he wants to extract maximum spin from the wicket. Your arm should be right alongside your right ear when you are about to deliver the ball. -
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Pivot
Pivoting the body properly is crucial for a spinner. At the time of delivery, all of your weight should be on the front toe (left toe for a right-arm off-spinner) and should pivot sharply in an anti-clockwise direction. At the time of landing, your front toe should be pointing towards fine-leg and must finish towards third-man after the pivot. -
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Change of pace
Tennis ball cricket is all about hitting big shots. Therefore, in order to prevent being hit out of the park, you must vary your pace, bounce and length.
