Bowling in cricket is an action which a bowler is going to deliver towards the wicket defended or bowler delivering the ball towards the batsman, this is known as Bowling. Bowling is an important aspect of cricket, there are two types of bowling i.e. Pace bowling & Spin bowling.
Pace bowling is not just about running in hard and throwing the ball down the wicket. It’s an intricate, thrilling art that relies on variations, skill, and accuracy. After getting past the fundamentals like developing bowling muscles, consistent and simple run-up with a good follow-through, a young fast bowler has to learn the skills of various types of wicket-taking balls. The outswinger, inswinger, the cutters, the Yorker, the bouncer, the reverse-swinger, the slower-ball, the reverse-swinging yorker and nowadays even the slower-bouncer are the varieties of pace bowling deliveries. Skilled fast bowlers who have played for long periods at the international level, know when and how to use the variations. Following basic types of bowling techniques are described below with a bit of illustration.
The conventional swingers are tried when the red cherry or the white ball is still new. There are two types of swinging deliveries i.e. In-Swingers & Out-Swingers.
The difference between the swing ball and the cutter is that the cutter is bowled when the ball gets slightly older as you should be able to roll your fingers over the rough side of the ball.
Reverse swing as the name suggests is because the ball swings in a direction opposite to conventional swing. So, for instance, if you hold the ball for an outswinger it will swing back into the batsman and vice-versa. Reverse-swing works once the ball has got 20-30 overs old.
There’s a lot of myth around the science of reverse-swing bowling but in reality, it’s a simple principle. When the ball gets older as the match progresses, the movement follows the shiny side of the ball.
To get the ball to reverse, greater the contrast between the rough side and the shiny side of the ball the better it is. So the shine has to be maintained with utmost care.
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