Left-arm orthodox spin
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Left-arm orthodox spin is a style of bowling in the sport of cricket. It is bowled by a left-arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball anticlockwise. This action is the mirror image of that of an off spinner (a right-arm finger spinner), and causes the ball to turn from right to left from the bowler's perspective, or from the leg side to the off side of a right-handed batsman. It is usually considered to be harder for a right-hander to play against than off spin because of the direction of turn, but easier than leg spin since left-arm spinners generally have a smaller repertoire of delivery types and do not turn the ball as much.
Left-arm orthodox spin is one of the harder bowling styles to master because it requires long hours of practice to get the right line. The flight, dip, sharp turn, and drift in the air are potent weapons of a left-arm spin bowler. The major variations of a left-arm spinner are the topspinner (which turns less than expected), the arm ball (which doesn't turn at all), and the left-arm spinner's version of a doosra (which turns the other way). The chinaman (spun with the wrist rather than the fingers, like a leg break) is also a rare variation, especially potent when mixed up with the googly—a great exponent of this was Sir Garfield Sobers of the West Indies. Greater attacking depth can be achieved with the help of variation of amount of spin.
Examples of current left-arm orthodox spinners are:
- Daniel Vettori, a member of the New Zealand cricket team
- Ashley Giles, a member of the England cricket team
- Monty Panesar, a member of the England cricket team
- Mohammad Rafique, a member of the Bangladesh cricket team
- Murali Kartik, a member of the Indian cricket team
- Sanath Jayasuriya, a member of the Sri Lanka cricket team
- Ray Price, a member of the Zimbabwe cricket team
- Nicky Boje, a member of the South African cricket team
- Enamul Haque Jr., a member of the Bangladesh cricket team
- Abdur Razzaq a member of the Bangladesh cricket team
Historic left-arm orthodox spinners include:
- Palwankar Baloo (India)
- Bishen Bedi (India)
- Phil Edmonds (England)
- Tony Lock (England)
- Maninder Singh (India)
- Wilfred Rhodes (England)
- Ravi Shastri (India)
- Sir Garfield Sobers (West Indies)
- Phil Tufnell (England)
- Derek Underwood (England)
- Johnny Wardle (England)
- Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan)
- Aamir Sohail (Pakistan)
- Abdur Rehman (Pakistan)
- Monty Panesar (England)