doosra
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of doosra
C20: from Urdu, Hindi: second one, other one
Example Sentences
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Back then he couldn't have told you what he was doing, or how he did it, but Maurice had learned to bowl the doosra.
From The Guardian • Nov. 6, 2012
Holmes worries that the ECB have been "duplicitous" by suggesting that he has been banned from using the doosra, when in fact he has only been warned about it.
From The Guardian • Nov. 6, 2012
Beyond that there are no other obvious tricks, no doosra, no mystery ball.
From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2010
If he had not brought the issue to the fore, then the ICC would never have introduced the 15 degrees rule that allows Ajmal to bowl his doosra.
From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2010
When Murali mastered the doosra – an off-spinner that turns the other way – he courted further controversy as many complained that it was impossible to bowl the delivery legally.
From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2010
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