Q&A for How to Add Swing to a Cricket Ball

Try YouTube. Look for a master class by someone great at swing bowling such as James Anderson or Wasim Akram.

Practice everyday. Focus on the ball and play the shot in the direction where balls come.

A conventional swing should be done with a new ball, a reverse swing should be done with an old ball, and in a conventional swing you can use any of them.

Place your middle finger and index finger together in the top and your thumb in the bottom of the ball, and release the ball with a good run-up.

At first, try to defend the ball, then gradually try to hit with a little power, and then you will be a master.

The tennis ball can't swing, but if you want to swing it you need to add glue in the middle of the tennis ball straight, the ball will swing automatically.

Practice is the key. Focus particularly on the line and length for a long time. And after you have perfected that, focus on the speed. Before you know it, you will be an exceptional bowler. When you can, try practicing in the nets or at training. To make you an even better bowler, at training bowl to a variety of batters so you know what your up for at game time.

Bowl from the back of the hand and see the change. It spins the other way. You must be an expert before you try this on the field or else it will go haywire, looking awkward to the spectators and resulting in a clearly hittable ball or a plain old wide. Also, try this on settled batsmen only. New batsmen will realize you have this trick in your bag too early and adjust accordingly.

Put your middle finger on seam and index finger on the left side and throw the ball. Practice everyday you will notice that ball swing.

Bowl normally, but add a little more energy and swing your arm faster. Don't add too much strength that the ball doesn't bounce to the wicket and pegs off the pitch.

Yes, keep the rough side of the ball on one side while gripping, it might swing.

Yes, if you completely tape one side of a ball and not the other, the taped side will be shiny and the non-taped sided will act as the rough side.

It's easy: keep the taped side in the opposite direction of your swing. For example, if you want to bowl an outswinger to a right-handed batsman, you have to keep the taped side to your right.

Fast paced bowlers need to exercise their shoulders frequently, as all of your speed of the ball comes from your shoulder. Make sure you are stretching and strengthening the relevant muscles regularly.

Practice. The more you practice, the better you will be at your sport. Make sure to also work out to improve your physical condition and study the game by watching professional games on TV.

Practice will help you. Give the ball a lot of strength when you throw it.

Just have confidence in yourself and have a good stance. Pace bowlers sometimes got some swing through the pitch but otherwise its not that tough.

Place your four fingers on the seam (excluding your thumb) and while bowling, spin it towards the left side (if it's a right-handed batsman).

Start the stopwatch when the ball is released, and then stop it again when either the batsman hits (or misses) it. Then, divide 45 (or 72) by your answer to get your speed in miles (or kilometers) per hour.

You can't really judge which is better. Both are separate types of spin bowling. In finger spin, you can vary pace, flight, also add a bit of swing (drift). Special deliveries like carrom ball and doosra can be included easily into finger spin inventory. Talking about wrist spin, googly, slider, flipper are common variations. Many times arm-balls and flatters are used, too. Comparing both types of spin, wrist spin provides an insane amount of turn after pitching, but there isn't much room to vary pace and flight. Great spinners like Shane Warne, Murlitharan bowled wrist spin. Finger spin turns relatively less, but drifts in air. Also, extra pace can be put to make the ball skid after pitching.

its quite easy just have you index finger tilted on the bowl and bowl with seam up. and be sure that your action follows the icc rules and regulations

You will need to practice frequently, and try to increase your upper body strength. The stronger you are and the more you practice, the easier it will be for you to bowl faster.

Just flight the ball a little and release a little late. Due to this, it will cover more distance.

Bowl to the leg side of the batsman. This will make the batsman align his legs together. Then make sure you did an out swing delivery. This will make the ball pass between the legs, hopefully hitting the stumps clean.

Bowl with the seam angled, so when the ball hits the ground, it glances off the seam and cuts toward off side or leg side.

You can still swing an older ball. It's best if you keep one side shiny and the other side untouched. The older the ball is, the easier to create reverse. Reverse is the opposite of the normal swing. For example, if you set up for an outswinger to RHB, the shiny is facing the batsman. If the batsman sees the shiny side, the batsman thinks you're doing an outswinger, but you're actually doing a reverse (inswing) swing delivery.

Keep your head straight, and make sure your arm is touching your ear when you bowl; it helps you create a straighter arm.

Concentrate on the place where you want it to bounce. Keep your eyes on one spot. You can also keep your eyes on the wicket for more chances to bowl out.

Practise daily hitting that length. You can use markers and visualise the batsman’s stance and attempt to hit there.

You can use a tennis ball. It is very useful in practicing fielding and power hitting. But after, try adding a seam to the tennis ball and making it a bit harder so you won't face any difficulties while using a legitimate cricket ball later.