Q&A for How to Bowl Leg Spin

To spin the ball more you must use more flight and get more revolutions on the ball.

Change your grip to a seam bowlers grip on the ball and bring your arm over quickly when bowling the ball.

Index and middle finger on the seam of the ball. Your thumb should be at the bottom of the seam, that is the general grip for a seam bowler

Yes, it is. The batsman can't pick the ball up at this point, and therefore he/she will miss the ball.

Just keep bowling as you regularly do, then suddenly trick the batsman by bowling wide when he comes out.

No, but the ball will come inside about 6 feet to the batsman, so you need to bowl far, at least 6 feet from the batsman.

For the grip, your forefinger and middle finger should be up and your ring finger and pinkie down. Your thumb should be on the seam. The back of your palm should be facing toward the covers.

Pitch it slightly or on the off stump for right handlers and between middle and leg for left-handers. Bowl it at least 7 feet from the wickets.

Grip the ball in between your two fingers than move your hand right to left as you release the ball.

Cock your wrist. When you go to release the ball, your arm will be straight, and your wrist should be fully bent at your side. You don't want to bend it too hard, as you want to keep flexibility.

If there is a bit of turn, try bowling quicker ones and slower ones within your comfort zone.

Hold your ball between your thumb, index finger, and middle finger. Toss it by releasing the ball in such a way that your fingers and the ball turn counterclockwise.

The traditional method of bowling a googly is to use leg spin, but turn the wrist to such an extent that you are releasing the ball from the back of your hand. However, there is an easier method, famously employed by Anil Kumble, in which the ball is flicked to the opposite direction of the wrist by the thumb in an ordinary legspin action, thus turning the ball the other way. I personally find the second option easier.

Practice every day and work with a coach to increase your skills.

It depends on your action and run-up. Look at Afridi, he runs up to the crease, thus bowls much quicker. On the other hand, bowlers like Shane Warne walk to the crease, thus a bit slower. Work on your run-up then quick arm action. Look at the actions of Mustaq Ahmed and Abdul Qadir as well as Shahid Afridi as they were all quick bowlers.

Hold your index and middle finger on the top of the ball, and ring and little finger below the ball.

Make sure to spin the ball with your finger, not with your wrist. Spinning the ball with your finger will be more effective.

You should pitch the ball in or slightly outside of the leg stump if you're a big turner of the cricket ball or else middle stump is the right area.

You might be bending your wrist too much so that your palm looks sky. Try to bend your wrist while throwing the ball in such a way that your palm looks towards midwicket (for right hand batsmen).

You should follow the spin of the ball and hit it along with the spin. If you hit against the spin, the ball will fly up and you will most likely get out.

Try to turn the ball just before your release. Practice harder and harder each time.

Learn the grip first. The grip is actually the same grip as an off spinner for a right-handed bowler, so hold the ball the same way a right-handed off spinner might grip the ball and practice.

Googly from back of the hand, and flipper by clicking the fingers. Remember to not to change your grip.

You can increase your speed with more of a big run up and with controlling your finger.

Sort of. Your approach should only be tilted a small amount. Once you've bowled, pivot on your front foot for a better follow through and more spin.

Get as much spin from your fingers and wrists as you can, but pivot on your front foot to get torque, drift and spin.

6 feet from the batsmen so they can't hit the ball, which allows you to spin it.

While bowling the basic leg spin, the palm of your hand faces you. For a doosra or the wrongun the palm should fave the batsman and the ball to be released back from the hand. Practice as much you can until you perfect it.

If you want the ball to spin, then yes. Flick your wrist to get even more turn.

Take two single stumps and place one of it in the line of the off stump and another in line with the centre stump. Remember that both of these stumps should be 6 feet away from the stump as mentioned. Try pitching the ball at the right spot which is the centre of these two stumps. This is for the right hand batsman drill. For left hand batsman just do the same thing with the centre stump remaining same and the other stump in line with the leg stump. The reason that the stump should be 6 feet away is so that it the batsman is confused whether to come forward and play the ball or go back so by the time they get confused, you can either make a dot ball or get a wicket.