Q&A for How to Grip the Ball to Bowl Offspin

A googly is bowled by a leg spinner. When the leg spinner releases an off break ball, or simply when a leg spinner does off spin, it's a googly.

You can't do both at the same time and taking wicket is 95 % skill and 5% luck. You will have to think and pick the batsman's or batswoman's weak areas. Pick the area choose the speed you want to bowl at and height and there you go, you just picked your first wicket!

Try bowling more slowly.

Keep the bowl in your wrist and aim where you want to ball but with the back of the hands.

Generally, off spinners try to give the ball some flight and pitch it outside the batsman's off stump - this mainly would land on a good-full length.

Turning the ball both ways is an art. If you are bowing off-spin, try the dosra. Dosra is a ball which goes the other way (leg spin if you are a right-hander). In this way, you try to turn your wrist towards the batsman whilst your thumb is facing mid wicket.

No matter which side you grip the ball, the angle decides it all. Turn the wrists toward the side you want the ball to drift.

That is leg spin. To control your wides, you just need to keep practicing and also not try too hard to spin the ball or bowl quickly.

When you release the ball, the wrist position determines the direction of spin. A leg spin is generally released with the front of the hand. A googly is released from the back of the hand. Try bowling your spin without showing your back of the hand to the batsman.

Change things up. Slow the play down. Vary your speed and what sort of balls you want to bowl. Start by bowling normally and then once you have figured out the batsman's strengths and weaknesses, change things up and test them out. E.g. Batsman is a very strong off side player but not so strong of his legs - maybe you could try to spear it in to his leg stump.

Different types of bowling are fast or seam and spin. In fast bowling , there are two types -- an in swinger and an out swinger. In spin, there are two, namely off spin and leg spin.

You don't explain 90 what - miles, kilometers or seconds? Whatever it may be, hold the ball with your index finger on the top and your thumb your middle finger and your ring finger on the sides. Then throw it with power to create force. Practice makes perfect.

You should grip the ball with your index finger parallel with the outer grip and apply force with your wrist and middle finger.

This is more to do with angle. Try to approach from a different angle, and when at the crease going through your action, push your wrist into the direction you want it to drift.

Grab the ball from one side, and when you are releasing the ball, rotate it. It requires a bit of practice.

By using the momentum of your action and arm speed you can bowl a big off spin.

To do an inswing you should put your thumb under the ball and two fingers (index and middle) in the top. While releasing, you should keep some space on the two fingers you put above.

You should do whichever one you are more comfortable with.

To bowl a leg spin you have to put your fingers across your seam, roll your hands to the right, and release when your fingers are at maximum bending length. Give your ball gliding time before it bounces. Attempt to bowl the ball on the middle stump at all times. For me this strategy works best against right-handers swinging away from the batsman, taking the edge or nicking off the stump.

The optimum speed for a turning pitch is 70 - 80 KPH with occasional quicker ones for a surprise.

It depends on the pitch and the ball you are using. Offspinning also requires lots of practice. Experiment with different balls and pitches, and see what works for you.

This is mainly a skill that develops as you become older and stronger. Obviously, you can try to spear it in quicker but it generally comes naturally and mostly only occurs when in professional (state, grade, international) cricket.

6 feet away from the batting crease. The batsman would not be able to pick it up.

No, bowling leg spin is the best for a left handed bowler.

Run fast and move your arm much faster, it will make the ball go faster.

Perhaps you are not flicking your wrist, as this is very important to spin bowling. Also, bowl slowly. If you bowl too quickly, the ball won't spin very much. The ball should take two or three seconds to reach its target.

Your index finger will spin the ball when you bowl an off spin, and your ring finger spins the ball when you bowl a leg spin.

Use your spare arm to aim at the middle stump. If you bowl correctly, it will always be on course to hit the stumps and maybe catch the batsmen out.

Take a faster run up and then bowl using all your strength to put as much power as possible.

Put your fingers on the bowl two fingers up, two down, and spin it to right to left.