off-spinner

No fast bowler exploits the local conditions more skillfully than Zaheer Khan, the leader of a bowling attack that also includes daunting spin options, foremost among them the smart, seasoned off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.

Can India Put a Spin on Cricket World Cup? Richard Lord 2011

That role used to be filled by off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who recently passed 400 Test wickets.

English Bowlers Show India's Weak Spot Richard Lord 2011

Unlike the classic off-spinner's delivery, which spins back into the right-handed batsman, the doosra is delivered comes from the back of the hand and spins away from the right-hander, even though it is bowled with an off-spinner's action.

Beware the Doosra Destroyer Jonathan Clegg 2012

But with the in-form New Zealand off-spinner Jeetan Patel retained, he was jettisoned to Rugby School and on Wednesday hit 25 in a second-team contest between the counties.

Rikki Clarke's fielding of dreams may be all in vain for Warwickshire 2011

"The umpire review system has transformed the game for off-spin bowlers," said Phil Tuffnell, the former England off-spinner.

Beware the Doosra Destroyer Jonathan Clegg 2012

Specifically, the introduction of instant replay and the relaxation of the laws governing the amount a bowler can bend his arm have made the game an off-spinner's paradise.

Beware the Doosra Destroyer Jonathan Clegg 2012

The most feared bowler in the game is Saeed Ajmal, a 34-year-old off-spinner who is listed at 5 feet 4 inches and 170 pounds and tosses the ball at speeds you'd expect to see on a school pitch.

Beware the Doosra Destroyer Jonathan Clegg 2012

Nottinghamshire off-spinner Graeme Swann will make his Test debut for England against India in Chennai, while Matt Prior will start at wicketkeeper

Cricket World Cup: Matt Prior ousts Steven Davies from England squad 2011

Just three years ago, Ajmal was a largely unknown off-spinner who had never bowled a Test delivery.

Beware the Doosra Destroyer Jonathan Clegg 2012

Saeed Ajmal, bowlerThe off-spinner with a bamboozling doosra has been around for a while, but has blossomed under Misbah's astute captaincy.

Misbah's new cast transform Pakistan's dramatic cricket soap opera 2012