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doosra

/ˈduːs.ɹə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A type of ball, bowled by an off-spin bowler, that, unlike a normal off break, spins from leg to off for a right-handed batsman; the off-spinner's version of the googly.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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