Meaning & use
doosra
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Meaning
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In cricket, a delivery by an off-spin bowler that turns the opposite way from a normal off-break.
Grammar: Countable: a doosra, two doosras. Often used after 'bowl' or 'spin'.
Patterns
- bowl a doosra
- a doosra from someone
The bowler surprised the batsman with a well-disguised doosra.
He developed a doosra that turned away from the right-handed batter.
Word forms
| plural | doosras |
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Common combinations
- bowl a doosra
- She bowled a doosra to break the partnership.
- a well-disguised doosra
- His well-disguised doosra fooled everyone in the stadium.
- the doosra turns
- The doosra turns the other way from an off-break.
Commonly confused: doosra or googly? doosra or teesra?
doosra vs googly
A googly is a leg-spinner's delivery that turns the opposite way from a normal leg-break. A doosra is the off-spinner's equivalent.
doosra vs teesra
A teesra is another variation bowled by an off-spinner, but it usually goes straight on rather than turning the other way.
Practice
In cricket, what is a 'doosra'?
Choose one answer.
A doosra is a deceptive off-spinner's delivery that turns the other way. Option A describes a different type of ball; option C is a fielding position; option D is a batting shot.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “doosra”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.