A doosra is a particular type of delivery by an off-spin bowler in the sport of cricket. The doosra spins in the opposite direction to an off break,and aims to confuse the batsman into playing an unavoidable shot.
Separamadu Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest limited overs bowlers of all time. Playing as a right-arm fast bowler,Malinga was commonly used as a specialist death bowler,and captained the Sri Lanka national cricket team to the 2014 T20 World Cup title. He was nicknamed "Slinga Malinga" due to his distinctive round-arm action,sometimes referred to as a sling action. Malinga announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 14 September 2021 and migrated to Melbourne.
Mushtaq Ahmed is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who currently acts as the spin bowling coach for the Pakistan Cricket Team. A leg break googly bowler,at his peak he was described as being one of the best three wrist-spinners in the world. In an international career that spanned from 1990 until 2003,he claimed 185 wickets in Test cricket and 161 in One Day Internationals. He was at his most prolific internationally between 1995 and 1998,but his most successful years were as a domestic player for Sussex in the early 2000s.
Tino la Bertram Best is a former West Indian cricketer. Since 2002,he has played domestic cricket for his native Barbados,with a season at English club Yorkshire in 2010. Best made his Test debut in May 2003 and played his first One Day International a year later. A back strain incurred in May 2004 prevented Best from playing cricket until March the following year. In 2008 Best signed to play in the Indian Cricket League because he had not played international cricket since 2006. He returned to the side when the West Indies fielded a side weakened by contract disputes between leading players and the West Indies Cricket Board but was dropped shortly after.
Shane Edward Bond is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer and present bowling coach of Rajasthan Royals,described as "New Zealand's best fast bowler since Sir Richard Hadlee",and often among the greatest fast bowlers of his era. He represented New Zealand in Test,ODI and Twenty20 International cricket and played for Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket and Warwickshire in English domestic cricket. A right-arm fast bowler,his fastest recorded delivery was clocked at 156.4 km/h against India in the 2003 World Cup.
Abdul Razzaq is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer,who played all formats of the game. Known as a gifted all-rounder,he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman. He emerged in international cricket in 1996 with his One Day International debut against Zimbabwe at his home ground in Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore;just one month before his seventeenth birthday. He was part of the Pakistan Cricket squad that won the ICC World Twenty20 2009. He played 265 ODIs and 46 Tests.
Shoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national cricket team and currently plays for Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team from 2007 to 2009. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. On 3 November 2015,Malik announced his retirement from Test cricket to focus on the 2019 Cricket World Cup. On 2 July 2018,he became the first male cricketer to play 100 T20Is. On 5 July 2019,he announced his retirement from One Day International cricket after Pakistan won their last group stage game against Bangladesh at Lord's at the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Malik was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.
Andrew John Bichel is a former Australian cricketer,who played 19 Test matches and 67 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1997 and 2004. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler,but was also a hard-hitting lower-order batsman.
Rana Naved-Naveed,(born 28 February 1978) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played all formats of the game.
Rao Iftikhar Anjum also known as RAO Anjum,is a former Pakistani cricketer right arm medium fast bowler and right hand batsman. Rao Iftikhar Anjum is another addition to Pakistan's seemingly endless production line of pace bowlers. Iftikhar,however,is more Aaqib Javed than Wasim Akram or Waqar Younis,and his outswinger is considered by many to be as effective as Aaqib's. He can bowl reverse-swing - a prerequisite for Pakistani bowlers,when the ball gets a bit rougher,with good control over his yorkers. Iftikhar has performed consistently well in the domestic circuit since making his debut three years ago. Anjum was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.
Munir Malik was a Pakistani cricketer who played three Test matches for Pakistan between 1959 and 1962. A right-arm fast-medium bowler,he took nine wickets in Test cricket at an average of 39.77,including a five-wicket haul against England. During his first-class career,he took 197 wickets at the average of 21.75.
The Jammu and Kashmir cricket team is a cricket team based in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir,run by JKCA. It is in the Elite Group C of the Ranji Trophy. Its main home ground is the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar,and it also plays at Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground in Jammu.
Johan Dewald Nel is a former South African-born Scottish professional cricketer. He is a primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler,who also bats right-handed.
Taj Malik(Pashto:تاجملک;born 1975) is an Afghan former cricketer and coach. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler who played for Afghanistan. He is credited as one of the most influential persons in Afghan cricket,and was their first national coach. He was also chairman of the Afghanistan National Cricket Academy,leading its domestic competitions,and General Secretary of the Afghanistan Cricket Federation.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh is an Indian international cricketer who is playing for the Indian cricket team. He currently plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League and Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket. He is considered to be one of the best and most consistent swing bowlers in the world. Kumar swings the ball both ways efficiently,with his inswingers more effective than outswing. Initially starting his career as an opening swing bowler,Bhuvneshwar Kumar upgraded his bowling armoury with reverse swing,slower bowls and Yorkers to become a death over specialist too. With India,Kumar won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He became the first bowler to win a purple cap of IPL in two consecutive seasons.
Samuel Badree is a former Trinidadian cricketer and cricket coach who played international cricket for the West Indies. He is a right-arm leg-spin bowler.
Billy James Stanlake is an Australian cricketer. He is a fast bowler who represented Australia in the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and played One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for the full national side. He plays domestic cricket for the Tasmania cricket team and the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League. Stanlake is the tallest person to ever represent Australia in international cricket,standing at 204 cm.
Arshdeep Singh is an Indian professional cricketer who plays for the India national cricket team. In Indian domestic cricket,he plays for Punjab and for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League. Arshdeep is a left-arm medium-fast bowler and left-handed lower order batter.
Umran Malik is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team in limited-overs cricket as a right-arm fast bowler. He debuted for India in June 2022 against Ireland. He plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League and Jammu and Kashmir in domestic cricket.
The 15th NKP Salve Challenger Trophy was an Indian domestic cricket tournament that was held in Nagpur from 8 October to 11 October 2009. The series involved the domestic teams from India which were India Blue,India Red,and India Green. India Red defeated India Blue by 7 wickets in the final to become the champions of the tournament.
