Ravi Ashwin joint fastest to 350 Wkt with Murali

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On 10/6/2019 at 9:33 AM, Vijy said:

I have always wondered about saqlain's doosra. at least in visual terms, it did not seem as chuck-y as ajmal or murali.

Maybe because Saqqi had a very fast arm action and always wore sleeved shirts ??

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On 10/6/2019 at 9:39 AM, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Was saqlain doosra clean as some say???.....i was quite young during his peak days so dnt remeber much of him bowling 

No. Clean doosra is only possible with a completely different grip, which you can see. Nobody uses this grip anymore but once Aussie bowler long ago ( WWII era) did: you basically hold the ball like a pen, with the ball between your thumb and index finger and if you rotate your fingers clockwise, it becomes an off spinner, counter clockwise and it’s a leg spinner. Problem is, you are using only one finger to spin the ball and it doesn’t have much revs on it. It used to work in the days of uncovered, unrolled pitches, where Barnes, Grimmett, OReilley etc succeeded but once we got to the era of rolled pitches, the ball simply does not turn enough with this grip. 

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Ashwin has been the player of the series for us so far. Incredible performance and come back in overseas.