Doosra

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  • noun. 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.
  • Word Usage
    "Saqlain was one of the top off-spinners in his prime and was credited with inventing the "doosra" - a delivery which spins the opposite way from normal off-spin."