doosra

/ ˈduːzrə /

noun

1. a delivery, bowled by an off-spinner, that turns the opposite way from an off-break

Word History and Origins

Origin of doosra¹

C20: from Urdu, Hindi: second one, other one

Example Sentences

It’s a tight over for five balls, and a bit shoddy for the remaining one, which is pretty much a beamer that slips out of the front of Moeen’s hand – an attempted doosra, reckons Michael Atherton – that Rabada clobbers over his head for six.

From The Guardian

It’s a tight over for five balls, and a bit shoddy for the remaining one, which is pretty much a beamer that slips out of the front of Moeen’s hand – an attempted doosra, reckons Michael Atherton – that Rabada clobbers over his head for six.

From The Guardian

And if a bowler who normally spins it away from a right-handed batsman spins it toward him, that’s a doosra.

From New York Times

But unless you are from Britain, India, South Africa or a few other places, you are very likely so cricket-challenged that you don’t know a googly from a doosra.

From New York Times

He is also the man credited with introducing the 'doosra' that went on to become almost a staple part of an offie's armoury.

From BBC