Tips *.Shine the ball a lot and make the other side(the rough side) asrough as possible. To test if the ball is ready for a reverse swing,just throw the ball with straight seam to a fielder and if the ball swings towards the shining surface, then its ready to dance the batsman out. *.After 30-40 overs the ball is old and to reverse a ball one side ofthe ball should be shined .Grip the the ball with seam release itwith seam.The batsmen is readyto face seam. *.Since reverse swing favours the older ball, it will usually start to move around the 40-over mark.However, Englands bowlers last year were able to make the ball reverse after just 15 to 20 overs. Brett Lee found his reverse swing in Adelaide on the 30-over mark. *.Never try and force reverse swing. If you are a natural in-swinger dont change your grip and try to bowl out swing. Itusually will go wrong, youll loseyour concentration, go for moreruns and be taken off by the captain. *.When you bowl, hold it with the seam upright and when you are about to let go of the ball give ita little flick as hard as you can so it kind of spins -vinod kumar *.Practise reversing an old, prepared ball in the nets. Its not going to happen by magic in the middle if you havent practised it thoroughly. But perhaps there was some magic involved when Wasim Akram had the red cherry in his hands! *.You must pitch the ball up; reverse swinging yorkers can bedevastating - as Waqar Younis proved at his peak. Few bowlerscan reverse a ball away from the bat - hence the success of Simon Jones and Andrew Flintoff against the Australians. Warnings*. Using a blade, metal or even fingernails to quicken the process of creating a rougher surface is always and in every circumstance illegal and not in the spirit of the game. If you get caught ball tampering by the umpires, youll get banned from the game. *.Wrist position and follow-through are important.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 05:32:19 +0000
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