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doosra.

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.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈduːs.ɹə/UK/ˈduːz.ɹə/UK
  1. 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.

    His weakness in batting is against doosras.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindi दूसरा (dūsrā, “second; other”).

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