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Swing Bowling
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The stock balls of a fast or medium pace bowler are the outswingers, inswingers. Most fast
bowlers over a period of time settle down to fast medium or medium pace in order to have more
control on their line and length and also to extend their playing career. The run up, action
and follow through are the same for fast medium or medium pace bowling.
Outswing:
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To bowl the out swinger, the ball is held with the index and middle finger on the
seam, which is upright & angled towards the slips with the shiny surface on the right.
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The thumb is directly underneath. Try to get as close as possible to the stumps when you bowl the
Outswinger, as it is most effective then.
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The wrist is cocked and when the ball is released the seam must be vertical and goes down the pitch upright. The two fingers stay behind the seam as
long as possible.
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The ball is directed at a spot on the good length of the batsman in line with
the off stump. The side on action is most conducive to bowl the outswinger though front on
bowlers too, with judicious use of the seam and shine, can bowl outswingers quite consistently.
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The aim must be to send the ball as straight as possible to the batsman and then at the last
moment have it swing away late to catch the edge. Try to make the batsman play forward every
time you bowl the outswinger. It can also be bowled going slightly wide of the stumps to
confuse the batsman. The front arm finishes by the side of the body.
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[ Video demonstration of the outswinger ]
Inswing:
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Here the ball is held by the two fingers and the thumb underneath it, with the seam
upright and angled towards fine leg.
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The shiny side is on the left and the fingers may also
have a slight gap between them.
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The landing of the front foot is a bit more to the left to
allow the bowling arm to finish between the legs. It is easier to bowl an inswinger from wide
of the crease, though this can be easily picked by the batsman.
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Here again, the success depends
on the ability to send the ball straight and then curve in to hit the batsman or the stumps.
The line of attack is generally about half a foot outside the off stump. Inswingers can be
bowled at the batsman, if the bowler is looking for a catch on the leg side.
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[ Video demonstration of the inswinger ]
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