How can i do revers swing with a cricket ball?

Answer 1

G'day Sameer R,

Thank you for your question.

You can achieve reverse swing in the same way as normal swing by polishing one side and leaving the other alone.

Normal swing occurs mostly when the ball is fairly new. As it wears more, the aerodynamics of the asymmetry change and it is more difficult to extract a large amount of swing.

When the ball becomes very old—around 40 or more overs old (although Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones have produced reverse swing in balls as few as 15 overs old)—it can begin to swing towards the polished side rather than the rough side. This is known as reverse swing. In essence, both sides have turbulent flow, but here the seam causes the airflow to separate earlier on one side. The result is always a swing to the side with the later separation, so the swing is away from the seam. See External Links

Reverse swing is difficult to achieve consistently, as it relies on uneven wear of the ball, tends to occur mostly in hot, dry weather conditions, and requires bowling at high speed. Normal swing can be achieved at relatively moderate bowling speeds, but only the fastest bowlers can regularly produce reverse swing.

Reverse swing tends to be stronger than normal swing, and to occur late in the ball's trajectory. This gives it a very different character to normal swing, and because batsmen experience it less often they generally find it much more difficult to defend against. It is also possible for a ball to swing normally in its early flight, and then to reverse as it approaches the batsman, giving its trajectory an S-shape through the air.

Notable practitioners of reverse swing have mostly been Pakistani fast bowlers. Sarfraz Nawaz and Imran Khan are often credited as the first bowlers to produce reverse swing, and they have been followed by bowlers such as Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Irfan Pathan, Aaqib Javed, Shoaib Akhtar, Ajit Agarkar, Darren Gough, Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones. In the early days of reverse swing, Pakistani bowlers were suspected of using unfair means to achieve it, but today they are considered to have been simply ahead of their time. Such controversy is not entirely absent from the modern game, however, as shown by accusations of ball tampering made against the Pakistani team during the fourth test against England in 2006 when the ball began to reverse swing after the 50th over.

I have attached sources for your reference.

Regards

Answer 2

Take a 20-30 over-old ball whose one side is still shining. Such a ball is usually heavier on the side of shine because of sweat put on it to shine, whereas the other side has gone through wear and tear without any repairs. This weight difference is what bowlers take advantage of.
Hold the ball along the seam, with shining side towards leg side and rough side towards the slips.
Flex your wrist along with the cricket ball such that the shining side is about 30 degrees downwards.
Bowl with your hands angled. The angle between your head and bowling hand at shoulder should be about 50-60 degrees. Bowl with your hand as much away from your head as possible.
Make sure that in the follow-through, your bowling hand goes between your body and the stumps (on either side of your body.)


Tips
Shine the ball very much and make the other-rough side as rough 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 it's ready to dance the batsman out.
You must pitch the ball up, reverse swinging yorkers can be devastating - as Waqar Younis proved at his peak. Few bowlers can reverse a ball away from the bat - hence the success of Simon Jones and Andrew Flintoff against the Australians.
Practise reversing an old, prepared ball in the nets. It's not going to happen by magic in the middle if you haven't practised it thoroughly.
Warnings
Wrist position and follow-through are important.
Using a blade or metal 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 you'll get banned from the game.

sorce:
http://www.nethandicap.com/

Answer 3

Reverse swing
Normal swing occurs mostly when the ball is fairly new. As it wears more, the aerodynamics of the asymmetry change and it is more difficult to extract a large amount of swing.

When the ball becomes very old—around 40 or more overs old,it can begin to swing towards the polished side rather than the rough side. This is known as reverse swing. In essence, both sides have turbulent flow, but here the seam causes the airflow to separate earlier on one side. The result is always a swing to the side with the later separation, so the swing is away from the seam. See External Links

Reverse swing is difficult to achieve consistently, as it relies on uneven wear of the ball, tends to occur mostly in hot, dry weather conditions, and requires bowling at high speed. Normal swing can be achieved at relatively moderate bowling speeds, but only the fastest bowlers can regularly produce reverse swing.

Reverse swing tends to be stronger than normal swing, and to occur late in the ball's trajectory. This gives it a very different character to normal swing, and because batsmen experience it less often they generally find it much more difficult to defend against. It is also possible for a ball to swing normally in its early flight, and then to reverse as it approaches the batsman, giving its trajectory an S-shape through the air.

Notable practitioners of reverse swing have mostly been Pakistani fast bowlers. Sarfraz Nawaz and Imran Khan are often credited as the first bowlers to produce reverse swing, and they have been followed by bowlers such as Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Irfan Pathan, Aaqib Javed, Shoaib Akhtar, Ajit Agarkar, Darren Gough, Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones. In the early days of reverse swing, Pakistani bowlers were suspected of using unfair means to achieve it, but today they are considered to have been simply ahead of their time. Such controversy is not entirely absent from the modern game, however, as shown by accusations of ball tampering made against the Pakistani team during the fourth test against England in 2006 when the ball began to reverse swing after the 50th over.

Reverse Swing
Reverse swing is very different to conventional swing. Although the seam is oriented in the same way as for an outswinger and the action is the same, the rough side of the ball is to the fore, and the ball moves in to the batsman like an inswinger. Reverse swing is achieved when the ball is bowled very fast. In this case the air flow will become turbulent on both sides before it reaches the seam.

Answer 4

As normal swing, reverse swing is an art. There are two ways/steps to produce reverse swing. First you should watch the great exponents delivering such swing, like Ajit Agarkar, Ran Naved, Simon Jones. I find Simon Jones to be the best exponent at this time. Second step involves learning the aerodynamics of swing. Once you know the science involved in it, you have to practice it in the presence of watchful eyes of a coach. You ought to use the old ball to reverse swing. The details contained in the website (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/reverse_swi... ) is of great help in learning the art of reverse swing. Middle finger comes into play while reverse swinging the old ball.

Answer 5

Reverse swing depends a lot on the weather condition. But ask Darrel Hair. If Aussies or English manages reverse swing, it is an art. But as a sub-continent palyer manages reverse-swing you will be called a ball temperer. Better be contend with normal swing -- both in and out. See how Md Asif is making Petersen dance with his ability to swing the ball bothways.

Answer 6

The same way as the normal swing but you team mates have to be consistent with the side you are polishing and the swing you want to achieve.

Answer 7

The initial exponents of reverse swing mostly been Pakistani fast bowlers: Sarfraz Nawaz and Imran Khan are often credited as the first bowlers to produce reverse swing, and they have been followed by bowlers such as Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis,Irfan Pathan,Aaqib Javed, Shoaib Akhtar,Darren Gough, Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones. In the early days of reverse swing, the Pakistani bowlers were suspected of using unfair means to achieve it, but today they are considered to have been simply ahead of their time.

WASIM AKRAM ... he is the best of the bests, he is the greatest left arm fast bowler. He had all the abilities, to swing in both side, reverse swing(the best shot of his weapons),perfect yorker, gud length, bouncer, short ball, and he was a great performer ... obviously he is the better man ... maybe the best of all left arm fast bowlers of all time. In his time he was one of the most feared bowler by all team, yes Glen Mcgrath is also feared by most of the batsmen of the world ... but the fact is he is not as great a performer as Wasim was ... Wasim Akram retired, but if he was still bowling, then he might hav been crossed 700 wickets in odis and 600 wickets in tests ...
Oh yeah he was a hell of a batsman too. i totally forgot to mention. He had the ability to bat in any position. Glen Mcgrath doesnot has that ability ... he can only do sum 20 30 runs atmost ... but Wasim Akram he was devastating for any team. He was a hard hitting batsmen and always a big timer. So these facts say that Wasim Akram is the better than Glen Mcgrath and maybe the best of all left arm fast bowlers.

Yeas, i totally agree with you. Wasim is all time best bowler of cricket. But as it is a tradition of india/pakistan not to give due respect to their great players... he was not rewarded for his services in his own country. but it is due to his greatness that all the bowlers no matters from which country consults him for bowling tips.. Recently australians(brett lee especially in ongoing bangladesh tour) consult him for learning tips of reverse swing. and as a great servant of game, he helps everybody... and you can see brett lee delivering reverse swing in future...

I am a great fan of Wasim Akram......

With a turbulent boundary layer on both sides of the ball, the effect of the seam is reversed. It now acts as a ramp, pushing the turbulent air away from the ball and causing the boundary layer to peel away sooner. That makes the pressure on that side higher, forcing the ball to swing towards the batsman.

To get reverse swing with a new ball, smooth on both sides, experiments show that the bowler has to reach 80-90 miles per hour to get appreciable movement. This kind of speed has only ever been achieved consistently by a few bowlers. A scuffed ball however can generate substantial reverse swing at speeds well within the capabilities of any medium-paced bowler.

The ideal ball for reverse swing has one side rough, the other smooth, with a prominent seam in between. The seam should be angled at about 15 degrees to the direction of flight, pointing away from the desired direction of movement. The ball can then be swung both into and away from the batsman depending solely on which side of the ball is delivered at the front - generating either normal or reverse swing. Because the bowler does not need to change either his grip or his action, the batsman will have no clue which way the ball is likely to move.

For reverse swing the amount of sideways movement is related to the speed of delivery, making this a particularly effective delivery for fast bowlers.

Answer 8

opposite swing, provides an excellent sych for bowlers as they recognize at any aspect that ball ought to seam lower back in to the bats adult men and reason alot of issues Zaheer Khan is a kinda tall guy who will have the capacity to get that ball the seam lower back in and reason large issues. The Grip of the ball also impacts this and likewise the stature of the participant and the pitch!

Answer 9

u can reverse swing the cricket ball by making one side of ball rough and making one side of ball shine

Answer 10

Reverse swing is usually achieved in hot conditions, and only on heavily worn balls... see this link for more info...