I bowl left-handed fast and left-handed leg/off spin. In the middle of the over that I started with fast bowling, can I switch to spin and then switch back to fast again?
2007-03-16 09:36:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Cricket
Definetly u can...i hav seen dis happening in a test match couple of years back...and the bowler who changed his style frm left arm medium fast to slow left arm is zaheer khan...so carry on..no probs!!
2007-03-16 11:13:46 · answer #1 · answered by sam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bowling Styles
2016-10-28 13:58:48 · answer #2 · answered by arrocha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES you CAN change your style of bowling at any time.
You can change from fast to spin bowling, or vice versa, or the type of spin you are bowling, at any time, from ball to ball if you want to and you can switch back again at any time.
Also note: for this type of change you DO NOT have to tell the Umpire - the batsman has to "read" and play whatever type of ball you bowl.
Two examples: in an England versus Australia match, England's fast bowler Darren Gough ran in fast from his long run-up then bowled a perfect leg-break to Shane Warne - who blocked it, with a smile!; in another match against Australia, England's left-arm spin bowler Ashley Giles, off a short run-up, bowled a fast bouncer that passed over the batsman's head and over the wicket-keeper - no-one smiled that time!
Note also however: if you are normally bowling fast from a long run-up, you can change to bowling from a shortened run-up BUT only provided the Umpires are ready for you to bowl and provided the batsman is ready to receive the ball. You cannot try to suprise the batsman by suddenly bowling when he is not ready, e.g. you can't turn during your walk back to your usual longer run-up mark and suddenly bowl off a short run-up. You have to wait until the Umpire at the bowling end and batsman are aware that you are going to bowl.
Regarding changing the method of your bowling:
Before you start bowling, the Umpire at the bowling end has to inform the batsman whether you are going bowl left arm or right arm, over or under-arm, and over-the-wicket or round- the-wicket. If you want to change any of these methods of bowling at any time, you have to inform the Umpire at the bowling end and he has to inform the batsman.
Providing you inform the Umpire, you can make this kind of change at any time during an over, or at the start of a new over, and there is no limit to how often you can change.
2007-03-16 12:29:13 · answer #3 · answered by Golfaholic 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you may bowl any ball ie. off break, leg break etc. the only thing you cannot change is your bowling arm in the middle of the over. but you can change your bowling arm during the beginning of the over but you have to tell the umpire that.
2007-03-16 09:58:11 · answer #4 · answered by mar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-16 15:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by Oye chak de phatte!! 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe you can, just let the umpire known if he need to change positions
2007-03-16 09:57:11 · answer #6 · answered by jobees 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-03-16 20:52:53 · answer #7 · answered by john 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.but in the next over you can
2007-03-16 09:40:40 · answer #8 · answered by Wax Phantom 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋