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Doosra meaning

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.

Using Doosra

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • In the example corpus, doosra often appears in combinations such as: the doosra, muralitharan's doosra, doosra without.

Context around Doosra

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

titled 1×

Often after:

flummoxed 1× based 1× delivery 1× contravened 1×

Sentence patterns with Doosra

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

arise from doosra 1× bowl the doosra without bending 1× bowl the doosra without straightening 1× film titled doosra based on 1× for the doosra delivery was 1× including the doosra with an 1× mastered the doosra 1× muralitharan s doosra contravened the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

based on the 1× currently he is 1× hence a team 1× his googly or 1× i proved that 1× muralitharan once again 1×

Common sentence endings:

5 for spinners 1× arise from doosra 1× at the university 1× england and australia 1× live video cameras 1× mastered the doosra 1×

Words around Doosra

Just before it in the word index:

doose 5 doosan 6 doos 5 dooryard 3 doorways 60 doorway 206

Just after it in the word index:

dootone 2 doozie 2 doozies 4 doozy 34 dop 15 dopa 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Doosra

  • In this selection, "doosra" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, titled, flummoxed, based and delivery stand out and add context to how "doosra" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arise from doosra and bowl the doosra without bending. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "doosra" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with doosra

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He had not yet mastered the doosra. (7 words)

The legality of his doosra was first called into question in 2004. (12 words)

His googly or the ‘doosra’ flummoxed plenty of batsmen and soon, Ajmal was translating his white-ball success into the Test arena. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Based on the recommendations the ICC issued a new guideline (which was effective from 1 March 2005) allowing for extensions or hyperextensions of up to 15 degrees for all types of bowlers, thus deeming Muralitharan's doosra to be legal. (40 words)

Currently he is busy working on his docu-fictional film titled ‘Doosra’ based on cricket and as part of his research, he plans to meet and interview a few former cricket captains of India, England and Australia. (37 words)

Hence, a team of Australian scientists citation representing the University of South Australia conducted an independent research, in line with modern Artificial Intelligence and biomechanics in order to solve the controversial issue arise from doosra. (35 words)

Example sentences (11)

His googly or the ‘doosra’ flummoxed plenty of batsmen and soon, Ajmal was translating his white-ball success into the Test arena.

Currently he is busy working on his docu-fictional film titled ‘Doosra’ based on cricket and as part of his research, he plans to meet and interview a few former cricket captains of India, England and Australia.

Based on the recommendations the ICC issued a new guideline (which was effective from 1 March 2005) allowing for extensions or hyperextensions of up to 15 degrees for all types of bowlers, thus deeming Muralitharan's doosra to be legal.

He had not yet mastered the doosra.

Hence, a team of Australian scientists citation representing the University of South Australia conducted an independent research, in line with modern Artificial Intelligence and biomechanics in order to solve the controversial issue arise from doosra.

I proved that it was possible to bowl the doosra without bending the arm." citation In 2004 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Muralitharan voluntarily performed a series of tests with live video cameras.

Muralitharan once again showed he could bowl all his deliveries including the doosra with an arm brace that prevents any straightening of his elbow.

Muralitharan's mean elbow extension angle for the doosra delivery was 14°, which was subsequently reduced to a mean of 10.2° after remedial training at the University.

Orthopediatrician Dr Mandeep Dillon stated that Muralitharan's unusual ability to generate extra movement both at the shoulder as well the wrist enables him to bowl the doosra without straightening the elbow.

The findings reported to ICC by the University of Western Australia 's study citation was that Muralitharan's doosra contravened the established ICC elbow extension limit of 5° for spinners.

The legality of his doosra was first called into question in 2004.

Common combinations with doosra

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "doosra" in a sentence?
An example: "His googly or the ‘doosra’ flummoxed plenty of batsmen and soon, Ajmal was translating his white-ball success into the Test arena." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "doosra" from authentic English texts.
What does "doosra" mean?
Doosra means: 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.
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