Teesra (from a Urdu/Hindi word, translating to 'the third one') is a cricket delivery that may have been invented by Pakistani off spinner Saqlain Mushtaq. Mushtaq has also been credited with inventing the doosra, which is an off-spinner's googly (a leg break).The Teesra may be also the topspin for a off spinner Darren Gough bowling In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batsman. ... In cricket, at the start of an innings the bowling team opens its bowling by using their pace bowlers first. ... Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Seam bowling is a phrase used for a cricket bowling technique whereby the ball is deliberately bowled onto its seam, to cause a random deviation. ... Swing bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ... 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Use in computer cricket games

According to EA Sports' Cricket 07 game, a teesra is an off-spinner's delivery that starts off like a normal off break ball, but after release drifts slowly to the batsmen, before pitching and turning at an angle whilst picking up speed and bouncing higher than a normal delivery. This is particularly useful if bowled just away from a right handed batsman's leg stump, as he would often be unprepared and may play the shot too late. Cricket 07 is a cricket simulation computer game from EA Sports, which, like its predecessor Cricket 2005 was developed by HB Studios, and is available for Windows and PlayStation 2. ... An off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ...

Source

• Rediff article

See also

• Doosra