Multiple choice general knowledge sports

A doosra is a particular type of delivery by an off-spin bowler in the sport of cricket, popularised by

  1. Murli

  2. Saqlain Mushtaq

  3. Warne

  4. Kumble
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Explanation

The doosra is a delivery that spins opposite to the off-spinner's stock ball, created by Pakistani cricketer Saqlain Mushtaq in the 1990s. The term means 'the second one' in Urdu. Muralitharan became a famous practitioner later, Warne was a leg-spinner, and Kumble was a leg-break googly bowler.

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