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 begins to swing towards the shine. This is known as reverse swing—meaning a natural outswinger will become an inswinger and vice versa.The result is always a swing to the side with the later separation, so the swing is away from the seam.
1. Take a 20-30 over-old ball that is still shiny. Such a ball is usually better through the air on the side of shine because of natural sedatives 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.
2. Hold the ball along the seam, with shiny side towards leg side and rough side towards the slips.
3. Flex your wrist along with the cricket ball such that the shining side is about 30 degrees downwards.
4. 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.
5. Make sure that in the follow-through, your bowling hand goes between your body and the stumps (on either side of your body.)
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