Although rare now, in the past there were bowlers who used the off-break action who deliberately did not impart any … See more

Off spin contrasts with leg spin, in which the ball spins from leg to off and which is bowled with a very different action (wrist spin). Off spin is generally considered less difficult to play than leg spin, as off breaks typically spi… See more

Off spin: Sometimes the term off spin is used to mean the off break delivery. At other times the term off spin has a wider meaning, to include all deliveries bowled by an off spinner, including non-off break deliveries. … See more

An off break is bowled by holding the cricket ball in the palm of the hand with the seam running across under all the fingers. As the ball is released, the fingers roll down the right side of the ball (for a right-handed bowler), giv… See more

Notable off spinners include:
• Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka, who has the most wickets in both ODIs and Test matches,
• E. A. S. Prasanna and Srinivas Venkataraghavan, two of the legendary Indian spin … See more