| There are two main variations to bowl the doosra in | | | | make it easier to bowl. This variation does not spin |
| cricket. They are the finger doosra and the wrist | | | | as much as the wrist variation but it is easier to |
| doosra. | | | | disguise during the release. |
| The first of these variations, the finger doosra, is the | | | | The second doosra variation is the wrist variation. |
| type that was made famous by Saqlain Mustaq from | | | | This variation is used by Muttiah Muralitharan from |
| Pakistan. Saqlain was also the first bowler to bowl | | | | Sri-Lanka and Sajeed Ajmal from Pakistan. In this |
| the doosra on the international scene. Since then | | | | variation, as the name implies, the wrist is used to |
| bowlers who bowl the finger variation includes | | | | impart the spin. It is not needed that the ball's seam |
| Harbajan Singh from India and Johan Botha from | | | | angles towards first slip as in this method the seam |
| South Africa. | | | | will be scrambled. This variation spins more than the |
| With the finger doosra the spin is imparted with, as | | | | finger variation but is more difficult to disguise during |
| the name suggests, the fingers. The wrist angle must | | | | the release. |
| change considerably from the stock ball delivery and | | | | Once mastered the doosra will become a very |
| the ball's seam is angled at first slip. It is an | | | | dangerous delivery for any off spin bowler to bowl in |
| extraordinary difficult delivery to bowl. There are | | | | cricket games. |
| many tips and techniques a bowler can use though to | | | | |