After the match, Siraj talked about bowling wobbly seam serve has really helped him, saying – “Batteries of all forms always have a hard time if you hit the right line. I started bowling with a wobbling seam to develop. swinger. The swaying ramp helps the batter to guess where the ball is going.”
So what really is wobbly seam delivery?
Here is a quick explanation in 6 points:
– When a fast pitcher makes such a serve, the seam will wobble slightly from side to side, unlike a normal pitcher’s serve where the seam remains straight. stand.
– If the pitcher arches his back and hits the floor hard, the pitch will be unpredictably deflected from the field.
– British racer James Anderson is credited as the inventor of delivery, which he says he developed after watching Mohamad Asif close PakistanEngland tour in 2010.
– The serve is usually made by holding the ball like a regular tailor’s serve, with the ring and middle fingers on either side of the seam, but spaced much wider apart so the seam is easily seen. than.
– The secret lies in the way the ball is released, with the wrist ‘locked’ so the ball doesn’t get ‘pushed’ out of the hand like a normal serve, giving the ball a chance to swing.
– Many of the top international pitchers, like Siraj, now have their own version of swing serve.
(With input from Prasanth Menon)
