What is Leg spin?
[[File:Leg_break_small.gif|alt=Leg_break_small|center|thumb|230x230px|A leg spin or leg break delivery bowled from [[wiktionary:over_the_wicket|over the wicket]].]] '''Leg spin''' is a type of bowling style in [[cricket]] where the ball is spun with the [[wrist]]. It makes the ball move strangely, making it hard for the [[batsman]]. Leg spin is tricky and uses different types of spins to confuse the batsman. It's a difficult but interesting part of cricket. The leg spinner's normal delivery causes the ball to spin from right to left ''(from the bowlers [[wikt: perspective|perspective]]).'' The ball generally spins away from the [[leg side]], and this is where it gets the name '''leg break''', meaning it breaks away from the [[leg]].<ref>{{Citation|title=The Science of Spin Bowling: Basics of a Leg Break|date=24 January 2017|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-videos/540/the-science-of-spin-bowling-basics-of-a-leg-break|publisher=[[Cricbuzz]]|language=en|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Leg Break|url=https://www.mumbaicricket.com/mca/Leg_Break.php|access-date=16 October 2023|website=[[Mumbai Cricket Association]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Sports-stub}} [[Category:Cricket]]