  frame|left|animation of a typical off spin (finger spin) delivery. off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side (that is, towards the right-handed batsman, or away from a left-handed batsman). this contrasts with leg spin, in which the ball spins from leg to off and which is bowled with a very different action. a left-handed bowler who bowls with the same action as an off spinner is known as a left-arm orthodox spinner. while the orthodox spinner has the same action as an off-spinner, the ball itself spins in the opposite direction (akin to a right arm leg spinner). off spin is generally considered less difficult to play than leg spin, as off breaks typically spin less than leg breaks, and do not generally possess the same loopy, potentially deceptive flight. in addition, off spinners tend to have a smaller repertoire of deliveries to choose from. however, the off spinner often bowls faster and more accurately than a leg spinner, and can therefore deceive the batsman with changes in the pace of the ball. left|direction of spin for right hand off-spinernotable off spinners include, muttiah muralitharan of sri lanka, who has the most wickets in both odis and test matches. saqlain mushtaq was credited with the invention of the "doosra", which is bowled with a similar-looking action to the off break but spins the opposite way, just as the leg spinner's googly turns the opposite way from his stock ball. another common weapon of the off spinner is the arm ball, which d
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