Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

India’s newest spin doctor

Kuldeep Yadav is first chinaman bowler to play for India in Tests. The team bowls out Oz for 300 on Day 1 of final test

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What is a chinaman delivery?

Ball from a left-armer that spins in to a right-hand batsman. It turns from off to leg stump of a right-hand batsman. A wrong one leaves the right-hander

The origin

In 1933, at Old Trafford, West Indian left-arm spinner Ellis Achong —first Test cricketer of Chinese origin — bowled a wrist-spin delivery

The famous ones

Chuck FleetwoodS­mith, Garry Sobers, and more recently, Paul Adams, Michael Bevan, Brad Hogg, and Dave Mohammed are among the better known ones.

4/68 Yadav notches up a dream debut

 ?? AP PHOTO ?? Kuldeep Yadav bowls on Day 1 of Ind vs Aus fourth test.
AP PHOTO Kuldeep Yadav bowls on Day 1 of Ind vs Aus fourth test.

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