Why are left arm spinners called orthadox, unorthadox, slow left arm orthadox and chainaman ?
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Well as you all know obviously more right arm bowlers are there in the world than left arm bowlers in the world. Therefore when a right arm spin bowler bowls a ball that spun from leg to off or off to leg, they were called leg spin and off spin respectively.
But how do you classify the rare left arm spin bowlers? With a "leg spin" action, their ball turns from off to leg. An with an "off spin" action, it turns from leg to off. This is the complete reversal of the right arm spinners. So the terms leg spin and off spin cannot be used. Do you call a left arm spinner a leg spinner just because his delivery turn from leg to off? If you do so, it will contain no information about the way he delivers the ball (which is more similar to a right arm off spinner).
So a better way to classify would be to look at the way the ball is delivered. The fans can decipher the way the ball will on their own. Finger spinners are orthoox and wrist spinners are unorthodox.
But how do you classify the rare left arm spin bowlers? With a "leg spin" action, their ball turns from off to leg. An with an "off spin" action, it turns from leg to off. This is the complete reversal of the right arm spinners. So the terms leg spin and off spin cannot be used. Do you call a left arm spinner a leg spinner just because his delivery turn from leg to off? If you do so, it will contain no information about the way he delivers the ball (which is more similar to a right arm off spinner).
So a better way to classify would be to look at the way the ball is delivered. The fans can decipher the way the ball will on their own. Finger spinners are orthoox and wrist spinners are unorthodox.
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