AMERICANS REACT TO SHANE WARNE "KING OF SPIN" LEG SPIN TUTORIAL || REAL FANS SPORTS

[@hi_pd]

RIP Shane, the King, Warnie 🙏

[@karlennis3642]

🙏

[@blackadder8691]

This was hard to watch again 😢

[@limehead4700]

As a wicket keeper, what is often overlooked is how difficult it is for a wicket keeper, who has to read every variation

[@brucelamberton8819]

I was a 'keeper too. Never had to keep to a bowler who could even get a fraction of his spin, and can only imagine what it was like. Must have been mentally very tiring.

[@angusmckenzie9622]

I was a simple leggie, just the toppie and wrong'un. I worked out hand signals to the 'keeper, right hand in the pocket for a toppie, left for a wrong'un. I never got to flipper level.

[@stephenrogers981]

There will never be another Warnie, this dude was something else.

[@Dr_KAP]

Omg I’m so excited you guys got to see this I’ve been waiting for it. When Shane Warne unexpectedly passed away last year, the tributes came in from all around the world- he was friends with Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Michael Jordan to name just a few. Best leg spinner of all time. There are so many types of bowls, spin bowling, swing bowling, fast bowling etc. And the 5 styles he introduces here are variations of one type of spin bowling!! It’s definitely an art.

[@sammy_dog]

not just the best leg spinner but one of the best bowler of any type of bowling some people do say the greatest of all time

[@RealFansSports]

I’m glad you enjoyed KAP! Thanks for checking out another video. Hope you have been doing well

[@gunlean7738]

​​@@Dr_KAP warnie woulda got 1,000+ wickets if he was playing for Sri Lanka against the Zimbabwe's and Bangladesh bottom of the ladder teams so often& had less competition as far as wicket taking team mates and less pace friendly pitches. Plus wariness action wasn't deemed as illegal like muralis was

[@karlennis3642]

Oh Doc! Impressed ya a sports fan too! ❤️

[@daveross1638]

@@Dr_KAP yeah people who dont know cricket put him first real cricket lovers dont since they know they had to change the rules for him he shouldnt of even been allowed to play.

[@mohsinsyedain1754]

He is the greatest leg spin bowler.. The follow up video to this should be his top ten deliveries..memorable I assure you.

[@SOHRABSWING]

Shane Warne was...he passed away

[@seedy80]

Shane was also a master of mind games and setting up the batsman for failure.

[@RealFansSports]

Lol! Gotta love that

[@EmptyGlass99]

As an Englishman I will say Shane Warne is the greatest bowler of all time. His death is a huge loss, he lit up the world of cricket and was a born winner. It was a privilege to see him play.

[@nethushacorea]

The line in the center of a leather ball is called a seam made with stitch it helps with the grip of the ball .2:14

[@hi_pd]

12:11 The caveat here in cricket is that while pitching, you can't break your elbow. You have to maintain your elbow lock. Meaning, you have to pitch with an almost straight arm.

[@alexwilliams4264]

You don't pitch the ball!

[@simonmartin-zp7kt]

Love how you guys have a genuine interest in your reactions. You have a real desire to learn about other sports. Leg spin bowling in cricket is perhaps the hardest craft in sport, so kudos to you for reacting to Warnie. Teammates and opposition players always spoke of how frightening it was to actually hear the ball loudly fizzing through the air due to the amount of spin on it.

[@gkkes]

Don't forget, you might face a spinner like Shane for 6 balls from one end, then immediately a fast bowler and bouncers for the 6 from the other end!! Warney was a one off RIP

[@666Wizardsleeve]

I am definitely not a cricket expert and I am happy to be corrected by those with more knowledge. The stitching is referred to as the seam. The ball is a solid centre (cork?) with a cover of 2 half shells of leather stitched together at the seam. What was great in watching "Warnie" was that very often the commentator was Richie Benaud. There are far more Off spinners than leg spinners (refers to the direction that the ball spins). Off spinners are known as finger spinners and leg spinners are wrist spinners. Richie Benaud was Australia's greatest Leg spinner. After retirement he became a commentator for a long, long time. He was commenting still, when this precocious young "Leggie" came on the scene. We were blessed in having access to Australia's greatest leg spinner commenting on Australia's new and ultimately greatest leg spinner. Those were the days!

[@RobertJames-fe2pd]

thank you

[@shmick6079]

Warnie = The GOAT 🐐 RIP legend

[@deanwimbridge9318]

Shane is possibly the greatest sportsman Australia has produced. True legend 👏

[@ianmontgomery7534]

One of the best certainly. My pick is Heather McKay who suffered from playing a not so popular sport - squash.

[@chrisbrace3989]

Amazing anyone could say that when Australia had Bradman

[@danielamendola3906]

I'm glad to hear someone acknowledging Heather Mckay. She played squash for 21 years and for 19 of those she was undefeated, and only lost two matches near the start of hear career in the entire 21 years she played competitively. In that time she won 16 British Opens (back when that was the unofficial world title) and 14 Australian titles, the first two ever women's world titles (which did not exist until very late in her career). She also so far above the rest of the women that she trained againts men too. She also represented Australia in Field Hockey during her squash career and after retiring from squash she won 9 US and Canadian Racquet Ball titles before returning to Australia to play Veterans Tennis. She is largely forgotten due to her sports declining in popularity but statistically she is easily one of the most dominant sports people Australia and the World has ever seen.

[@vp4744]

Even greater than Don Bradman?

[@troystaunton254]

The greatest thing about Warnie is that he’d go on tour. Go on every tv channel, explain his bowling action, explain in minutia how to know how to do it, and stop it. Then he’d go and skittle the wickets with monotonous regularity.

[@RealFansSports]

Wow! That’s crazy and cool. Thanks for educating us

[@anthonyhaylock6655]

Shane as a genius when it comes to bowling a cricket ball, he was also an expert in field position when it comes to where the people are actually standing which is why is he was able to create so many wicker opportunities

[@RealFansSports]

Damn! Dude was all around amazing

[@hi_pd]

2:37 That's stitching, boys. The cricket ball is covered with two halves of leather that is stitched together.

[@georgefoster8133]

Commentators will call it the seam

[@hi_pd]

@@georgefoster8133 Let them understand the features of the ball first.

[@patheddles4004]

Yeah, Warne really knew his stuff - highly intelligent cricketer, and jeez his skills were good. And when you're talking about the pure shock of batters facing him, you're absolutely right. The very first delivery he ever bowled in international cricket, known as "the Jaffa" or just "the Ball", was a lot like that - he bowled Mike Gatting around his legs, and Gatting just kinda stood there in disbelief. Nearest baseball equivalent offhand: ball is obviously pitching way outside the hitting zone, batter sees that and doesn't swing, and then the ball just magically hooks around through the middle of the hitting zone. Plus a single strike is an out, and the out applies to the batter rather than the team. On the movement thing: deviation through the air is called swing, and deviation off the pitch is (mostly) called spin. Other commenters have already said that the ball is hard and I think they've talked about the raised seam as a major aerodynamic thing, but also the ball has a rough side and a shiny side. Ball starts out really hard with both sides shiny, but it softens over the course of an innings and the fielding team will consistently shine/polish one side and let the other side get rough. That's where a lot of swing comes from, especially for fast bowlers, but also fast bowlers can bowl faster with a new ball and spin bowlers can get more movement with an old ball. And we do have rules against spitballs - that's why the players wear that brightly-coloured zinc cream instead of normal sunscreen, because sunscreen could be used for ball tampering. The clips in this video are an interesting selection btw: they actually included the Ball that I mentioned above, plus the delivery where David Boon's incredible catch completed Warne's hat trick (3 outs in 3 deliveries). Definitely recommend watching longer videos of both of those, where you get the context before and after - in particular the absolute confusion of Mike Gatting looking around like wtf just happened to my leg stump. I didn't like Shane Warne as a person, but jeez he was an incredible cricketer.

[@newremote]

Great ball, but he didn't bowl Gatting around his legs. The ball pitched outside leg and turned across the front of Gatting's pads, taking his off stump. His test debut was actually against India in January 1992. The Gatting ball was his first in England, in June 1993.

[@arshad1647]

Shane warne is the greatest spinner of all time

[@RolandjHearn]

Great job guys, always enjoy your work. It may not be immediately apparent but there is a genuine skill to knowing when to bowl each ball. I think you will probably remember what an "over" is, but just in case - an over is a six ball set that each bowler bowls and then there is a change of bowler and end ( reversing the direction of play on the pitch). So a bowler will bowl 4-6 overs from one end (direction) while another bowler will be doing the same from the other end. A spin bowler, in this case leg spin, will bowl almost exclusively the standard delivery. The batsmen will set himself for that delivery. Once he is use to the pitch and bounce that is when the bowler will start to change the type of delivery. So one of the great joys of cricket, once you know the game, is watching how a bowler is setting the batsmen up. So people, that don't really know the game, think nothing is happening, but there is this enormous strategic game being played all the time and that is what a fan is watching. That is why true fans of cricket prefer the longer Test version of cricket, because that is when all the strategies are given time to develop.

[@DeepThought9999]

Perfect explanation. The subtleties of the game of cricket are its greatest attraction for many enthusiasts.

[@RealFansSports]

I could only imagine the variation and strategy that is used. Baseball uses it as well with tossing in a random change up after throwing 3 or 4 heaters in a row. But the variation is next level in cricket

[@marionthompson3365]

Excellent. I've loved test cricket since childhood.

[@brianwilson49]

Shane Warne is the second highest wicket taker in cricket history. Before he took the cricket stage the fast, pace bowlers were the stars of the bowling game; he changed that with one ball in 1993 and became a cricketing legend both on and off (!) the field. leg spin was pretty much dying out and he revitalised this mysterious, and often devious, art from. this is coming from an English man; we loved the guy even when he was destroying our batting line ups! every time he picked that ball up your heart sank lol RIP Warney.

[@wizofoz0605]

Correction. He is the highest wicket taker in history who did not 'chuck' it.

[@michaellincoln3739]

Shane Warne was a professional legend in the game plus he was a down-to-earth nice guy. He would sign autographs for long periods after games. He was a ferocious competitor but made friends on opposing teams after each game. Can you show some fast bowling clips ? Fast bowling is the dangerous part of cricket. Some batsmen have died from fast bowling.

[@RealFansSports]

We definitely can check out some fast bowling! And love to hear stories like that from different players. On and off the field good guy is great

[@michaellincoln3739]

@@RealFansSports Hey man, if they ever do a movie on Shane Warne it would be a blockbuster.

[@Spudzilla5656]

What I love about Shane Warne was his enthusiasm of imparting his own knowledge and experience very freely to anyone. It always seemed he loved of the art of Wrist Spin to make any bowler the best they can be. Then of course he had the charisma and mind games which you can't teach.

[@neill392]

The swing bowlers polish one side of the ball and allow the other side to get roughed up. This creates lift and moves the ball sideways in the air. The sunblock on his nose and lip will find its way onto the ball to help with the polishing.

[@RealFansSports]

Ohhh ok that is interesting. I wouldn’t even of guessed that, but it does make sense

[@TheSilentFool]

Spin bowling & Shane Warne in particular are what got me into watching and playing cricket even having grown up in America. There's some wizardry to leg spin in particular. This video is what got me ripping googlies in my local league, it's very hard to be accurate but it's incredibly satisfying when you get the motion down.

[@venderstrat]

A cricket ball is sometimes called a '6 stitcher' because of its 6 rows of stitching that hold the two hemispheres of leather together. They are as hard as a rock and can do some real damage. The stitching creates a raised seam, which gives the ball all manner of crazy aerodynamic qualities. The ball starts off shiney, and gradually deteriorates as the innings progresses, suiting different styles of bowling.

[@rahowherox1177]

Esp as only 1 side gets polished and stays smooth while other side gets rougher and rougher

[@andrewrobertson6012]

Shane had amazing skills as a bowler, could also bat a bit, but I think just as important was he had a big cricket brain. The man always had a plan.

[@BoldRam]

RIP Warnie. Great video boys. Warnie didn't wear the number 23 for nothing. He didn't just move the needle, he ate a meat pie and threw it into a new era.

[@RealFansSports]

😂😂 hell yeah! And thanks, glad you enjoyed the video

[@TonyStark-bg8jo]

Wrist spin is hard to master and he is the master of it. RIP shane warne

[@arconeagain]

Precisely, this tutorial is invaluable, especially now. The other really important tip from Shane is that the ball must come up out of the hand. For people learning leg spin, you must focus on this, reset if you're getting carried away, dragging it down and losing the plot.

[@utkarshkumarsingh1107]

Leg Spin is an Art, Not Everyone can master it

[@dpomination8974]

What is also worth mentioning is that leg spin is probably the hardest skill to master within cricket. Shane Warne was a master without peer in the art of leg spin. To project a ball in this manner is a very strange skill to learn as it feels quite uncoordinated and very unpredictable.

[@XanderKage9999]

🤯 R.I.P. TO SIR WARN . MAY HE CULTIVATE CRICKET IN PEACE ON THE HEAVENS ' COSMOS 🙏🏼 . A LEGEN OF SPIN BOWLING INDEED .THANKS FOR DOING THIS EPISODE BRUVS .

[@Praveencapri]

I am happy baseball fans watching follow, understand and analyze cricket.

[@scyber_avatar]

He only talked about Leg Spin (Orthodox Wrist spin) .. there are other types of spin bowling too like Off-Spin (Finger spin Orthodox/Unorthodox) .. Unorthodox Leg spin .. Wrist Off Spin .. etc. ... and apart from Spin bowling .. there is also other types of bowling like Swing/Seam bowling with Fast or Semi-Fast speed .. Also note .. different countries use different company balls with slightly different types of stictching, leather, material, manufacturing process etc.

[@rosuobs3972]

Enjoyed that, try 'Shane Warne's 50 best wickets on home soil', shows all his skills at bowling, what a legend, RIP Shane, three cheers to you thanks

[@tausifnazim5048]

Good to see Americans getting interested in cricket.

[@grahamharley4895]

As you realised the 'seam' is stitching so it's slightly raised and grips when it hits the ground. The seam also helps fast bowlers swing (swerve) the ball in flight, particularly if there's the resistance of some wind against, or a heavy atmosphere.

[@kieransmith1796]

Warne was a master at control and probably the greatest bowler of all time, slow or fast. Also, spinners sometimes bowl a LOT of deliveries in a day. They may do over 30 overs per day in a test match. That's 180 deliveries or more. It's so difficult as a leg spin bowler to control the ball even for just one over. Warne was also a tactical genius. When you see him talk about setting batsmen up with different deliveries, and his thought processes that go into it, you realise how good he was. An absolute master of his craft and a genuinely nice bloke. Gone way too young. RIP

[@lapitup44]

he was the Greg Maddux of australian cricket , proud aussie here

[@VonDutch68]

The release from the hand and to be able to land the ball on the pitch where you want it is the art of leg spin.

[@billk9856]

The skill level of what Warnie could go was ridiculous. What you don't get from this video is the speed of the rotation he would get. If you were close you would hear the ball make an actual fizzing noise through the air.

[@RealFansSports]

Damn!!

[@aplund]

Just remember, this is only one type of bowling. There's still probably another dozen types. Muralidharan was also a spin bowler but a different type. Then there's medium pace bowlers and fast Bowlers, each with their own different variations.

[@yamkelaakhona3101]

Him and Muttiah Muralitharan from Sri Lanka are still my favorite

[@deltawho8002]

The Flipper..........OMG the Flipper! What a ball.

[@Shivian124]

Great content again guys. It's cool to see people with different perspectives on things look at these things. There seems to always have been some value in looking cross code for experiences etc and baseball and cricket are just so similar in a lot of ways it would be crazy to not consider what other people do and think.

[@craigalden9416]

Glad you enjoyed Australia’s Greatest ever bowler…. 700+ test wickets speaks for itself….. you should check Shane’s greatest ever wickets…..

[@RealFansSports]

We definitely can do that!

[@willrichardson1809]

it's definately stitching and a key tool for the bowler, there is also a smooth and a rough side to the ball, again a key tool for certain types of bowling.

[@raghuhalharvi7401]

Magician Warnie...the greatest 😊😊🙏🙏🙏

[@umairjaved8358]

Legend of leg spin Shane Warne, R. I. P. Off spin murali tharan

[@Shivian124]

4:34 I find it a bit counter-intuitive but the topspinner actually *bounces* more with the overspin. And even worse, the ball in the initial flight dips quite sharply. So the batter is tricked into thinking the ball is full (closer to them), they advance to get to the pitch (aka where it is bouncing) but it dips late leaving the batsman short of getting where they need to be and then the ball bounces up sharply. It's actually quite a nice weapon for a bowler because trajectory up from a full length ball is very very dangerous as you can see from the close in catchers on the topspin ball. They struggle to keep the ball down.

[@bgb76]

We 90s people were luckets been witness & seen these MORDEN DAYS GREATS OF CRICKETS THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY JOY TO WATCH PLAYING competative cricket across the world Only Batsman who tackled SHANE WARNE the GREAT is GOD of CRICKET MASTER BASTSMAN Sachin Tendulkar - Absolute Joy to watch to play in AUSTRALIA & INDIA games Unforgettable moments

[@coplain]

Rest in peace king of spin … A lot of players learned leg spin because they were in awe of watching Shane Warne. There won’t be another leggie like Warne.…

[@carlwells9504]

Warnie was best known for his huge leg break, top spinner and trademark flipper. Other leg spinners tend to favour the wrong umpire or googly more as a wicket taking delivery. Warnie wasn’t known as much for bowling that way but was super accurate and would get spin anywhere

[@Ashamanic]

You might also want to check out something on seam bowling - as the name suggests, the seam is involved, causing a somewhat unpredictable bounce. Not as much spin is placed on the bowl and it’s really a form of fast bowling

[@47.000]

Warnie will live forever. 💐

[@raffisekzenian2746]

Warnie was a controversial character on and off the cricket field. His fling with Liz Hurley, getting off drug charges by blaming his mum, even the way he passed away was different. I think he may have even been involved in Mark Waugh’s betting scandal. They made a musical about him. An all round legend.

[@cricketpassion9638]

SERIOUSLY LEGENDS NEVER DIE ...

[@DavidUKesb]

The flipper is extremely difficult to bowl effectively even for most professional spin bowlers. What Warnie failed to mention is that because the ball is squeezed out (like an orange pip) from under the hand, the trajectory is lower than the other variations leading the batsman to think the ball is going to land short of a good length. The batsman therefore plays 'back' when he should actually be playing 'forward' which can result in him missing the ball and being bit on the pads and possibly out LBW.

[@scomti7057]

Great tutorial by Shane Warne!

[@michaelwebster8389]

The goat.

[@TheSilentFool]

Hey if you want some even better slow motion shots that really illustrates how wrist spinning works mechanically, there's and old video on youtube called 'Abdul Quadir leg spin tutorial' the slowmo shots in that video really helped me learn the technique when I joined a local league. There's a lot of great theory for refining your technique in this Warne video, but the shots of him at full speed just make it look like magic. The Quadir video has much smoother and higher res slow motion that make the technique look much more approachable in a way.

[@vivektanavde]

Shane Warne himself said that the toughest batsman to bowl to was Sachin Tendulkar. They were fierce rivals on the field and best friends off the field. Both had immense respect for each other’s cricket. Check out the Warne v/s Tendulkar video from cricket classics. A true cricket fan loves a good duel between bat and ball.

[@Wanderer823]

Great video. You both seem very interested in the mechanics of leg spin. Now you are aware of the main deliveries a leg spinner (sometimes called a wrist spinner) has in his arsenal, check out the famous delivery he bowled to Mike Gatting at Old Trafford back in 1993. As the great man himself used to say 'You don't beat good batsmen off the ground, you beat them in flight.' What he meant by that, was that batsmen who are good players of spin bowling, will allow for the spin off the ground when they are choosing which shot to play and where they intend on trying to hit the ball. If the bowler is able to obtain 'drift' and/or dip with his delivery, this adds a whole new dimension of pain to the batsman in choosing how to try and play the ball. Drift is based on what is know as the 'Magnus effect' and essentially means the ball will drift through the air in the opposite direction to which spin has been applied to it. This only really happens if the seam is in a perfectly upright position and is spinning cleanly with no wobble, thus allowing physics to work it's magic on the ball. It is remarkably difficult to deliver a ball in such a way, which is why there is usually only very small amounts of drift seen for a wrist spinner, if indeed any at all. This particular ball he bowled to Mike Gatting is the perfect example of this and is so unique, it is often referred to as 'The ball of the century.' No has ever really delivered a ball like this before or since. He got almost 12 inches of drift, and then got the ball to violently spin at a right angle. The laws of physics were almost rewritten by this ball which is why it was so special. Now you understand the basics of leg spin, I'm sure you'll really appreciate the ball in question. Enjoy!

[@ranjitpelia3267]

You have to have the anatomy, usually double jointed wrists or forearm to be able to wrist spin, generate revolutions, and speed.

[@YobboBear]

The ball has a cork centre with two leather halves stitched together in the middle. 9:35 NonPfixion is right on there. The spin of the ball makes it curve or "drift" one way in the air, and when it hits the ground it spins back the opposite way. The angle of the wrist is the only thing changing between the first 3 balls. They aren't even really the highlights of his bowling!

[@john2ndname]

Hey guys good to see you on Cricket!....a cricket ball is a hard leather 2 cup stitched together making a seam line so the ball can be used in a spin and direct for fast bowling.There is 3 types of bowler 1. a spin bowler (slowest) in pitch. then the medium to fast bowler with some pace and the ultra fst bowler with full pace with longer runup to the pitch.

[@RealFansSports]

Okay wow that's interesting to know thank you for that information!

[@brettbridger362]

@@RealFansSports there are usually 6 rows of stitching, three either side of the seem. This is why a standard cricket ball can also be called a '6-stich'. The seem and stiching creates the line of highest grip when the ball bounces. Also, you will see some bowlers in white with a red stain from groin to hip (or down the outside of the leg), this is the mark left from 'polishing' the ball. what they try to do over time is to make the ball shiny on only one side of the seam. As the ball travels through the air, there is less resistance on the shiny side, helping to curve the ball through the air.

[@Pauld616]

The leather is encasing a solid cork core, when new they are very hard although they soften slightly through use

[@Ziggystardust4752]

I thought that there were two different types of ball. The one described here would not have been used in test cricket. It’s called a 2-piecer, and swings more readily. The higher competition cricket uses a 4 piece ball. Mind you, that was 40 years ago. Things may have changed since then.

[@AshQueen]

RIP Shane Warnie

[@karlennis3642]

The stitching is RAISED... Much preferred facing pace!

[@karlennis3642]

Btw ..love ya wtf giggling...

[@robby1816]

Cricket ball is as hard as a rock (well, much harder than a baseball). The 2 leather halves are sewn (stitched) together.

[@raffisekzenian2746]

Guys, check out the leg spinner from Pakistan who played in the 1980s. His action and deliveries were brilliant. His name is Abdul Qadir. He and Shane Warne were good buddies although Abdul played much earlier than Warne. Abdul’s deliveries made a lot of top class batsmen look stupid.

[@sarahthompson2636]

its stitched. its called "the seam" and is critical in all types of bowling..spinners use it to get turn on the ball, fast bowlers use it to make the ball deflect to one side or the other

[@bhojanrasikananda7794]

The stitch is called the "seam".

[@Sub0x-x40]

thats a very hard leather ball and its indeed raised stitching, one of the reasons why the ball can often move off the pitch

[@akshayabhatia2384]

Loved the video. You can also do one on Swing bowling

[@seanmc1351]

if you watch closely guys, the spinner has the batsman all over the place, as a batsman, you want to hit the ball where it pitches on the ground, which takes the spin out of it, thats why you see them move down the wicket or back up to the stumps, you get the flight of the ball wrong, and late to where it pitches, your in trouble, you miss, stumped out, to far back, hits your legs your out, thats why they vary the length if you watch the batsman and not just the bowler

[@hardwaylearner]

A good comparo for Warne is Greg Maddox. Doesn't throw very hard, but he has surgical control and will make you miss

[@RealFansSports]

I think someone has mentioned him before in one of our videos. The control has to be next level

[@rahowherox1177]

Alot saying about the 2 halves of ball and 6 rows of stitching but there is also a extra band of leather covering the joint which the 6 rows use to attach to the ball. ... So the seam is quite raised ... Hard and sharp, at first anyways

[@tonyneal4716]

Yes, the wrongun spins from left to right. The leg break spins from right to left.

[@mrmasters75]

Like Jordan with a basketball.....Warnie was with a cricket ball. Great video guys

[@peterross1204]

One must understand, a cricket ball is made from wood with a leather covering with two rows of stitches

[@danielanthony8373]

The Wizard of Oz RIP ✝️ 🙏 Bowled Shane

[@pranavkortikar1]

Shane is king of spin #Respect. Sachin Tendulkar is the god of cricket...Sachin is known for reading the mind of the bowler more than his hands......

[@dacutler]

Remember, throughout all this complexity, the ball cannot be thrown. It has to be bowled with a straight arm so velocity cannot be imparted with the forearm / elbow movement.

[@brian5154]

It's called a "seam". and it's stichting so it stands proud. It is integraal to spin bowling......

[@bgb76]

Shane Warne the Great is respected by world over & feared by Batsmen You dont know what comes next At his peak of his career, Warne was UNPREDICTABLE He is master of LEG SPIN & Developed his skills on his own Alongside were Muttaiah Muralidharan (Sri Lanka) & Anil Kumble (India) had own styles of Leg Spin Bowling Lovely Human being - RIP SHANE WARNE 🙏

[@bgb76]

CRICKET IS A ROCKET SCIENCE & CRICKETERS WERE ROCKET SCIENTISTS Before invasion of T20 format 5 DAYS -- TEST CRICKET is always MOST LOVED FORMAT of Cricket like festival 50 Overs ODI format CELEBRATION T20 format is like FAST FOOD I MISS TEST CRICKET very badly

[@devpandey1332]

Warnie and Tendulkar had the best of competitions... though Sachin had to face McGrath in the next over immediately.. Those test matches were legendary..

[@anthonyhaylock6655]

The top spinner , hits the ground and spin directly straight , keeping very low

[@grimreaper-qh2zn]

The stitching (yes it is stitching) is called the seam. It is how the leather cover of the ball is stitched on. By the way never never say throw, that's illegal. He "Bowls" it. Like a baseball player "Pitches" the ball.

[@disillusionedanglophile7680]

Cricket ball is a complex device (like a baseball no doubt) Many different components and two hemispheres of hard leather sewn together. That seam can make all the difference when it bounces of the pitch at 100Mph. As the ball gets older it slows down. The teams "polish" one hemisphere and (illegally) grind rough up the other (Australian cheats) this causes the ball to "swing"

[@bobhawke7373]

The distance from pitching mound to home plate, and the distance from bowling crease, to batting crease are very similar. It's 60ft in baseball and 58ft in cricket

[@Simmo87]

When I watched this video years ago, when I was littler, I remember thinking, "Oh, that's not actually all that different, they're all held the same way. Why does everyone think this guy is so special?". Now that I'm older and understand a bit more, I realise that the fact they're all held the same way is part of the genius. Most bowling coaches helping players develop different kinds of deliveries will try to get players to minimise the differences in the player's action, so it's not tipping the batsman off. Good luck getting the ball to do anything different that way. But that's the theory.

[@angusmckenzie9622]

An old leggie meself, Warnie is the master, he was a bit better than me. In my own favour, I usually had to signal to the keeper when I was going to bowl the wrong'un or toppie. I particularly enjoyed bowling to left handed batsmen, expecting the ball to pitch and come into the body, onle to see it leave the body, that look of consternation was always fun.

[@RakibulIslam-lu2lb]

Yes, this is very hard stitching

[@adriang6259]

He was the GOAT. RIP, thanks Warnie.

[@RealFansSports]

Seems that way! Thanks for checking out the video

[@dansegelov305]

I've always had respect for spin bowlers like Warney. I know very well from playing cricket in my youth that it takes huge dedication for a kid to become a great spinner. This is because of the one major factor that wasn't mentioned in this video... precision. Warney could place a beer coaster on 18 yrds, rip seriously high RPM's on different spin deliveries and hit that mark more often than not. But just like every other spin bowler, when he was a kid starting out, he wouldn't get much spin, if any, and his precision would have been poor, meaning he was getting hit all over the park! Most deliveries from kid spin bowlers are just slow balls that stand up and beg to be nailed to the boundary. Sticking with it, working through the disappointment of behind knocked around, still practicing every day for years and eventually becoming one of the best bowlers of any type to have every played the game, demands maximum respect.

[@simoncampbell3144]

Yep we all hated (but secretalty) loved Warne the best cricketer of all time

[@hashworld5492]

RIP to the greatest ever bowler

[@r.ssumedh7626]

GOAT

[@geoffstokes]

The white strip is actual stitching that cricketers call "the seam" and it definitely aids movement off the pitch (playing strip)

[@RealFansSports]

Thanks for explaining that to us. Is there any tutorial videos on how the grip along the seam dictates the style of pitch?

[@geoffstokes]

@@RealFansSports there are heaps of KZbin videos on cricket bowling grips. We call it bowling, not pitching.

[@RealFansSports]

@@geoffstokes such a habit lol. And ok great thanks