Etymology

doosra

D2O1O1S1R1A1

Today it means: A type of ball, bowled by an off-spin bowler, that, unlike a normal off break, spins from leg to off for a right-handed batsman; the off-spinner's version of the googly. Full definition →

Hindi दूसरा
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromदूसरा
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromदूसरा
  3. English todaydoosra

Borrowed from Hindi दूसरा (dūsrā, “second; other”).

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