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The googly is a fairly tricky and secretive delivery. It is a very useful weapon if employed adroitly by a leg spinner. A googly is essentially an off break bowled in the guise of a leg break by a right-hand bowler to a right-hand batsman. It's thrilling for a bowler to get a batsman out by a googly as a result of subtle deception. I have seen a lot of batsmen (when facing a leg spinner) play for the leg spin, but to their surprise (and horror), they have found the ball to spin the other way, resulting in their being bowled or offering a catch. The googly is not easy to bowl as its spin is hard to control. It requires a great deal of practice, day after day, to master this delivery. The googly is basically a wrist action delivery, although the first two fingers do have a role to play as also the back of the hand.
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