The ball homes in towards Virat Kohli. As he attempts to play a shot, the ball curves away late. By the time Kohli has realised as much, he has already committed to a shot: hitting the ball towards ...

For conventional swing, the ball moves in the direction in which the seam is positioned. For reverse, it moves in a direction that is opposed to that of the seam ...

WELLINGTON: The widely-held belief that moisture in the air during humid conditions helps make a cricket ball swing has been clean bowled in a scientific study. Swing bowling – when a delivery curves ...

Reverse swing is the art of making the older ball move in the air. It is also known as Irish swing. In case of conventional swing, which has existed right from cricket’s inception, the ball swings in ...

Ashok Sharma, 23, the Gujarat Titans pacer, made history on Saturday. In a terrific display of fast bowling, the youngster clocked 154 kmph on the final delivery of the 16th over - the fastest ...

Does it really matter what you call a particular type of swing? Well, it matters because the science dictates what type of swing it is. Of course, bowlers do not have to know or understand the science ...