spin bowler

noun

cricket
: a bowler who throws the ball so that it spins

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The only bright spot is a mural depicting England spin bowler — and local hero — Adil Rashid that was painted to mark the launch of the Hundred competition in 2021. — Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024 An unsympathetic, failed, alcoholic cricketer Paddy (Bachchan) gives her new hope and trains her as a spin bowler with unconventional techniques, inventing a new style of bowling called ghoomer, with the ultimate goal of playing for India. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Aug. 2023 India’s ace spin bowler and batsman Ravichandran Ashwin also has decided to pull out. — Biman Mukherji, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2021

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“Spin bowler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spin%20bowler. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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