What is Ajantha's stock delivery?

Question

when mendis began his career in the caribbean, he used to bowl conventional off-spinners and flickers (now christened 'carrom ball') for a better part of his overs. but since the asia cup in pakistan he seems to have grown in confidence and bowls a more diverse variety of deliveries.

1) what IS mendis's stock delivery (if he has any)

2) would he be better off having a stock-ball? in other words...will it help him to surprise batsmen with his variations?

Answer 1

I don't think that he has a stock ball any more which may disadvantage him in the longer term.  Although I am sure a senior spinner or coach will advise to go back to having a stock ball.

tu MOR mei MORNI; you must have a very poor grasp of the rules of cricket, specifically bowling.  Anything imparted by the wrist or fingers is legal. *Only* a bent and straightening arm is legal and it has to straighten from beyond 15 degrees.

Answer 2

offspin

Answer 3

Doosra is the stock delivery of mendis

Answer 4

http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/stories...

This article is about Terry Jenner, for those of you who don't know him he is credited to groom Australian spin legend Shane Warne.

He said that he was surprised that Mendis did not have a stock ball, and not having one would let him down.

Well according to Jenner, even greats have a stock ball

'World's best spinners have great stock ball. Murali (Muttiah Muralitharan) was one of them. As a coach, we need to teach basics not magic deliveries"

Anyway have a read of this article, it's all about spinners but mainly about Mendis and it's basically an analysis of him.

Answer 5

what a great Q, buddy

star for you !

Mendis is a unique bowler , i have never seen such a bowler in my life !

the stock deliveries are very transparent and are leg break, off break, leg cutter, off cutter, flipper, googly, dip spinner, top spinner, doosra and arm ball and he does this with so much ease with the use of middle finger, the experts say it is a special ball called as carom ball !

may god bless him and his career brightens !

god bless!

best regards!

Answer 6

carom ball  is the answer