Slider (cricket)

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Bowling strategy Fast bowling Seam bowling Swing bowling Spin bowling Left-arm orthodox Left-arm unorthodox Leg spin Off spin Finger spin Wrist spin
Deliveries
Full toss/Beamer Fast bowling Bouncer Indipper Inswinger Leg cutter Outswinger Off cutter Outdipper Reverse Slower ball Yorker Spin bowling Arm ball Doosra Flipper Googly Leg break Off break Slider Topspinner
Historical Styles
underarm roundarm overarm lob

In cricket, a slider is a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler. Whereas a topspinner is released with the thumb facing the batsman, a slider is bowled with the thumb facing 180 degrees away from the bowler. On release the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin on the ball. A topspinner tends to dip more quickly and bounce higher than a normal delivery. The slider does the opposite: it floats to a fuller length and bounces less than the batsman might expect.

The classic slider heads with its seam aligned towards the batsman and may tend to swing in slightly. Sliders may also head towards the batsman with a scrambled seam. This has less effect on the flight and bounce but absence of leg spin may deceive the batsman.

Slider (cricket)

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