Editing Leg spin (section)

{{short description|Type of spin bowling in cricket}}
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[[Image:Leg break small.gif|thumb|right|A leg spin or leg break delivery bowled from [[wikt:over the wicket|over the wicket]].]]
[[Image:slow left arm small.gif|thumb|right|A leg spin or leg break delivery bowled from [[wikt:around the wicket|around the wicket]].]]
'''Leg spin''' is a type of [[spin bowling]] in [[cricket]]. A bowler who uses this technique is called a '''leg spinner'''. Leg spinners bowl with their right-arm and a [[wrist spin]] action. The leg spinner's normal [[Delivery (cricket)|delivery]] is called a '''leg break''',<ref>{{cite web |title=The Science of Spin Bowling: Basics of a Leg Break |url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-videos/540/the-science-of-spin-bowling-basics-of-a-leg-break |website=Cricbuzz |access-date=27 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> which spins from right to left (from the bowler's perspective) when the ball bounces on the [[Pitch (cricket)|pitch]]. For a right-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batter]], the ball breaks towards them from the [[leg side]], hence the name 'leg break'.

Leg spinners bowl mostly leg breaks, varying them by adjusting the [[line and length]], and amount of side spin versus topspin of the deliveries. Leg spinners also typically use variations of [[Flight (cricket)|flight]] by sometimes looping the ball in the air, allowing any cross-breeze and the aerodynamic effects of the spinning ball to cause the ball to dip and drift before bouncing and spinning or "turning", sharply. Leg spinners also bowl other types of delivery, which spin differently, such as the [[googly]].

The terms 'leg spin', 'leg spinner', 'leg break' and 'leggie' are used in slightly different ways by different sources.

The bowlers with the second- and fourth-highest number of [[Dismissal (cricket)|wickets]] in the history of [[Test cricket]], [[Shane Warne]] and [[Anil Kumble]], respectively, were leg spinners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/93276.html|title=Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most wickets in career|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=28 July 2020}}</ref> One famous example of leg spin is Warne's [[Ball of the Century]].