This spinning Sportplan session doffs its cap to Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lankan spin bowler, and looks at how you can coach the off spin bowling technique that brought him an incredible 800 test wickets over a career that spanned nearly two decades.
With his last ever right-arm off spin bowl, the most popular type of spin in cricket, Murali bowled his way in the history books and took his 800th wicket, 82 more than his nearest competitor, Australia's Shane Warne. Your bowlers are probably still a long way off taking quite as many wickets as Murali but if you work on their spin bowling technique then there's a chance one day they'll surpass his extraordinary bowling accomplishment.
Before you even bowl a single ball though it's important you get your grip right. To ensure your players put scorching spin on the ball we start right at the beginning by looking at the correct grip before progressing through a series of enjoyable and challenging bowling drills that will see your player trying to generate as many revolutions on the ball as possible.
By the end of this session your players will see just how devastating the spin bowl can be and as you send them on their way on the way to taking 801 wickets!
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