Ban Against The Teaching of The Doosra in Australia
In July 2009 in Australia, a spin summit held at Cricket Australia's Centre for Excellence decided not to teach the doosra to young spinners. The delegates at the meeting included former Test spinners Shane Warne, Stuart MacGill, Jim Higgs, Gavin Robertson, Terry Jenner, Peter Philpott and Ashley Mallett. According to them, the doosra cannot be bowled legally and unless ICC decides to legalize all forms of chucking, it will not be taught in Australia.
Vincent Barnes in an interview argues that Bruce Elliott, the University of Western Australia professor who is also the ICC biomechanist, had made an interesting discovery in his dealings with finger spinners. "He said he had found that a lot of bowlers from the subcontinent could bowl the doosra legally, but not Caucasian bowlers."
Despite that, Jason Krejza bowled Usman Khawaja with what seemed to be a doosra during a first-class match. While the video in question shows the ball turning in after hitting the footmarks and releasing a puff of dust on impact, Krejza has, in fact, admitted he is developing a doosra. Krejza's doosra is flicked with the finger and comes from the front of the hand. Traditionally off-spinners bowl the delivery out of the back of the hand. While Terry Jenner has been sceptical of Krejza's new addition he reportedly went on to say "if Jason Krejza has miraculously discovered a way to bowl the doosra without flexing his elbow, then he's a genius."
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