Cricket is one of the most entertaining sports in the world. Over the last few years, the administrators have put in a lot of efforts to make cricket a global sport. The sport has expanded by leaps and bounds in recent years with teams from Europe, Africa and Oceania taking it seriously now.
Because of the growth of cricket, there are many new players in the game. They bring their different skillsets to the fore, and it is exciting to see new talent with some innovative shots and bowling styles. Speaking of innovation, in this listicle now, we will look at the top five weird-looking bowling actions of cricket.
1. Patrick Dooley
The Hooley Dooley bowling action #BBL12 pic.twitter.com/P5L1uhWZgr
— Pete Perth (@peteperth) December 19, 2022
Hobart Hurricanes bowler Patrick Dooley has grabbed everyone’s attention with his windmill bowling style. Playing against Perth Scorchers earlier today in BBL 12, Dooley picked up the big wicket of Faf du Plessis.
2. Manoj Tiwary
Manoj Tiwary's bowling action would have made Kedar Jadhav proud. #IPL2018 #SRHvKXIP pic.twitter.com/kq2gmqP6r4
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) April 26, 2018
Manoj Tiwary and Kedar Jadhav have a similar bowling action. Tiwary did not bowl like this in the past, but during the 2018 edition of the Indian Premier League, he introduced a new bowling style where he delivered the ball from an awkward angle.
3. Shivil Kaushik
The birthday of Shivil Kaushik, the player with one of the strangest bowling actions! pic.twitter.com/YSDj38Hug1
— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) September 7, 2021
Shivil Kaushik is another player who has a weird bowling action. He came into the limelight while playing for the Gujarat Lions in the 2017 edition of the Indian Premier League.
4. Maya Sonawane
Paul Adams 🤝 Maya Sonawane
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) May 24, 2022
Bowling action🤸♀️
📸: IPL/ BCCI pic.twitter.com/Zx3dBSbS4J
Almost all cricket fans know about Paul Adams. Similarly, in women’s cricket, Maya Sonawane has a bowling action which seems very awkward. Some fans have even commented that they get backpain just by watching Maya bowl.
5. Kevin Koththigoda
Kevin Koththigoda bowling action
— 🌸thampodo™😏 (@paathumma5) November 14, 2017
Srilanka U19 team pic.twitter.com/nMJDhOBhIS
Sri Lanka has produced many talented spinners in the cricket world. One of them is young Kevin Koththigoda whose bowling action is a little similar to Shivil Kaushik. He played for the U-19 team of Sri Lanka.
