The last blog post about the fast and slow ball bouncer was exciting, wasn’t it? In today’s post, we learn the technique all the way from the run up to bowling the perfect yorker, which can be a menacing experience for a batter if bowled right. Let’s begin.

To bowl the yorker, more than the line and length of the delivery, rely on your patience to get it right. If the ball pitches anywhere other than within the batting crease, that’s not the perfect yorker. Instead, that turns into a full-toss and a potential scoring opportunity.

The grip stays the same for the yorker. Start your run up slow and as you approach the bowling crease, increase the momentum. Furthermore, one tip to executing the yorker is to complete your follow through. Especially from a batter’s perspective, facing a yorker mid-over is nothing short of frightening as the batter can run short of space extremely quick.

In recent times, bowlers tend to stay away from bowling the yorker primarily for its difficulty. It takes hard work and consistency to bowl the perfect yorker and pitch the ball right near the batter’s feet. The best part? If you can reverse swing the ball and perfect the yorker at the same time, the combination can be menacing for the batter.

However, it’s not as easy as it sounds. Practise hard, stay true to your craft and you’ll find that success is right around the corner. As for the next blog post, we learn the leg spin or the leg break.