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doosra

UK/ˈduːs.ɹə/

doosra noun: a type of ball, bowled by an off-spin bowler, that, unlike a normal off break, spins from leg to off for a right-handed batsman; the off-spinner's version of the googly.

Noun

doosra (plural doosras)

  1. A type of ball, bowled by an off-spin bowler, that, unlike a normal off break, spins from leg to off for a right-handed batsman; the off-spinner's version of the googly.
    • His weakness in batting is against doosras.
    • Known for his innovative and unpredictable strokeplay, Dhoni had dead-batted this doosra straight back to the bowler.2022, Amit Sinha, Joy Bhattacharjya, Do Different: The Untold Dhoni

doosra meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Assamese

doosra in Hindi

doosra
दूसरा dūsrā

doosra in Urdu

doosra
دوسرا dūsrā

doosra in Bengali

doosra
দোসরা dōśora

doosra in Assamese

doosra
দোছোৰা düsüra

Synonyms of doosra

Forms of doosra

pluraldoosras

Origin of doosra

Borrowed from Hindi दूसरा (dūsrā, “second; other”).

Questions about doosra

What does doosra mean?
Doosra means a type of ball, bowled by an off-spin bowler, that, unlike a normal off break, spins from leg to off for a right-handed batsman; the off-spinner's version of the googly.
What is doosra in Hindi?
Doosra in Hindi is दूसरा (dūsrā). See Doosra meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is doosra?
Doosra is a noun.
How do you pronounce doosra?
Doosra is pronounced /ˈduːs.ɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of doosra?
The plural of doosra is doosras.

Words near doosra in the dictionary

  1. doosootee
  2. doosootees
  3. doosootie
  4. doosooties
  5. doosooty
  6. doosra
  7. doosras
  8. doot
  9. dooted
  10. dooth
  11. dooties

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: doosra (page history and authors); दूसरा (Hindi) (page history and authors); دوسرا (Urdu) (page history and authors); দোসরা (Bengali) (page history and authors); দোছোৰা (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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