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teesra

teesra noun: a backspin delivery by a finger spin bowler.

Noun

teesra (plural teesras)

  1. A backspin delivery by a finger spin bowler.
    • I can ascertain that even in the present era where T20 cricket has redefined spin bowling and spinners have started bowling doosras and teesras and fire the deliveries in, you can expect Bishan Singh Bedi to stick to his original definition, and insist that, 'A spinner is one who turns the ball...'2021, Neha Bedi, Sachin Bajaj, The Sardar of Spin

Forms of teesra

pluralteesras

Origin of teesra

From Hindi [Term?].

Questions about teesra

What does teesra mean?
Teesra means a backspin delivery by a finger spin bowler.
What part of speech is teesra?
Teesra is a noun.
What is the plural of teesra?
The plural of teesra is teesras.

Words near teesra in the dictionary

  1. teeshirted
  2. teeshirts
  3. Teeside
  4. Teeslink
  5. Teesport
  6. teesra
  7. teesras
  8. Teesside
  9. Teessider
  10. Teessiders
  11. teest

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