What is the difference between ‘swing’ and ‘seam’ in cricket? Learn both close and art of both

Is bowling more important than batting in cricket? Perhaps the exact answer to this question may not even be able to give even good experts, but this thing continues to hear that the bowlers give a match to a team. If you understand its clear meaning, the bowlers are not able to take more wickets, then it becomes difficult for that team to win. In particular, when we talk about fast bowling, there are different arts in it. Today, you will know the biggest difference in swing bowling seam bowling here.

What is swing bowling?

First of all, if you talk about swing bowling, it is as easy to define it, it is as difficult to implement the field. Swing bowling calls him when the ball changes direction in the air. There are also 2 types of swing bowling. The swing bowling from the new ball is called a conventional swing, in which the bowler swings in the air with his wrist and grip. Swing can be taken on both sides with the new ball.

The second type is reverse swing. Reverse swing is done with the old ball. Usually during the matches, the fielding team keeps rubbing the ball with their clothes, in fact they try to brighten a side of the ball. This bright side of the ball, later goes help in reverse swing.

What is seam bowling?

Like swing bowling, the ball direction also changes in seam bowling, but the difference is that the swing ball moves in the air while the seam changes the direction after eating the ball in the bowling. The seam is that which is stitched between the leather ball. The seam also depends on the condition of the bowling pitch, where bowlers increase the difficulties of the batsmen by taking advantage of the cracks in the pitch. At the same time, the direction of the ball can be changed by holding the seam differently, but this art is very difficult.

There are also many types of seam bowling, including cross seam also one. Apart from this, angle seams and vertical seams are also types of seam bowling.

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