Bhubaneswar, Feb. 29 -- Promising bowler Kuldeep Yadav is the first 'chinaman' bowler to play for Indian men's cricket team. Having said this, Indian women's team had a 'chinaman' bowler in Priti Dimri who played 26 matches from 2006-2010.

What is 'chinaman'?

'Chinaman' is an art in which a left-arm bowler bowls wrist spin just like right-arm bowlers bowl leg spin. It is an unorthodox bowling style as the bowler uses his wrist to generate spin rather than his fingers. The direction of the turn after pitching the ball is the same as that of a traditional right-handed off spin bowler. But, why are these kind of bowlers called a 'chinaman' instead of slow left-arm wrist or unorthodox spin?

Its origin

The origin of the term 'chinaman' tra...