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'''Off spin''' is a type of [[finger spin]] bowling in [[cricket]]. A bowler who uses this technique is called an '''off spinner''', or '''offie'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Three thrilling quicks and an offie with a seven-for |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28511121/debutant-year-nominees |website=ESPN |accessdate=26 July 2020 |date=19 January 2020 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Top five: Most runs conceded by a bowler in an innings in IPL |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/top-five-most-runs-conceded-by-a-bowler-in-an-innings-in-ipl/articleshow/76338571.cms |website=Times of India |accessdate=26 July 2020 |date=12 June 2020 |quote=The young offie from Afghanistan has often troubled the batsmen with his precise line and length and variations.}}</ref> Off spinners are [[right arm|right-handed]] [[spin bowling|spin bowlers]] who use their fingers to spin the ball. Their normal [[Delivery (cricket)|delivery]] is an '''off break''',<ref>[http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-off-break-and-off-spin Difference between Off Break and Off Spin]</ref> also called '''offie''',<ref>{{cite web |title=The doosra ain't the only game in town |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/18771982/ashley-mallett-offspinner-variations |website=ESPN |accessdate=26 July 2020 |date=27 February 2017 |quote=In Perth grade cricket I bowled offies and would keep bowling that way until inevitably the day would come when offbreaks didn't bring enough wickets... So if Laker was brought on, I would bowl offies, but if "Tich" Freeman was in action, I would bowl legspin.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ponting gets a BBL wicket, bowling offies |url=https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau/videos/ponting-gets-a-bbl-wicket-bowling-offies/2527580790824136/ |website=cricket.com.au |accessdate=26 July 2020 |date= |quote=}}</ref> which spins from left to right (from the bowler's perspective) when the ball bounces on the [[cricket pitch|pitch]]. For a right-handed [[batsman]], this is from his [[off side]] to the [[leg side]] (that is, towards the right-handed batsman, or away from a left-handed batsman). The ball breaks ''away'' from the [[Fielding (cricket)#Off and leg side fields|off side]],<ref name=wikihow /> hence the name 'off break'.