U-23 bowler Shiva Singh's 360-degree turn hogs limelight

Uttar Pradesh's left-arm spinner Shiva Singh is creating the headlines for his 360-degree flip simply before delivery.

From ambidextrous bowling to pausing within the middle of the bowling action, bowlers do distinctive things to induce the higher of the batsmen. Shiva's vogue too is one among a form.

Shiva revolved 360 degrees in his run-up simply before the delivery throughout a domestic game in Kalyani in metropolis.

However, his delivery was referred to as a dead ball by the onfield umpire.


The incident befell on the third day of a CK Nayudu Trophy match between geographic area and Uttar Pradesh in Kalyani.

Shiva has claimed that this wasn't the primary time he had bowled within the 360-degree vogue however it had been undoubtedly the primary time that umpire referred to as it a dead ball.

"I use completely different variations in one-dayers and T20s therefore i assumed of doing a similar as a result of the geographic area batsmen were developing a partnership. The umpires same dead ball, therefore I asked 'why ar you career it a dead ball?'

"I delivered this 360-degree ball against Kerala within the Vijay Hazare Trophy additionally, wherever it had been fine. Batsmen invariably select the reverse-sweep or the bat against bowlers. however once bowlers do one thing like this it's deemed a dead ball," Shiva was quoted as spoken communication by ESPNCricinfo.

Former European nation captain archangel Sarah Vaughan was affected whereas legendary Asian country spinner Bishan Singh Bedi referred to as Shiva "weirdo".

"Love this ... we have a tendency to keep spoken communication bowlers should bring new innovation ... No Issue in any respect with this," archangel Sarah Vaughan tweeted.