Simon Hughes
Zooter – one of a leg spinner's subtler variations, this ball is slipped out of the hand without much spin imparted and tends to dip
into the batsman. The term was coined by Shane Warne and his spin 'doctor' Terry Jenner, perhaps partly to enhance his mystique.
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