teesra

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?].

teesra means A backspin delivery by a finger spin bowler. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.

noun

A backspin delivery by a finger spin bowler.“I can ascertain that even in the present era where T20 cricket has redefined spin bowling and spinners have started bowling doosras and teesras and fire the deliveries in, you can expect Bishan Singh Bedi to stick to his original definition, and insist that, 'A spinner is one who turns the ball...'”