https://www.pitara.com/tags/bowling/Recent content in Bowling on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-does-a-cricket-ball-swing/Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:21:37 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-does-a-cricket-ball-swing/<p>How many times have all of us heard that the former captain of the Indian cricket team, Kapil Dev, was one of the greatest out-swing bowlers of all times. Indeed! He took more than 430 wickets in Test cricket. But, do you know how a cricket ball swings?</p> <p>The term &lsquo;swing&rsquo; refers to the movement of the cricket ball in the air after it leaves the bowler&rsquo;s hand, which takes the ball away from or towards the batsman. If the ball moves away from the batsman it is called an out-swinger; if the ball moves towards the batsman it is called the in-swinger.</p>