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🎙️ Technical Fundamentals of the World’s Best Finger Spinners | Spin Bowling Podcast Ep 2
Welcome to Episode 2 of our Spin Bowling Podcast Series with expert spin coach Craig Howard (Howie). In this episode, we dive deep into the Technical Pillar of spin bowling, focusing on the fundamentals of finger spin — specifically off-spin and left-arm orthodox bowling.
Howie has studied the techniques of the world’s greatest finger spinners over the past 50 years — including Nathan Lyon, Graeme Swann, Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Daniel Vettori, Rangana Herath, and Saqlain Mushtaq. By breaking down their methods, Howie reveals the 8 key technical elements that all elite finger spinners have in common.
If you’re a young spinner, coach, or cricket lover wanting to understand what makes the best in the world so effective, this episode is packed with insights to help you improve your game.
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"Technical Fundamentals of the World’s Best Finger Spinners | The Spin Bowling Podcast Episode 2" is an episode of The Cricket Mentoring Podcast. Runtime 27 min. Published September 19, 2025. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.