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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(cricket) Tending to bowl the ball with a slinging action, i.e. faster but less accurate..
A right-arm fast bowler with a slingy action not unlike Lasith Malinga's, Rubel Hossain began by playing tapeball cricket in his home town of Bagerhat (in Khulna), […]
[…] who had forged a good reputation in the Lancashire League and also for Western Province in South Africa's Currie Cup cricket, where he batted middle-order and bowled brisk medium-pace with a slingy action.
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Slingy means (cricket) Tending to bowl the ball with a slinging action, i.e. faster but less accurate..
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A right-arm fast bowler with a slingy action not unlike Lasith Malinga's, Rubel Hossain began by playing tapeball cricket in his home town of Bagerhat (in Khulna), […]
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