▁type ▁of ▁delivery ▁in ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁cr icket . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁delivery ▁of ▁a ▁right - hand ed ▁leg ▁spin ▁bow ler . ▁ ▁A ▁leg ▁break ▁is ▁bow led ▁by ▁holding ▁the ▁cr icket ▁ball ▁in ▁the ▁pal m ▁of ▁the ▁hand ▁with ▁the ▁se am ▁running ▁across ▁under ▁all ▁the ▁fingers . ▁As ▁the ▁ball ▁is ▁released , ▁the ▁w rist ▁is ▁rot ated ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁and ▁the ▁ball ▁f lick ed ▁by ▁the ▁ring ▁finger , ▁giving ▁the ▁ball ▁an ▁anti - clock wise ▁spin ▁as ▁seen ▁from ▁behind . ▁When ▁the ▁ball ▁b oun ces ▁on ▁the ▁pitch , ▁the ▁spin ▁causes ▁it ▁to ▁devi ate ▁towards ▁the ▁left ▁from ▁the ▁bow ler ' s ▁perspective ; ▁this ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁from ▁the ▁b ats man ' s ▁point ▁of ▁view , ▁or ▁towards ▁the ▁off ▁side ▁of ▁a ▁right - hand ed ▁b ats man . ▁The ▁ball ▁sp ins ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁leg ▁side , ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁where ▁it ▁gets ▁the ▁name ▁leg ▁break , ▁meaning ▁it ▁breaks ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁leg . ▁The ▁turn ▁is ▁mostly ▁when ▁the ▁ball ▁pitch es . ▁ ▁A ▁leg ▁spin ▁bow ler ▁will ▁bow l ▁mostly ▁leg ▁breaks , ▁varying ▁them ▁by ▁adjust ing ▁the ▁line ▁and ▁length , ▁and ▁amount ▁of ▁side ▁spin ▁versus ▁to ps pin ▁of ▁the ▁deliver ies . ▁ ▁Leg ▁breaks ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁difficult ▁spin ▁deliver ies ▁for ▁a ▁right - hand ed ▁b