Altie you know that Ravichandran Ashwin of India bowls in a highly similar fashion? Your doosra is essentially a carrom ball off the ring finger (his is off the middle finger), and the offspinner seems to be delivered in the same manner to Ashwin's stock ball. Do you by any chance bowl both...
That said if you want an easy alternative to the de facto doosra, a carrom ball can be an attractive option. Practice flicking the ball off your middle or ring finger and completing the delivery by bringing your hand over the top of the ball. Keep your wrist at the same angle as much as you can...
I hate to contradict you SLA, but what you have said is not technically true:
The first delivery you describe is a doosra, on account of it being bowled in such a manner that the fingers cut down the left hand side of the ball, with the wrist and the palm of the hand either behind or on the...
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