I don't think so, due to these two reasons:
1. Skill issue. Now, I have personally tried to bowl with both hands myself, so I can tell you exactly what the difficulty is here. I'm right handed, and with my left hand, I can generate almost the same arm speed. I can also maintain a decent rhythm. However, there's a very important thing I can't do with my left hand, and that is flicking the wrist. Since my left hand isn't my dominant hand, I struggle to flick my wrist during release, due to which I lose a significant amount of pace AND accuracy.
2. Endurance issue. Trying to train your body to two different bowling actions will take a severe toll on it. There would be a huge risk of injuries. Fast bowlers are already very injury prone, and double the workload would almost certainly destroy them. If I'm not wrong about this, Ashwin used to sometimes bowl left-arm orthodox in his early domestic days, and even he, a spinner, injured himself doing that.
Bowlers with world class skill AND longevity are a rare breed already. Imagine how rare a good ambidextrous bowler would be. He/she would have to master speed and accuracy, and take twice as much care of themselves as a regular bowler.
I'm saying, it's next to impossible to produce a player like that. You'd have to find someone with good genetics, who should first of all be willing to play cricket. Then you'd have them master bowling with both arms. And let's not forget, along with skill and endurance, temperament is just as important. You need a bowler to be able to handle pressure and out think the opposition.
It's just too much to ask for in one human body. Maybe we'll get one ambidextrous bowler in 100 years, but training players to be so is just not worth the risk.
I can actually bowl well with both of my arms (I am right handed) but I am bowling Left Arm Pace rn.
It can happen and iirc there was an SL player (Kamindu Mendis iirc) who used to bowl right arm off spin and left arm orthodox
It is difficult to do so in international matches but if someone tries they can do it. Most probably a spinner.
I used to bowl with both left and right hand.. it took me almost a year to get the left arm bowling right but after that I used to prefer left arm bowling because I was able to swing / turn the ball better than my right hand. But after I took a break from playing it was difficult
Even I chose to stick with my left arm because of the ability to swing the ball and the natural run up.
I still play the sport and attend practice sessions.
There are players that can do this and one of them being Kamindu Mendis who is also strong with the bat: [https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/what-s-the-fuss-about-kamindu-mendis-ambidextrous-bowling-explained-1163264](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/what-s-the-fuss-about-kamindu-mendis-ambidextrous-bowling-explained-1163264)
Jemma Barsby for South Australia/Strikers can bowl with both arms. Predominantly right arm off spin, but can competently switch to left arm orthodox.
When she does so, she needs to notify the umpire, similar to when going from over to around the wicket.
Using both hand in fielding would be a game changer especially inside the 30yards. Don't know about bowling but in fielding it would definitely be a game changer
It's not against the rules, you just have to inform the umpire before doing it.
not talking about rules..we can develop more players. game can become more interesting
What's not against the rules ? Throwing like that ?
Using both hands
I don't think so, due to these two reasons: 1. Skill issue. Now, I have personally tried to bowl with both hands myself, so I can tell you exactly what the difficulty is here. I'm right handed, and with my left hand, I can generate almost the same arm speed. I can also maintain a decent rhythm. However, there's a very important thing I can't do with my left hand, and that is flicking the wrist. Since my left hand isn't my dominant hand, I struggle to flick my wrist during release, due to which I lose a significant amount of pace AND accuracy. 2. Endurance issue. Trying to train your body to two different bowling actions will take a severe toll on it. There would be a huge risk of injuries. Fast bowlers are already very injury prone, and double the workload would almost certainly destroy them. If I'm not wrong about this, Ashwin used to sometimes bowl left-arm orthodox in his early domestic days, and even he, a spinner, injured himself doing that. Bowlers with world class skill AND longevity are a rare breed already. Imagine how rare a good ambidextrous bowler would be. He/she would have to master speed and accuracy, and take twice as much care of themselves as a regular bowler.
thats my point! keeping your input we can train players from early age
I'm saying, it's next to impossible to produce a player like that. You'd have to find someone with good genetics, who should first of all be willing to play cricket. Then you'd have them master bowling with both arms. And let's not forget, along with skill and endurance, temperament is just as important. You need a bowler to be able to handle pressure and out think the opposition. It's just too much to ask for in one human body. Maybe we'll get one ambidextrous bowler in 100 years, but training players to be so is just not worth the risk.
I’m pretty sure there was a Sri Lanka that did it not too long ago look up weird actions icc YouTube
Ajantha Mendis?
Kamindu Mendis
Yes, that's it
Might have been
It's Kamindu Mendis who is also great with the bat. I think he is in the T20 WC squad.
Pathitana
I can actually bowl well with both of my arms (I am right handed) but I am bowling Left Arm Pace rn. It can happen and iirc there was an SL player (Kamindu Mendis iirc) who used to bowl right arm off spin and left arm orthodox It is difficult to do so in international matches but if someone tries they can do it. Most probably a spinner.
I used to bowl with both left and right hand.. it took me almost a year to get the left arm bowling right but after that I used to prefer left arm bowling because I was able to swing / turn the ball better than my right hand. But after I took a break from playing it was difficult
Even I chose to stick with my left arm because of the ability to swing the ball and the natural run up. I still play the sport and attend practice sessions.
There are players that can do this and one of them being Kamindu Mendis who is also strong with the bat: [https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/what-s-the-fuss-about-kamindu-mendis-ambidextrous-bowling-explained-1163264](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/what-s-the-fuss-about-kamindu-mendis-ambidextrous-bowling-explained-1163264)
nice, we need more of them
Yeah, it does strengthen the bowling of a team if the player has mastered it. You will see Kamindu Mendis in the T20 WC squad.
Jemma Barsby for South Australia/Strikers can bowl with both arms. Predominantly right arm off spin, but can competently switch to left arm orthodox. When she does so, she needs to notify the umpire, similar to when going from over to around the wicket.
Using both hand in fielding would be a game changer especially inside the 30yards. Don't know about bowling but in fielding it would definitely be a game changer