Teesra

Saqlain Mushtaq's third variation — a back-spin / floater that drifts, holds its line, and skids low off the pitch.

'Teesra' is Urdu/Hindi for 'the third one', named as the follow-up variation to the doosra.

Advanced — high-skill ceiling, requires drilled repetition and biomechanical screening before match use.

Stock off-spin grip with a deliberate backspin imparted at release; seam tilted slightly toward the keeper.

Backspin extends carry through the air, then the lower coefficient of friction with the surface produces a skid — wickets are bowled, LBW or top-edge.

After bowling a sequence of off-breaks that grip, slip in a teesra at the same speed and length; the batter plays for turn that never arrives.

Over-flicking and turning it into an arm ball — the difference is wrist angle, not finger spin.