In this new Cricbuzz series - Name of the Game - we unravel the technical facets of the game. First up, is the art of seam bowling.
NAME OF THE GAME: EPISODE 1
Seam Bowling: Spells from Hell

Perhaps more enigmatic than the scrambled-seamer, is the seam-up ball that goes rogue. Here’s Mohammed Shami making Moeen Ali second-guess his visual senses. © Getty
A good seam bowling spell may not yield a wicket. Most seaming deliveries, in fact, do far too much to take a wicket. When the ball does just enough, however, it is a sight to behold. In this section, we look at the most testing spells of seam bowling in contemporary cricket, which have rendered the best of batsmen helpless.
A spell by Mohammed Shami to Moeen Ali in the
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