Meaning of banana ball | Babel Free

Definitions

A banana shot.

Examples

“When trying to bend the ball around defenders, a defensive wall, or the goalie's outstretched hands, the banana ball is used.”

“Even the lowly banana ball, the bane of so many weekenders, sometimes can be exactly right, as in this case.”

“As we've seen, Imran was among the first to master the art, and in particular the extravagantly curving 'banana ball' that was to bring him a rich harvest of wickets in 1981 and beyond.”

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