A spinning cricket ball in air does not follow a pure parabolic trajectory. This deviation is primar

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A spinning cricket ball in air does not follow a pure parabolic trajectory. This deviation is primarily due to:

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A spinning ball drags air with it. This causes a velocity difference of air on opposite sides of the ball, leading to a pressure difference (via Bernoulli's principle) which exerts a lateral force. This phenomenon is known as the Magnus effect.