Ajmal Action Reported

[jonbrooks]

From cricinfo.

The Sri Lankan board has finally begun to get its house in order.

Kudos, but the figures quoted in the article (20-25 bowlers have been reported from Divs 1 & 2 of the SL U23 comp, most of whom are offies) suggest this is probably overdue.

As echoed by SLC umpires educator Tyron Wijewardene,



There it is, folks; chucking is a cancer in Sri Lankan cricket.

LOL! Talk about closing the barn door after the horse has bolted. Remember a guy named Muralitharan?!

 

[Dan]

I remember 230 posts worth of complaining about him. Can't quite recall the exact reason though, just that it was getting very tiring.

 

[GGG]

LOL! Talk about closing the barn door after the horse has bolted. Remember a guy named Muralitharan?!

Is that the guy that had a bent arm throughout his action and the difference between his bent arm at the start of his action and his bent arm at release was less that 15 degrees?

 

[Dan]

ESPNcricinfo @ESPNcricinfo


Just in: Bangladesh offspinner Sohag Gazi has reported for a suspect bowling action.


12:15am · 25 Aug 2014 · TweetDeck

 

[Maximas]

Yeah Gazi has always looked a bit dodgy

 

[cnerd123]

Daymn really cranking up the reports. Good stuff.

Who is next on the list?

 

[GGG]

Yeah Gazi has always looked a bit dodgy

Don't know about always, it is his doosra that he has only started bowling over the last few series I believe and yes it is dodgy.

 

[GGG]

I am sure I have read somewhere that the doosra can't be bowled without chucking.

 

[Maximas]

Don't know about always, it is his doosra that he has only started bowling over the last few series I believe and yes it is dodgy.

I didn't get much of a chance to watch him early in his career, thought he looked a bit dodgy in Zimbabwe and then a little worse more recently

I am sure I have read somewhere that the doosra can't be bowled without chucking.

depends on your definition of chucking, if you have enough flexibility in the elbow, shoulder and wrist you can bowl it perfectly legally, however I don't think it would be possible to bowl it with a perfectly straight arm

 

[GGG]

I didn't get much of a chance to watch him early in his career, thought he looked a bit dodgy in Zimbabwe and then a little worse more recently



depends on your definition of chucking, if you have enough flexibility in the elbow, shoulder and wrist you can bowl it perfectly legally, however I don't think it would be possible to bowl it with a perfectly straight arm

True, just watched some old videos of Saqlain Mushtaq and his action looks pretty clean.

 

[Dan]

I think they'll cycle through every offie/orthodox spinner with even the slightest noticeable kink in the elbow, tbh.

Probably looking at Brumby's thread and counting down from 10 to 1.

 

[Jono]

SL should have their T20 WC stripped itbt.

 

[Dan]

So I've updated the list and we have:

Hey, don't stereotype me. I'm a fully rounded individual who doesn't focus on particular hobbyhorses...

Nah, I'll bite:

Inzy - 11
Ajmal - 10
Botha - 10
Shabbir - 10
Gannon - 9
Samuels - 9
Williamson - 9
Senanayake - 8.5
Shoaib Malik - 8.5
Jermaine Lawson - 8
Murali - 8
Dhawan - 7
Kirtley - 6.5
Hall - 6
Ellis - 5.5
Hafeez - 5
Narine - 4.5
Lee - 3.5
Shoaib - 3
Praveen - 2
Ashwin - 1.5
Moeen - 1
Ojha - <1

+ Shillingford, Gazi and Utseya. Strike-outs are either cited or retired (from internationals) individuals. Someone to provide deets if anybody else from that list has been cited (or retired).


So the evidence is clear -- Shoaib Malik, you're next!

 

[Prince EWS]

Shabbir was actually banned from cricket for cheating the testing process. Definitely cited.

 

[Energetic]

Double standards by ICC. If bowlers actions and stuff are being scrutinised and reported then what about batsman with their massive bat size? just another proof Cricket is becoming a batsman game. I'm surprised no bowler from Big 3 has been reported yet.

 

[91Jmay]

Double standards by ICC. If bowlers actions and stuff are being scrutinised and reported then what about batsman with their massive bat size? just another proof Cricket is becoming a batsman game. I'm surprised no bowler from Big 3 has been reported yet.

Never heard of James Kirtley then?

 

[grecian]

True, just watched some old videos of Saqlain Mushtaq and his action looks pretty clean.

I've said in an utterly reactionary way that the delivery should be banned, but in the end it's only the one's that really rip it, that I'm worried about, I'm sure Saqlain's type of delivery was kind of bowled in the past, with various bowlers. It's a mild variation on the arm ball really.

 

[Maximas]

it's a mild variation of the top spinner if anything

 

[grecian]

it's a mild variation of the top spinner if anything

Yeah actually you are probably right.

 

[akilana]

Never heard of James Kirtley then?

No.