Harbhajan Singh's action reported

[andyc]

Just to add another chapter to the ICC throwing rules, Harbhajan Singh was reported for his doosra during the Bangladesh game. Maybe it's the doosra as a whole.

Full story here
http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/...ICKET_NEWS/2004/DEC/135521_IND_20DEC2004.html

 

[Sudeep]

Dead link that. Here's the correct one - http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/DEC/135521_IND_20DEC2004.html

Article says, according to unofficial sources, the degree of flexion of his doosra was 22 degrees.

 

[andyc]

Is that more or less than Murali's supposedly was?

 

[Sudeep]

Is that more or less than Murali's supposedly was?

More.

 

[andyc]

And now watch Singh become the next 'dirty cheat' to half the people on this forum.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

well it is a cheat if its outside the rules? where is your problem?

 

[andyc]

lol my problem is that lots of people brand Murali a cheat even though he's been cleared before, and it's been stated that something like 90% of all other players have suspect actions as well.

 

[Son Of Coco]

lol my problem is that lots of people brand Murali a cheat even though he's been cleared before, and it's been stated that something like 90% of all other players have suspect actions as well.

All other players actions haven't been tested. Only those at the Champions Trophy. I think Harbajhan has had a bit of trouble with his action before, but I wouldn't say it's the ball just individual actions that are used to bowl it on occasion.

 

[Richard]

Wonder if anyone's going to start questioning Saqlain's action.
Probably not, given that he's not currently in the public light.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Wonder if anyone's going to start questioning Saqlain's action.
Probably not, given that he's not currently in the public light.

Because he bowls the doosra!?

 

[Richard]

They both bowl exactly the same ball - which is not remotely comparable to Murali's.
Saqlain invented it, Harbhajan copied it.

 

[Son Of Coco]

They both bowl exactly the same ball - which is not remotely comparable to Murali's.
Saqlain invented it, Harbhajan copied it.

As I said in the post above yours though, it's got to do with the individual action, not the ball. Well, as far as I'm concerned it does anyway. You can ban someone simply cause they bowl a ball that someone else with a suspected bad action does.

 

[Simon]

ive always questioned Harbhajan's action, hes in the sameboat as Murali imo...

 

[Craig]

Could the answer be in banning the ball all together?

 

[Slow Love™]

Dead link that. Here's the correct one - http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/DEC/135521_IND_20DEC2004.html

Article says, according to unofficial sources, the degree of flexion of his doosra was 22 degrees.

If that's true, then it's certainly an illegal ball, and he's gonna have to do some work to correct it.

 

[parttimer]

ive always questioned Harbhajan's action, hes in the sameboat as Murali imo...

Touche. I'm waiting for the birth defect that gets him off the hook

 

[Slow Love™]

Incidentally, providing it's credible, I like the fact that they seem able to do some in-game analysis as to degrees of straightening. Because the lab-testing as a process of "testing" was pretty dubious (it's useful for remedial strategies though). It must be this kind of match-day testing that McGrath was praising last month.

 

[C_C]

If its 22 degrees, he has to get corrective action.

 

[NikhilN]

Could the answer be in banning the ball all together?

That would be kinda hard to do cause people do like to use that ball and it would make a lot of people upset if they did that.

 

[NikhilN]

If its 22 degrees, he has to get corrective action.

If bowling was that easy than every team would be all out under 100 in every match.