Sunil Narine's action reported (not to the ICC)

[GGG]

I hope Narine now sees the woods from the trees...forget "IPL" now and focus on your international career Sunny!!..because quite frankly we're the only ones he has left. Furthermore i see no players from the "big three" have been called yet!!...surprise surprise.

And who should be called?

 

[Athlai]

In the BCCI system where after being called a second time, you are outright banned from bowling in BCCI competitions. Do they reimburse you any lost match fees if your action is cleared?

 

[hendrix]

They should probably check Moeen Ali's doosra as a precaution.

I've also heard people query Ojha, although I don't understand why.

 

[WindieWeathers]

The funny thing is Ashwin bowled with Narine's action the other day!!..so if they are now claiming Narine "throws" why wasn't Ashwin called in those games?

 

[Bahnz]

The funny thing is Ashwin bowled with Narine's action the other day!!..so if they are now claiming Narine "throws" why wasn't Ashwin called in those games?

Because he was doing it specifically to highlight how dodgy Narine's action is.

 

[SteveNZ]

I can sympathise with WW's stance. This is all too gung ho where a certain set of eyes can allow Narine to bowl for the majority of the tournament, then others view him differently and he misses the final - one that has huge financial repercussions. What happens if Narine is subsequently cleared? Does that not open up a legal avenue for KKR?

We put a man on the moon, it's time to be able to analyse flexion in a match situation. This is an alleged situation and we know the old line about innocence and guilt.

I'm not one to sensationalize but it just seems like most players banned/scrutinised have been reasonably 'easy gets' until this point, and Narine might be a salvo as high up as they're willing to fire.

 

[grecian]

They should probably check Moeen Ali's doosra as a precaution.

I've also heard people query Ojha, although I don't understand why.

He's just not bowling it, so seems pretty pointless, might as well check Dale Steyns left-arm-spin delivery.

 

[social]

I can sympathise with WW's stance. This is all too gung ho where a certain set of eyes can allow Narine to bowl for the majority of the tournament, then others view him differently and he misses the final - one that has huge financial repercussions. What happens if Narine is subsequently cleared? Does that not open up a legal avenue for KKR?

We put a man on the moon, it's time to be able to analyse flexion in a match situation. This is an alleged situation and we know the old line about innocence and guilt.

I'm not one to sensationalize but it just seems like most players banned/scrutinised have been reasonably 'easy gets' until this point, and Narine might be a salvo as high up as they're willing to fire.

Ajmal is an infinitely better "bowler" and comes from a country that has a history of playing the persecution card

If anything, Narine is a relatively soft target

 

[Dan]

The funny thing is Ashwin bowled with Narine's action the other day!!..so if they are now claiming Narine "throws" why wasn't Ashwin called in those games?

You genuinely don't understand why Ashwin did what he did, do you?

This policy by the BCCI is rubbish tbh. You shouldn't ban people on suspicion when there is an actual testing process around, ffs.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Because he was doing it specifically to highlight how dodgy Narine's action is.

So he was ALLOWED to "throw" in a game? is that what you're saying?

 

[eroticfishcake]

The funny thing is Ashwin bowled with Narine's action the other day!!..so if they are now claiming Narine "throws" why wasn't Ashwin called in those games?

the other day was actually 8 months ago

 

[WindieWeathers]

You genuinely don't understand why Ashwin did what he did, do you?

This policy by the BCCI is rubbish tbh. You shouldn't ban people on suspicion when there is an actual testing process around, ffs.

No i don't understand why he tried to call out "long sleeves" but didn't mention his partners Ohja and Singh!!..

 

[WindieWeathers]

the other day was actually 8 months ago

The point remains the same..was he allowed to chuck in that game "to prove a point his"?

 

[hendrix]

the other day was actually 8 months ago

Yeah. It's been all of once that Ashwin bowled with that action and it's frankly ridiculous for WW to refuse to acknowledge that he was making a point about Narine. Willful ignorance.

 

[Flem274*]

ridiculous for WW

Is it really? I'd say it was expected.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Yeah. It's been all of once that Ashwin bowled with that action and it's frankly ridiculous for WW to refuse to acknowledge that he was making a point about Narine. Willful ignorance.

AGAIN i'll ask. So he was "making a point" right? so if Narine's action is "bad" why wasn't he called by the umpire? or is it ok for someone to chuck in a game now to "prove" something?

 

[WindieWeathers]

Is it really? I'd say it was expected.

Debate the topic at hand and not me please.

 

[hendrix]

AGAIN i'll ask. So he was "making a point" right? so if Narine's action is "bad" why wasn't he called by the umpire? or is it ok for someone to chuck in a game now to "prove" something?

As you are well aware, plenty of players have chucked in matches and got away without being called in a long time. Particularly in non-international t20s.

As to your question; no it's not ok for a bowler to chuck. It's not ok for Ashwin and it's not ok for Narine. Stop shifting the focus.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

So he was ALLOWED to "throw" in a game? is that what you're saying?

But he was just imitating Narine and Narine's action is totally clean, right?

 

[WindieWeathers]

As you are well aware, plenty of players have chucked in matches and got away without being called in a long time. Particularly in non-international t20s.

As to your question; no it's not ok for a bowler to chuck. It's not ok for Ashwin and it's not ok for Narine. Stop shifting the focus.

I'm not "Shifting" anything. People are making excuses that "Ashwin was proving a point" therefore if Narine's action is as bad as some suggest then surely Ashwin should have been called!!..but hey i already talked about the big three players so i'll leave it there.