Murali Reported for Suspect Action

But I found something interesting.

If you look at Shoaib or Murali side-on, when their arm is pointing down just before the swing of the arm, it is perfectly straight. I know that the action will be considered from the horizontal, but if they can straighten it at that position, then why can't they while bowling.

After reading that article by the Australian University on Shoaib's action, we tried the poses (fig. 1 and fig. 2). It was easy for every one of us to bring our arms to that awkward angle. What I am trying to mean here is that, why can't these people just act like they cannot stretch more.

You could try it yourself, keep your fists pointed in the same direction as Shoaib's and you will get a similar angle in your arm.
 
it only murali's doosra thats in question rt now.and the way he bowls it,its difficult to bowl without bending ones arm.
 
I think Emerson has a serious credibility issue. He still thinks Murali chucks, despite the fact that if you watch his action in slow motion his elbow quite clearly does not straighten. I read one interview where he said that as Murali bowls with a bent arm, he is a chucker. An umpire who doesn't know the rules of the game has no credibility at all as far as I'm concerned.
 
Sohaib Chuckthar has been caught by the ICC again.I read in todays news paper.
 
Strange, there is no report on cricinfo.

In any case, players are not reported until the end of a match, so the report you read is wrong.

And in any case, his action is quite obviously 100% legit.
 
Originally posted by andrew_nixon79@Apr 14 2004, 02:34 PM
Strange, there is no report on cricinfo.

In any case, players are not reported until the end of a match, so the report you read is wrong.

And in any case, his action is quite obviously 100% legit.
:D there is still a ? mark over his action,cuz many people still beleave that he chucks, i thinkk the icc should make the videos public ,which they used to see the action and test it ...

let the people know the truth ,how he was tested and y was he given a clean chit, cuz today i saw him bowling ,and sometimes when he was bowling bouncers ,it felt like he is chucking .
 
Originally posted by Iniyan@Mar 30 2004, 11:15 PM
But I found something interesting.

If you look at Shoaib or Murali side-on, when their arm is pointing down just before the swing of the arm, it is perfectly straight. I know that the action will be considered from the horizontal, but if they can straighten it at that position, then why can't they while bowling.

After reading that article by the Australian University on Shoaib's action, we tried the poses (fig. 1 and fig. 2). It was easy for every one of us to bring our arms to that awkward angle. What I am trying to mean here is that, why can't these people just act like they cannot stretch more.

You could try it yourself, keep your fists pointed in the same direction as Shoaib's and you will get a similar angle in your arm.
B) i have the same problem has shoiab ,but my arm only bends when i am trying to bowl full ,or pitch the ball up ..

this only happens some times, not all ways ,i tried to correct it a lot of times ,
i started to bend my back a little more ,changed the run up made it short ,but nothing helps.. :(
 
Originally posted by ricky123@Apr 14 2004, 10:07 AM
:D there is still a ? mark over his action,cuz many people still beleave that he chucks, i thinkk the icc should make the videos public ,which they used to see the action and test it ...

let the people know the truth ,how he was tested and y was he given a clean chit, cuz today i saw him bowling ,and sometimes when he was bowling bouncers ,it felt like he is chucking .
There is no question over his action, mostly by people who don't know the rules, or don't watch Akhtar closely, or who are idiots. See here. The reports have already been made public.
 
:huh: r u calling me an idoit ,

but thanks for the link of the reports,it explains ur point ,
 
Originally posted by andrew_nixon79@Apr 14 2004, 02:34 PM
Strange, there is no report on cricinfo..........
I said I read it in the news paper THE HINDU which is read my most of the people in India.Eventhough he was cleared,he could have started to chuck again.I also saw it in the news channel Headlines Today.They had said that the ICC will look into his action but dismissed the reports that BCCI had complained about him.
 
Well the report is just plain wrong. Bowler's are not reported during a match. And from what I've seen of the series, his action is 100% legit, as it always has been.
 

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