The Problem Of Unusual Bowling Actions

[hawkeye]

Is enough attention being paid to the unusual bowling actions of some bowlers? Can the authorities be sure that all the spinners with jerky actions are complying with the rules?

Far from solving the problem, the ICC's decision to allow bowlers to straighten or bend their elbow by up to 15 degrees has facilitated the emergence of a host of mystery bowlers with actions that look, to the naked eye at least, highly suspicious. And during the recent T20 WC they were out in full force. Martin Crowe, in a Cricinfo article, mentioned spinners with plenty of elbow grease, while Shane Warne, in a commentary stint during the West Indies/Pakistan game, offered that Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal likes his long sleeves.

Some time ago, former West Indies spinner Sonny Ramadhin came out and said that he always chucked his faster delivery, but was able to avoid detection by always wearing long sleeves. Long sleeves has become code, and is now often found in the same sentence as some of the well-known and not-so-well-known names of spinners with questionable actions.

The Problem Of Long Sleeves

 

[lion100lion]

Is enough attention being paid to the unusual bowling actions of some bowlers? Can the authorities be sure that all the spinners with jerky actions are complying with the rules?

offered that Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal likes his long sleeves.

Saeed Ajmal bowls probably at an angle of 23 degree, but adjusts his angle to less than 15 degree after his delivery.
ICC allowed someone like Muttiah Muralitharan and that`s where the problem started and ICC has been ignorant about that.
Saeed Ajmal`s is case of blatant chucking.