BCCI identifies bowlers with flawed actions

[DesiChap]

Remedial measures to be considered BCCI identifies bowlers with flawed actions Cricinfo staff February 6, 2008 The Indian Board has identified bowlers in the domestic circuit with suspect bowling actions, and is compiling a list of the same, and is likely to send them to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) to rectify their actions. According to a report in the Hindustan Times, 13 bowlers were deemed to have suspect actions during the 2007-08 Ranji Trophy season, when they were seen on video cameras installed to aid the umpires' coaches. "While going through the video footage for assessing the umpires' performance, S Venkataraghavan [the BCCI's director of umpires and former India captain] has noticed some bowlers with suspect actions," Ratnakar Shetty, the board's chief administrative officer, told the newspaper. "The list is being compiled and if it is felt that these bowlers require assistance, they will be sent for correcting their action to the NCA," he said. Surprisingly, some of the bowlers identified are representing their zonal teams in the ongoing Duleep Trophy, but Shetty said: "The main problem is that they haven't yet been formally reported by the umpires, so we cannot stop them from playing. But after the final assessment of the footage of all the matches, if it is felt that their actions need to corrected, they will have to go through the procedure." The last bowler to be identified with a suspect action was Rajesh Sharma, the Punjab offspinner, whose career was temporarily put on hold in the 2006-07 season. Sharma eventually joined the Indian Cricket League last year and took three wickets in two games for the Chandigarh Lions. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/335213.html

[DesiChap]

Punjab offspinner to miss final Ranji clash Rajesh Sharma's selection put on hold by Indian board Anand Vasu in Rajkot January 9, 2007 Rajesh Sharma's career in cricket has been put on hold, at least temporarily. Cricinfo had earlier reported that the Punjab offspinner's action had been reported to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on two separate occasions, something which the chairman of the Punjab selection committee then claimed to have no knowledge of. All that has changed. "We have asked the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) not to select him for the final Ranji match of the season," Niranjan Shah, secretary of the BCCI, said. "He was reported two times and there is a danger of him being called in a match. It is better this way [than him being called in a match]." There was some confusion over how the Sharma case would move forward after he was reported for a suspect action, first in the final of the Duleep Trophy , and then in Punjab's Ranji Trophy match against Maharashtra. "We do not want any bowler with suspect action playing domestic cricket," said Shah. "Now we will send him to the NCA [National Cricket Academy] for him to reviewed by the bowling review committee, of which Shivlal Yadav is a part." Yadav will provide technical assistance to Sharma in an attempt to straighten out the kink in his action. When asked if the board was being more pro-active with issues such as these, Shah said he did not see any harm in what the BCCI was doing. "The board has to take an active role," he said. "There has to be communication between the board and the players and others. We have to let them know what we are thinking. After all the board runs cricket, and the attention of people and media is so high." At the same time Shah did not give much credence to suggestions that he was growing in stature as his term of office unfolded, and that he was being more assertive in his role as secretary as he gained experience. "I have to follow the policy of the board. I speak to all my colleagues and take their opinions on any issue," he said. "I think I now have enough experience [in administration] and that counts. I'm lucky to have a president like Sharad Pawar who gives me the freedom to do my work." In the past there have been numerous cases of players being reported for suspect actions in domestic cricket, by umpires and match referees, but this is one of the few times any concrete steps have been taken to remedy the problem.

[DesiChap]

News ICC to analyse Samuels' bowling action next week PTI DUBAI, February 6: West Indies bowler Marlon Samuels, whose "fast" deliveries came under scrutiny last month, will undergo an independent analysis of his bowling action at the National Cricket Academy, at Loughborough University in England on February 11. Member of the ICC Panel of Human Movement Specialists, Dr Mark King, will analyse Samuels' bowling action, according to a statement issued by the International Cricket Council here today. Samuels was reported for a suspected illegal bowling action in respect of his "fast" deliveries by the on-field umpires Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar of the ICC's Elite Panel of Umpires and third umpire Brian Jerling following completion of the third Test match between South Africa and the West Indies played in Durban from January 10-12. Match referee Roshan Mahanama had informed both the ICC and the West Indies team management of the report, as per the ICC regulations governing the reporting process. Within 14 days of the independent analysis being carried out, the appointed specialist will supply the ICC with a written report advising the outcome of the biomechanical assessment. This will confirm whether the action used by the off-spinner was legal or illegal. Although only his "fast" deliveries have been reported as suspect, the ICC process requires his action generally, including the fast deliveries, to be analysed. If the analysis confirms that it is his "fast" deliveries only that are illegal, then he would be allowed to continue bowling in international cricket without using that delivery but subject to the warning that should he bowl his "fast" ball he would run the risk of being reported a second time. However, if this month's analysis concludes that Samuels generally bowls with an illegal action, he will be suspended from bowling in international cricket until such time as he has corrected his action and submitted to a fresh independent analysis that concludes that his action has been remedied. http://cricket.indiatimes.com/ICC_to_analyse_Samuels_bowling_action_on_Feb_11/articleshow/2762215.cms

[IndianRenegade]

good....

[Sachinism]

BCCI finding bowlers with suspect actions and helping them rectify their actions PCB finding bowlers with suspect actions and putting them in the national team j/k

[Dravid]

BCCI finding bowlers with suspect actions and helping them rectify their actions PCB finding bowlers with suspect actions and putting them in the national team j/k

:haha:

[King]

Samuels is a blatant chucker. On the last tour to WI Kaif faced one of the balls from Samuels that was bowled at 120 k from a 4 step run up. Samuels chucked that one blatantly and Steve Bucknor on radio asked the 3rd umpire to take note of that ball. Unfortunately nothing happened since as you would expect from the go slow ICC. I think Samuels and Tait should be looked at quite closely. Both have a kink in their action.

[kablooee87]

BCCI finding bowlers with suspect actions and helping them rectify their actions PCB finding bowlers with suspect actions and putting them in the national team j/k

I remember when the PCB did this exact same thing a couple of years ago.

[kablooee87]

drafted 'em in the national team?

no, identified bowlers with flawed actions and got them help.

[MundaPakistani]

Samuels is a blatant chucker. On the last tour to WI Kaif faced one of the balls from Samuels that was bowled at 120 k from a 4 step run up. Samuels chucked that one blatantly and Steve Bucknor on radio asked the 3rd umpire to take note of that ball. Unfortunately nothing happened since as you would expect from the go slow ICC. I think Samuels and Tait should be looked at quite closely. Both have a kink in their action.

Samules yes but tait??

[Guest dada_rocks]

no' date=' identified bowlers with flawed actions and got them help.[/quote'] I guess Shabbir Ahmed is in charge of help