As old as the hills - Interesting article on ball tampering in Pakistan

[MechEng]

2 hours ago, Rightarmfast said:

That will raise a lot of questions. That's unfair advantage to the bowler. Suppose if the batsman starts using a steel bat or the likes, like Lillee did once. You will need to balance out the equation, and that would be stretching the line too far.

 

That graphite bat from Ponting.

 

I remember one of the sixes in that world cup game where he just changed the direction of the full toss from Zak, the ball flew to deep mid wicket for a flat six.

[Ultimate_Game]

50 minutes ago, MechEng said:

 

That graphite bat from Ponting.

 

I remember one of the sixes in that world cup game where he just changed the direction of the full toss from Zak, the ball flew to deep mid wicket for a flat six.

 

Graphite bat? It's illegal to use a bat which's made of any other material than wood. Are you sure Ponting's bat was made of Graphite or was it a marketing gimmick?

[zen]

We have seen bats change, stumps and bails change, laws change, clothing change, protective equipment change for better, etc., but the ball still is probably the most primitive element in cricket. 
 

And the ball gets impacted by a variety of factors including bat smashing it around, the pitch, the outfield, dew, overhead conditions, and maybe lights. 
 

I don’t mind it if bowlers are allowed to “take care of the ball” using their natural external tools such as finger nails (using teeth, an internal tool, would be gross). 

[Need4Speed]

10 hours ago, RizBarKhan said:

Says the ashram boy 

same Ashram where Steve jobs and co come and bow their heads

[Need4Speed]

7 hours ago, Suhaan said:

Bhikhmanga kom

topmost exporters in bhikharis

Edited September 4, 2024 by Need4Speed

[Need4Speed]

10 hours ago, RizBarKhan said:

Says the ashram boy 

he is Bo(b)y Deol of that Ashram jahan pe you were Babita ji

[Need4Speed]

10 hours ago, RizBarKhan said:

Haha but now Georgians hate Indians so much as their country has been flooded with Indian “students”, Indians are literally crying on Georgian subreddits and websites about how they can’t stand the racism and hate they get from Georgians 

may be they do..as they have selfrespect..otoh..beggars are ready to hear anything..as long as people thow few cents on the ragged hats..

[Need4Speed]

I wont tolerate any fukin anti India post from Ghantay k fans..of Rizwan Babar Khan..eiter admins ban him..or I will keep replying the same way

Edited September 4, 2024 by Need4Speed

[Need4Speed]

11 hours ago, RizBarKhan said:

Room temp iq 

yes Indians have working ACs and afford to pay AC bills..unlike quam..who work  to eat Ghaans ki roti..and fauzi afsars eats Biryani and Kormas

[zen]

The pointless posts here make me feel sorry for posting on this thread  

 

Continue the trolling! 

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[MechEng]

14 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

Graphite bat? It's illegal to use a bat which's made of any other material than wood. Are you sure Ponting's bat was made of Graphite or was it a marketing gimmick?

 

Not a bat made of graphite, but a graphite film on the light kookaburra bat.

 

Some of those shots were outrageous, even Gilchrist did not hit such big sixes in that World Cup.

[MechEng]

On 9/3/2024 at 10:18 PM, Gollum said:

So blatant, so shameless. No wonder they were unbeatable at home in those days. 

 

On 9/3/2024 at 10:00 PM, AuxiliA said:

If you give the current Pakistani team flat pitches and tampered balls then even Babar Azam would turn into Miandad and Naseem Shah into Waqar Younis. 

 

 

 

Still, Waqar of early 90s had that kind of aura which even peak Shoaib couldn't match.

 

From 1990 to 1994, dream stuff...

[AuxiliA]

3 minutes ago, MechEng said:

 

 

Still, Waqar of early 90s had that kind of aura which even peak Shoaib couldn't match.

 

From 1990 to 1994, dream stuff...

 

 

 

That 'dream stuff' was built on tampering lol...Even then he mostly bullied the weaker teams only and got exposed against the stronger batting lineups. Choked in important WC ODI matches too. Most overrated pacer of alltime. 

 

Guys like Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf would look like 'dream'  Waqar too if they bowled with a mutilated ball. 

 

 

During the innings, Crowe dropped a delivery from Abdul Qadir at his feet and bent down to pick it up and lob it back to the bowler. "It was totally mutilated on one side with two or three deep scratches gouged out," he said. "I complained to the umpires but they did nothing."

 

 

[Ultimate_Game]

33 minutes ago, MechEng said:

 

Not a bat made of graphite, but a graphite film on the light kookaburra bat.

 

Some of those shots were outrageous, even Gilchrist did not hit such big sixes in that World Cup.

 

Seems illegal though as the law states that the bat has to consist of only wood, and nothing else. It's akin to baseball players corking their bats, i.e. filling the bats with cork to make them lighter. Either way Ponting was a beast at the time and the match was already done after the opening stand.

[Gollum]

39 minutes ago, MechEng said:

 

 

Still, Waqar of early 90s had that kind of aura which even peak Shoaib couldn't match.

 

From 1990 to 1994, dream stuff...

Built on triggering collapses from 140/1 to 200 all out, courtesy reverse swing. 

[New guy]

On 9/4/2024 at 11:01 PM, Austin 3:!6 said:

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Please ban the instigating trolls too