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Viv Richards concerned by Ajmal's doosra


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Yes I would agree he chucks his doosra' date=' same with murali, Harbhajan and Botha. But I guess the rules say that its legal so they are allowed to do as they please.[/quote'] But it should not be legal.
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In addition to my previous post legends like Holding and Viv hold valid opinions and key board warriors on msg boards should think twice before accusing them of being biased and racist. ICC let this cat out of bag when they cleared ppl like Akhtar Murali and Bhajji.Bent elbows whilst delivering a cricket ball is something many people are not comfortable with.
If you can accuse Bhaji then two can play this game.
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If you can accuse Bhaji then two can play this game.
I would never defend something wrong even its from my team.Why have double standards.Chucking is chucking be it a pakistani,Indian or a south african. Cricket is a sport and should be treated like one.
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Ajmal's action is certainly the most dicy of those playing right now. I know Australians had complained in the first series he played against them in Abu Dhabi. Watson had rolled his arm over like Murali, pointing out to the umpire and bowler ( Ajmal ) what he thought. Other than Saqlain, doosra of any bowler looks fishy. If upto 15 degrees, the bend is not visible, his doosra certainly extends that

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I would never defend something wrong even its from my team.Why have double standards.Chucking is chucking be it a pakistani,Indian or a south african. Cricket is sports and should be treated like one.
Couldn't agree more.
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Are we debating bowling actions here or politics?
I was responding to Lord Afridi. You shoud ask him that question, not me as he introduced "haram" etc in this topic. I did not start **it.
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I was responding to Lord Afridi. You shoud ask him that question' date=' not me as he introduced "haram" etc in this topic. I did not start **it.[/quote'] I know but you should look at his user name show bit leniency on him.
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Wheras Harbhajan and Botha wear full sleeves just because it looks fashionable? Thats the oldest trick in the book for chuckers.
harbhajan does not chuck. His action is clean now as he does not bowl doosra now. He only bowls top spin. I have not seen him bowling doosra in a while that is why he has become so ineffective...
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So I guess the West Indians whine just as much as the East Indians :giggle: FYI Windies were just as bad against the doosra-less Rehman and Hafeez .. so don't blame the doosra blame your overall inability to play spin.

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The doosra cannot be bowled legally... unless you have wrists made of rubber enough to generate all the spin without using the elbow. Murali's natural deformity and supple wrists allow him to bow the ball far better than Botha, Bhajji and Ajmal, even though his action looks the most suspect. Saqlain was the only one who made genuine effort to bowl it legally. All three - Botha, bhajji and Ajmal chuck blatantly. Bhajji has atleast stopped bowling it, but Ajmal bowls them quite frequently. Its only a matter of time before he is called for it.

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Will Richards remain better than Tendulkar or will the "neutral fans" from padosi desh lose all respect for him now and label him an Indian stooge? On topic, doosra is an illegal delivery and should not be allowed. Rameez Raja and Holding did some measurement using a protractor during the live telecast and showed the elbow of Ajmal bendt by over 35 degrees.

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They shouldnt use a protractor, it wont be accurate. Tests should be done in the bio mechanical lab. Problem is, bowlers take extra care to bowl the delivery legally during testing.

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Will Richards remain better than Tendulkar or will the "neutral fans" from padosi desh lose all respect for him now and label him an Indian stooge? On topic, doosra is an illegal delivery and should not be allowed. Rameez Raja and Holding did some measurement using a protractor during the live telecast and showed the elbow of Ajmal bendt by over 35 degrees.
Til he comes out and says something negative about India :cantstop:
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Harbhajan has stopped bowling his doosras and Botha has been banned from bowling them whereas Ajmal is a doosra bowler who bowls off spin occasionally

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I have said it many times,you cant bowl a doosra without bending your arm.Any bowler who bowls a doosra chucks.

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