Sir john Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Sourav Ganguly, the Pune Warriors captain, has defended his offspinner Marlon Samuels, saying there were bowlers with worse actions in the IPL who hadn't been warned. Samuels was reported by the umpires for a suspect action after the match against Chennai Super Kings on April 14. Ganguly said he was surprised by on-field umpires Aleem Dar and Bruce Oxenford's decision. "If you go around the IPL, you will see worse actions," he said. "I should not be saying it because we are all part of a competition. But if Marlon gets warned for his action, then there are probably a few around who are worse." Ganguly questioned the decision to report Samuels, who has been bowling for West Indies in international matches without being warned. "Whoever has done it has got to be careful because Marlon has bowled for the West Indies for two years and he hasn't been warned," Ganguly said. "He has bowled in the first three games of the IPL and he hasn't been warned. And I don't know what he did different in his fourth game to be warned." As per IPL policy, Samuels will be allowed to bowl for the Warriors but should he be reported again, he will be suspended from bowling for the remainder of the season. Samuels had problems with his action in the past. He was reported for a suspect action after the third Test between West Indies and South Africa in 2008 in Durban, when the on-field umpires raised doubts especially with regards to his quicker deliveries. He underwent remedial work, and an independent test found his action to be legal. In 2011, he was cleared for bowling in international cricket by the ICC.
bulbul Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 If Dada believes others are chucking let him name/report them.. But he wont get sympathy for supporting a chucker just because he is uphelding the 'comradeship'
bulbul Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 abey sj' date='already posted this in Pune thread[/quote'] i am with SJ about this thread.. this should deserve a seperate thread..you posted your point of view in "K" thread
Needforspeed Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 ICC panel has already cleared him in 2011. So that puts him in the same scenario as Murali or Ajmal. I doubt if the Umpires would have reported if PW had lost the match to CSK.
CSK Fan Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 If Dada believes others are chucking let him name/report them.. But he wont get sympathy for supporting a chucker just because he is uphelding the 'comradeship' Dada is right about the double standards shown for certain teams like CSK and MI. How come the reporting didnt happen against other teams?
rkt.india Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Akash Chopra Tweeted. Aakash Chopra @cricketaakash If Ganguly found something wrong in a lot of actions in the IPL then why did he come out with it only after his teammate is cautioned?? Point to note here is that Sourav was the first man to raise a stink about Rajasthan Royals' Kamran Khan's action in the second IPL. Ganguly Pawned. :hehe:
bulbul Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Dada is right about the double standards shown for certain teams like CSK and MI. How come the reporting didnt happen against other teams? we all know about Double standards from :mi: i agree with you about that.. but why Dada supporting a Chucker and if Dada knows others chucking why cant he report them to match officials or refusse to play against such people???
zaqw222222 Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Botha also has a questionable action. Ian Pont posted a pic of his action on twitter http://twitter.com/#!/Ponty100mph/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com%2FKVjfd978
saneindian Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Dada's direct attack on Bhajji :P BTW isn't Dada's logic the same as the logic used when the trio was caught "there are fixers in every team, but only Pakistanis get caught".
bulbul Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Dada's direct attack on Bhajji :P BTW isn't Dada's logic the same as the logic used when the trio was caught "there are fixers in every team, but only Pakistanis get caught". yes.. some of DADA supporters even tried to twist this as how Dada shows support to his teammates
yoda Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 LOL@those bringing in CSK in the pic. It the umps who reported and yes they report only when they see suspect action. Anyone who saw that match would know that there was extra chucking going on with the odd delivery. All Ganguly has to do is see the tape.
Executioner Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 ive been noticing samuels bowling a lot of chuck-ers. In BPL, everytime he wud bowl a chucking delivery even the crowd realizes that is a chuck. Even ajmal's action is much fairer compared to his, btw not talking about skind colour diff. between the two
vvvslaxman Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Basically Ganguly suggests samuels can chuck the ball based on the premises there are other chuckers allowed?
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