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Watching some of the bowlers' actions today-Arjuna Ranatunga I think I might have created a monster


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For people calling Ajmal as a chucker' date=' you need to "scientifically" prove he straightens his arm more than 15 degrees. If not, we need to put up with him. Simple as that.[/quote'] But we all agree that Samuels takes the piss, right? Because there is giving the benefit of the doubt (Ajmal) and then there is someone who just throws it!
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But we all agree that Samuels takes the piss' date=' right? Because there is giving the benefit of the doubt (Ajmal) and then there is someone who just throws it![/quote'] I don't. Not guilty, till proven. For all purposes, Samuels is reported for a 'suspect' action. Extensive biomechanical tests need to be performed to show he's chucking.
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I don't. Not guilty' date=' till proven. For all purposes, Samuels is reported for a 'suspect' action. Extensive biomechanical tests need to be performed to show he's chucking.[/quote'] Meh. Fair enough. I guess making claims with the naked eye, no matter how certain, put me in the same company as idiots - so yeah, fair enough.
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Meh. Fair enough. I guess making claims with the naked eye' date=' no matter how certain, put me in the same company as idiots - so yeah, fair enough.[/quote'] MSB, Don't take me wrong. You can say that his action is 'suspicious'. Unfortunately, no human eye is trained enough to be sure that a bowler is chucking.
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MSB' date=' Don't take me wrong. You can say that his action is 'suspicious'. Unfortunately, no human eye is trained enough to be sure that a bowler is chucking.[/quote'] Human Eye is most advanced camera nature has given us ,For many years umpires have called on that basis ,but 15 degree rule was what has created this monster.Anybody who has played cricket can easily tell when a guy is chucking especially spinners.
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MSB' date=' Don't take me wrong. You can say that his action is 'suspicious'. Unfortunately, no human eye is trained enough to be sure that a bowler is chucking.[/quote'] No. I get what you're doing entirely and on a forum, where you get people who think the human eye is as good as technology, your view is probably the better one to have.
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An observation: Why do these chuckers run up, then do the hop n skip and then deliver. I mean, only when u bowl with a straight arm do u need momentum to create velocity. Now take a look at baseball, where they actually bend their arms. They dnt need to run, then hop n skip and then deliver? They merely stand and deliver. Watching Hafeez bowl, you notice just before delivery he pauses for a brief second. That brief second is my opinion will destroy any arm momentum generated. Thus at the point of delivery, Hafeez generates his force entirely from a bent arm action. The same would hold true for other chuckers as well. This is just a hunch and I hope not too confusing. And yea Ranatunga has totally destroyed the game. And he has the audacity to say he feels sorry for Indian cricket.Hypocrite!

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Whatever he may have turned into today, I respect Arjuna for his captaincy and the way he backed his players. It takes guts and nerves of steel to back your player when the entire world is up in arms against him. Arjuna did that and I think a player who could come a close second in backing players is Ganguly.

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Human Eye is most advanced camera nature has given us ' date='For many years umpires have called on that basis ,but 15 degree rule was what has created this monster.Anybody who has played cricket can easily tell when a guy is chucking especially spinners.[/quote'] Human eye is built for a variety of things but catching the intricasies of a fast action is not one of them. There are thousands of way a human eye is fooled and its certainly the least reliable thing when it comes to judging bowling actions http://listverse.com/2007/09/16/20-amazing-optical-illusions/ http://listverse.com/2007/12/09/another-10-amazing-optical-illusions/
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Human Eye is most advanced camera nature has given us ,For many years umpires have called on that basis ,but 15 degree rule was what has created this monster.Anybody who has played cricket can easily tell when a guy is chucking especially spinners.
You need to justify this claim. I can post the opposite. Also, an important point to note is - We are talking about using the human eye to detect whether an arm bends beyond 14 degrees. For this particular scenario at least, the human eye isn't trained.
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You need to justify this claim. I can post the opposite. Also' date=' an important point to note is - We are talking about using the human eye to detect whether an arm bends beyond 14 degrees. For this particular scenario at least, the human eye isn't trained.[/quote'] But issue why have a 15 degree rule. It only encourages chucking.
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I Know and I know that this whole report was a hoopla to save Murli.
Conspiracy theory ...! Please check this link and read it carefully - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16939154 If you want to disprove a scientific argument, you need to do it using proper science. Blanket statements only mean conspiracy theories. Btw, I wonder why CA wanted to save Murali considering they are vehemently against chucking.

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