FischerTal Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Almost from the moment cricket sanctioned overarm bowling in 1864, the game has had to tackle allegations of bowlers who illegally throw the ball by straightening a bent arm. But now chuckers could be an endangered species thanks to a hi-tech project which is reaching its final phase. Australian and overseas researchers, in collaboration with the International Cricket Council, are developing "wearable technology" which will enable bowlers with questionable actions to be cited during matches. Suspect bowlers would be made to wear small devices attached to their arms that calculate their elbow flex and send the information back to computers in the stands during matches. The current system of citing players and making them undergo laboratory testing within a month has been criticised because bowlers can potentially legalise their actions for testing but then revert to bowling illegally during matches. The technology could be available to wear in matches within 18 months. ICC general manager of cricket Geoff Allardice, who updated a MCC world cricket committee on the latest developments, sees no reason why it will not be introduced into international cricket. "The committee was told that ICC are now working out the final phase of the three-stage project, and that excellent progress is being made not only to develop the technology to enable cricketers to be tested for 'throwing' in match conditions," a statement said. "This has been a contentious issue for cricket since over-arm bowling was introduced, and the project could provide a platform for a consistent solution to the problem at all levels of the game." If it comes to fruition, the funky solution could solve the chucking problem. Not only would it force dodgy bowlers to fix their actions, it could also clear some legal bowlers who have found themselves under a cloud of suspicion. Aboriginal fast bowler Eddie Gilbert, who Don Bradman rated the fastest bowler he faced, was constantly shadowed by allegations his action was illegal and cricket was plagued by an epidemic of illegal actions in the 1950s. Australian fast bowler Ian Meckiff was famously no-balled for throwing at the Gabba in 1963-64 and three decades later umpire Darrell Hair no-balled Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan seven times in a Boxing Day Test. But since Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq introduced the "doosra" in the mid-1990s there is a feeling that many bowlers around the world are delivering this ball with an illegal action. Source: http://m.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/cricket/the-international-cricket-council-set-to-rid-chuckers-from-the-game-with-wearable-technology/story-fni2fnmo-1226803616950 Sad day for Padosis :((
Zap_Brannigan Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 18 more months !! Too late...by then ajmal would have retired
FischerTal Posted January 18, 2014 Author Posted January 18, 2014 Padosis have already started whinging about it :cantstop:
vvvslaxman Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Ajmal/Senanayake would have been banned in most street cricket for chucking. But strangely international cricket is tolerant to these guys. If this fixes that would be great. Afridi's faster ball, Hafeez's throw will be history. Junaid Khan lol
bsriharsha Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 HAHAHAHAHAH Ajmal better retire or he's screwed , the most blatant chuck in the history of the game.... should have introduced it when Murali was bowlling , would have been nice to see the lankans do what they do best , whine.
Sachin=GOD Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 This means no more paki bowlers in international cricket :woot:
CSK Fan Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Will this be done to only bowlers with already suspicious actions or to all bowlers? What if a bowler who looks good with naked eyes is found to chuck? Will the technology be accepted?
rainy day Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Will this be done to only bowlers with already suspicious actions or to all bowlers? What if a bowler who looks good with naked eyes is found to chuck? Will the technology be accepted? I think if a bowler is reported by the umpires, he will have to wear it for the next few matches.
KeyboardWarrior Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 In 18 months we will introduce dozens of new bowlers .... :phehehe:
adi B Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 forget ajmal,he will retire by then but junaid khan is a blatant chucker especially around the wicket,he literally was throwing the ball around the wicket to lady jaya!! its sickening to see these guy chucking,senanayke and samuels should banned in a blink!!
Tailender Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Ajmal/Senanayake would have been banned in most street cricket for chucking. But strangely international cricket is tolerant to these guys. If this fixes that would be great. Afridi's faster ball' date=' Hafeez's throw will be history. Junaid Khan lol[/quote'] Street cricket is well known to have the best biomechanics labs in the world. Just the other day Chacha Iqbal from Iqbal grocers had a suspicion Chottu was chucking his top spinners. He had him come into the meat shop straight away (serves double purpose as meat shop + biomechanics lab) and had chottu banned from street cricket right off the bat. Meanwhile in Australia all you get is those guys called "scientists" who have "studied the mechanics of the human body" and supposedly "know what they are doing". It's a well known fact all scientists are ISI agents.
vvvslaxman Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Street cricket is well known to have the best biomechanics labs in the world. Just the other day Chacha Iqbal from Iqbal grocers had a suspicion Chottu was chucking his top spinners. He had him come into the meat shop straight away (serves double purpose as meat shop + biomechanics lab) and had chottu banned from street cricket right off the bat. Meanwhile in Australia all you get is those guys called "scientists" who have "studied the mechanics of the human body" and supposedly "know what they are doing". It's a well known fact all scientists are ISI agents. It is easy to cheat there. In real match situation all you need is pair of working eyes. That is how Murali was noballed . Then they allowed this 15 degree crap rule which is freely violated by the likes of Ajmal. Don't tell me Ajmal has an attached protractor to make sure he is within 15 degreeseveryball.
Tailender Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 It is easy to cheat there. In real match situation all you need is pair of working eyes. That is how Murali was noballed . Then they allowed this 15 degree crap rule which is freely violated by the likes of Ajmal. Don't tell me Ajmal has an attached protractor to make sure he is within 15 degreeseveryball. Yeah. It's so easy to get away with it by concealing it in the lab while blatantly chucking on field. That's how Shillingford, Malik, Samuels, Shabbir Ahmed, etc got away with it. ... Oh wait. They didn't.
vvvslaxman Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Yeah. It's so easy to get away with it by concealing it in the lab while blatantly chucking on field. That's how Shillingford, Malik, Samuels, Shabbir Ahmed, etc got away with it. ... Oh wait. They didn't. Ajmal is talented in that area . As talented as Murali, Senanayake.
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