After seeing Shane Warne take his 700th wicket, I thought about the second highest all time wicket taker, and I thought it would interesting to find out if other people thought his bowling action was legal. As an Australian I believe he chucks it.
2006-12-25 15:44:34 · 10 answers · asked by I'm not a Gypsy!! 2 in Sports ➔ Cricket
I believe that what Warne has achieved is amazing considering he plays on seamer friendly Australian pitches more often than Muralitheren. If Muralitheren takes over him (which I'm sure he will) well done to him, but just remember that Warne makes watching cricket interesting, he doesn't just get wickets!!
2006-12-25 16:56:55 · update #1
We need go not further than the quote from the great Bishan Bedi, the second greatest leg spin bowler the world has seen, who referred to Muri in terms of his bowling, as a "monkey who is destroying the game".
It amazes me that anyone would seek to defend such an obvious chucker. If he was Australian he would be a laughing stock and not be let near a cricket pitch. He would be driven from the game.
Cricket as a game is an art and as an bowler Muri will never be an artist.
Although he will soon break Warne's records he will never be considered, by serious cricket fans who uphold the traditions of the game, as a comparable bowler.
Bet he doesn't travel to Australia with the Sri Lankans next year.
The Aussies will not so much as jeer as simply laugh at him.
He is a not only a Chucker but also a illusionist who seems to have fooled those who want to be fooled i.e. those who want to beat Australia at any cost.
Whilst winning is important, how you win, and the impression you leave on the game is more important.
2006-12-26 10:00:58 · answer #1 · answered by narcissus 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is very much legal......I have heard only Austrailan sayign that he is a chucker but He is not, he is very a good bowler and no doubt he will take over warne soon. His action is been analysed several times before and is always cleard.if he were a chucker , he had not been allowed to play and to get those achievements,(as rules are always strict for asians)..i think australian should accept it with open heart that Murali is a great player and he is not less than Warne!!
2006-12-26 06:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Muralitharan's bowling action was analysed by University of Western Australia and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Both reports concluded his action was legal.
The University of Western Australia photographed Murali's action at 1,000 frames per second from six different angles, concluding: `From certain angles he does look suspect but from other angles there was not a problem.' The `throwing' was a mere `optical illusion', the report said.
After a three and a half day high tech examination in Hong Kong, the university revealed that Muralitharan was physically incapable of fully extending his right arm and concluded that even his partially bent arm did not straighten when he bowled off-breaks or leg-breaks..
An International Cricket Council (ICC) panel reviewed the evidence and cleared Muralitharan before the 1996 World Cup.
Then, on Sri Lanka's next tour to Australia in 1999, Ross Emerson called Muralitharan once again in a one-day match at Adelaide, forcing captain Arjuna Ranatunga to lead his players to the boundary edge in protest.
Emerson was largely castigated by the media for his decision; taken whilst standing at the bowler's end. One leading Sri Lankan commentator, Ranjith Fernando, accusing him of 'playing God.'
No further investigation into his action followed, the ICC apparently satisfied with its legality, although some contend they were simply too anxious to avoid further controversy. --Cricinfo
But,I think the defect(from birth) in his arm gives him an advantage
while bowling.--though his bowling action has been cleared
by the ICC
should a player be allowed to break the rules and derive unfair advantage on account of physical deformity?Bishen Singh Bedi's illustrious contemporary Bhagwat Chandrasekhar had a withered wrist, but it must be pointed out that he bowled with a perfectly straight arm and his action was 100% legitimate.
Murali's and Shoaib's actions cannot be deemed legitimate without making allowances for their unnatural physical conditions.
Best Regards
2006-12-25 18:32:09 · answer #3 · answered by Aq 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong in the bowling action of Muralitharan. If his bowling action was illegal he would not have been allowed to play so long by ICC and reach the record of 2nd highest wicket taker in Tests as well as ODI
2006-12-25 22:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You AUstralians are always jealous of ASIANS performance. WHY? Are we not HUMAN BEING? You want to remove Muralitharan from Cricket because you are afraid that he will take more wickets than Shane Warne in TEST CRICKET.
2006-12-25 16:48:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Chucky
2006-12-25 15:54:10 · answer #6 · answered by ¥ºu® ∑ø®§† N¡gh†må®e 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Chucker or not, his action and bowling is just plain ugly.
2006-12-25 18:00:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Murali is a chucker and that's illegal!
2006-12-25 22:07:40 · answer #8 · answered by jb1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
his action is legal
2006-12-25 17:45:08 · answer #9 · answered by john 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he is a chucker, no doubts.
2006-12-25 15:53:25 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋