The Murali throwing controversy continues ....

[Paoli]

However great Murali is, he'll always have the proverbial asterix next to his name.

I personally believe he throws the ball, but then again, what do i know lol??

[Chuck Palumbo]

Murali has took many wickets with his illegal doosra which was later banned- he goes down in my estimation because of that.

[Hondo]

Originally Posted by Chuck Palumbo

Murali has took many wickets with his illegal doosra which was later banned- he goes down in my estimation because of that.

Also if you looked at all the facts you would know that Murali's Doosra isn't illegal any more. ICC only recommended that Murali should seize bowling till more research is done on this matter and now it has been cleared. So please get your facts right before you start mouthing off the greatest bowler off all time.

[Paoli]

Hondo, I reckon its about time you started to stop winding people up.

I stand by my saying that Murali will always have a proverbial asterix next to his name. But Warne will always be known as the greatest

[Hondo]

Chuck, It seems like you haven't been following all the cricket news .

Murali has been cleared. His off breaks was cleared couple of years ago.

ICC did not change the rules so that Murali can continue bowling his Doosra, they did becasue with current rules are flawed which means 99% of the current international also chucks according to these rules.

[Chuck Palumbo]

Originally Posted by Hondo

ICC did not change the rules so that Murali can continue bowling his Doosra, they did becasue with current rules are flawed which means 99% of the current international also chucks according to these rules.

Well Murali bends his arm more than anyone else while bowling so he is the person that gains the most from this rule change. Just ask any umpire or player that has been involved in a match involving Murali and they will tell you he chucks and I trust the people that play the game rather than scientists.

[Hondo]

Originally Posted by Chuck Palumbo

Well Murali bends his arm more than anyone else while bowling so he is the person that gains the most from this rule change. Just ask any umpire or player that has been involved in a match involving Murali and they will tell you he chucks and I trust the people that play the game rather than scientists.

Not true. The studies that was done during the ICC Champions Trophy shown that other world class bowlers such as McGrath, Gillespie and Pllocks bend their arms more than Murali. Have you even got any evidence to back what you are saying.


Below is from an article that was published just today. It can be found on www.cricinfo.com

....the situation was not so clear cut. Murali's doosra may have been technically illegal, but there was a growing body of experts warning that the ICC's permitted tolerance levels were flawed. As the ICC Champions Trophy was to reveal later in the year, Murali was one of many bowlers, including those previously believed to have pure textbook actions, exceeding tolerance levels. In fact, Murali turns out to be one of the lesser offenders. The emotional doosra debate rumbled on for months and only started to calm when the ICC agreed to a thorough review of the current laws.

I can even find more articles to back up what i'm syaing. There was even article with figures of how much these world class bowlers do chuck. If you want I can dig these up as well. It's clear to me that you got no idea on what you talking about. Much like the Australin people, you are mis-guided and don't knbow all the facts and choose to ignore them.

[Paoli]

Originally Posted by Chuck Palumbo

Well Murali bends his arm more than anyone else while bowling so he is the person that gains the most from this rule change. Just ask any umpire or player that has been involved in a match involving Murali and they will tell you he chucks and I trust the people that play the game rather than scientists.

Exactly what my point is.

Chuck...I am in total agreement with you on everything youve said on this board....

And Hondo...I am not preaching my beliefs.

[Hondo]

Ummm just read by post above.

Seems like both of you are mis-guided.

So far, what both of you have said, I have seen no evidence to back them up.

[Chuck Palumbo]

Well I've got Beshem Bedi, Ian Botham, Adam Gilchrist, many umpires, Nasser Hussain, Ricky Ponting, Andrew Flintoff and many others involved in the game to back me up.


All you've got is a bunch of scientists who have never picked up a cricket ball in their life to back you up.