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chucking disgrace! Justice has finally prevailed,although it was delayed.The ICC has finally recommended that the tolerance level for all bowlers to be increased to 15 degrees,eventually giving the greenlight to Muttiah Muralitharan’s doosra delivery,subject to the recommendation being approved by the ICC executive board in February next year. While commending the ICC for finally making a sensible decision on this controversial issue,it will be interesting to note that in August 2003 the ICC General manager David Richardson had made the exact suggestion in writing at the ICC -Cricket Committee - management meeting. Titled Illegal Bowling Actions -Review of Procedure -the ICC General manager in a highly confidential four page report to the ICC Cricket Committe has recommended that 'the levels of tolerance,pending the outcome of the above research on spinners,as contained in the standard ICC Analysis protocols be amended to 15 degrees for all bowlers'.(refer copy of the report). What happened to this report and why its recommendations were not looked into is a mystery. If only the ICC had gone by this recommendation all the controversies that surrounded Muttiah Muralitharan and his doosra delivery during the past few months and the debate on illegal bowling actions could have been avoided.Today,what the ICC cricket committee is recommending is exactly what was recommended by their own General Manager David Richardson 14 months ago.What a shame! - MF |
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