01-20-2005, 06:24 PM
Recently Moh.Hafeez has also been reported as having a suspect action.
Here is a article from Cric-point
http//www.cricpoint.com/redirect.php?url=http//216.167.27.246/thenews/jan2005-daily/20-01-2005/sports/s2.htm
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" id=quote>quote<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday admitted he was concerned with the latest incident of a Pakistani bowler being reported for a suspect action.
All-rounder Muhammad Hafeez was reported by field umpires Peter Parker and Rudi Koertzen, third umpire Simon Taufel and match referee Chris Broad after Pakistan's win over the West Indies.
He is the fourth high profile player from Pakistan after Shoaib Akhtar, Shabbir Ahmed and more recently Shoaib Malik to be reported for a suspect action to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Malik, who was reported during a one-day triangular series final in Lahore in October, has still not been cleared to bowl in the ongoing VB series.
Shaharyar Khan said he was concerned with the increasing instances of Pakistan bowlers being reported for suspect actions and conceded the country's bowling ranks could be riddled with suspect actions.
Incidentally, former England player Broad has been responsible for booking Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan and Indian Harbhajan Singh for dubious 'doosra' deliveries in the past year.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar said that this problem confronting Pakistan cricket could be attributed to past administrations taking the issue lightly. "I've been aware since I took over a year ago that from schoolboys to international players, we have a spate of bowlers with doubtful actions," he said. "This has grown because it has gone unchecked over the years.
"There are a few reasons why it happens. Firstly, our young bowlers tend to copy bowlers who are extremely successful on the international circuit. And secondly, a lot of cricket in Pakistan is played with taped tennis balls which can do a lot with a last-minute elbow jerk."
Hafeez's action will now be monitored by ICC-approved biomechanists over the next six weeks, during which time he is permitted to continue bowling.
In response to the apparent "chucking" problem in Pakistan, Shaharyar said the PCB had appointed a commission of former international players and administrators to "nip this in the bud".
"We want to stop this epidemic and return to normalcy," he said. "It is about time that something was done. We've allowed this to grow and become individualised. We are going into clubs and schools to work with young bowlers and straighten them out."
Next month the ICC is expected to implement the findings of a Sunil Gavaskar-chaired tribunal, which recommended all bowlers be allowed to flex their elbows by 15 degrees.
Hafeez's citing, coupled with a injury to Akhtar, tempered the enthusiasm generated by Pakistan's first win in the tri-series, as well as opener Kamran Akmal's maiden limited-overs century.
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Here is a article from Cric-point
http//www.cricpoint.com/redirect.php?url=http//216.167.27.246/thenews/jan2005-daily/20-01-2005/sports/s2.htm
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" id=quote>quote<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday admitted he was concerned with the latest incident of a Pakistani bowler being reported for a suspect action.
All-rounder Muhammad Hafeez was reported by field umpires Peter Parker and Rudi Koertzen, third umpire Simon Taufel and match referee Chris Broad after Pakistan's win over the West Indies.
He is the fourth high profile player from Pakistan after Shoaib Akhtar, Shabbir Ahmed and more recently Shoaib Malik to be reported for a suspect action to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Malik, who was reported during a one-day triangular series final in Lahore in October, has still not been cleared to bowl in the ongoing VB series.
Shaharyar Khan said he was concerned with the increasing instances of Pakistan bowlers being reported for suspect actions and conceded the country's bowling ranks could be riddled with suspect actions.
Incidentally, former England player Broad has been responsible for booking Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan and Indian Harbhajan Singh for dubious 'doosra' deliveries in the past year.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar said that this problem confronting Pakistan cricket could be attributed to past administrations taking the issue lightly. "I've been aware since I took over a year ago that from schoolboys to international players, we have a spate of bowlers with doubtful actions," he said. "This has grown because it has gone unchecked over the years.
"There are a few reasons why it happens. Firstly, our young bowlers tend to copy bowlers who are extremely successful on the international circuit. And secondly, a lot of cricket in Pakistan is played with taped tennis balls which can do a lot with a last-minute elbow jerk."
Hafeez's action will now be monitored by ICC-approved biomechanists over the next six weeks, during which time he is permitted to continue bowling.
In response to the apparent "chucking" problem in Pakistan, Shaharyar said the PCB had appointed a commission of former international players and administrators to "nip this in the bud".
"We want to stop this epidemic and return to normalcy," he said. "It is about time that something was done. We've allowed this to grow and become individualised. We are going into clubs and schools to work with young bowlers and straighten them out."
Next month the ICC is expected to implement the findings of a Sunil Gavaskar-chaired tribunal, which recommended all bowlers be allowed to flex their elbows by 15 degrees.
Hafeez's citing, coupled with a injury to Akhtar, tempered the enthusiasm generated by Pakistan's first win in the tri-series, as well as opener Kamran Akmal's maiden limited-overs century.
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If I could... Then I would... Turn back time!!
