Shoaib Akhtar decimated the Delhi Daredevils top order yesterday.
He was literally unplayable in that spell.
He worked up speeds upto 151 Kmph consistently.
Still, he chucks.
And i don’t appreciate that.
I don’t agree when players suspected for fraudulent bowling actions rectify it in the closed confines of the tribunal.
Which means someone like Shoaib can rectify his bowling action just to pass the test and then return to International cricket and continue bowling with a suspect action.
If someone like a Darrell Hair reports it, he will be termed as a racist.
Pakistan might also boycott the match unless Darrell Hair steps down.
The ICC has to come up with stringent measures to discourage chucking in International cricket.
Its a pity to see that the same country that produced Imran, Wasim and Waqar produced a Shoaib too.
And Shoaib has to realise that it is his bowling action that is causing the recurrent injuries.
J Rod writes about another chucker here.
UPDATE: David attributes Shoaib’s problem to hyperextension and not chucking. You can read about chucking in detail here.
2 responses so far ↓
David Barry // May 14, 2008 at 11:33 am |
I thought that the “problem” with Shoaib’s action was really just hyperextension, which is a different thing to chucking.
I wrote up some biomechanics stuff (not my field of expertise) on chucking here.
12th Man // May 14, 2008 at 12:01 pm |
Sure David.
I’ll have a look!