Pakistans cup of woe certainly seems to be overflowing what with batting all rounder Mohammad Hafeez achieving the dubious distinction of being the latest offie to be reported for a suspect bowling action......... Hafeez who scored 96 an unbeaten century and ensnared one wicket each in Pakistans comprehensive victory against the Kiwis in the just concluded test match held at Abu Dhabi was reported by match officials Ranmore Martinesz of Sri Lanka; Rod Tucker of Australia; former Australian medium pacer Paul Reiffel (TV umpire) and last but not the least; match referee Andy Pycroft( former Zimbabwean test batsman)....... Pakistani cricketing authorities must surely be feeling a sense of deja vu as Andy Pycroft was also the match referee when their premier offie Saeed Ajmal was similarly reported for an equally suspicious bowling action that was supposed to be in contravention of the existing laws permitting bowlers to bend their bowling arms to a maximum extent of 15 degrees......... According to a tweet from International Crickets Governing Body namely the ICC; Hafeezs supposedly suspect bowling action will now be subjected to the minutest of scrutinies under its ongoing processes pertaining to the issue of suspect bowling actions in all three forms of the glorious game......... Hafeez will have to undergo further testing of his reportedly illegal bowling action at an ICC mandated testing facility within a 21 day period from the day on which he was reported (Thursday; November 13, 2014) and will be permitted to continue bowling in international cricket until the final reports of this mandatory test are out for all to see........ One had heard and followed the dictum about being once bitten and twice shy but the Pakistanis seem to have contrarian and diametrically divergent views from the rest of the world on this controversial and contentious issue as not only Saeed Ajmal but another offie who turned out for the Pakistani domestic T 20 champions in the Champions Trophy T 20 tournament were already under the ICCs scrutiny; but Hafeez only deemed it fit to follow suit instead of learning a lesson or two from his fellow countrymens follies........ Like evergreen Hindi film comedian Asrani once famously quipped; :jab hum nahin sudhrey to tum kya sudhrogey......vive la Pakistan cricket and vive la continued follies by their unrepentant offies........
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 05:07:05 +0000
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