Lehmann believes that chuckers have no place in international cricket. Australias coach, Darren Lehmann, has openly come out in support of the International Cricket Councils (ICC) decision to ban Saeed Ajmal from bowling in international cricket, saying the apex bodys decision to crack down on illegal actions was good for the game. The ICC have obviously decided to have a crackdown on it. Thats good for the game, weve got to make sure that area is right, Lehmann told Adelaide radio station FiveAA. If youre within the rules then fine. If youre not, then youve got to be looked at. Thats what theyve decided to do. What that tells coaches and players and everyone coming through the game is that you wont be able to do any of that moving forward. I think its good for the game, he added. Interestingly, Lehmann is a part of ICCs Cricket Committee, which recommended that the ICC should become more serious about illegal actions. The ICC Cricket Committee, headed by former Indian leg-spinner, Anil Kumble, in its report to the executive committee of the ICC had stressed upon the need to get tougher on illegal actions. Changes should be considered to encourage umpires and referees to identify suspect bowlers with greater confidence, to use the expertise of the bio- mechanists working in this area to assume a greater role during the assessment process, and to allow for ongoing scrutiny of bowlers once they have been identified under the ICC procedures, the committee had noted. Following that meeting in Melbourne, the ICC had ratified the suggestion saying: ICC Board noted with concern the number of bowlers with suspected illegal bowling actions currently playing cricket. Ajmal is one of several bowlers to be banned for chucking ever since the ICC became serious about offences regarding illegal actions. West Indies off- spinner, Shane Shillingford, Sri Lankas Sachithra Senanayake, New Zealands part-time spinner, Kane Williamson, Bangladeshs Sohag Gazi and Al-Amin Hossain, Zimbabwes Prosper Utseya have all come under scanner. While Utseya, Al-Amin Hossain and Gazi are yet to undergo tests, Shillingford made the required changes and featured in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 17:34:27 +0000
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