Ajmal's bowling action still not clear
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ISLAMABAD: A biomechanics expert has told the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that offspinner Saeed Ajmal still needs to work on his illegal bowling action despite modifying it “substantially” since he was suspended in September.
Ajmal flew to London last week where biomechanics expert Dr Mark King and his team unofficially tested Ajmal's bowling action and sent a report to the PCB.
“There is clearly a substantial improvement from the previous official test where the average elbow extension was 40 degrees but the amount of elbow extension is still over the 15 degree limit,” the PCB on Saturday quoted from Dr King's report.
“It is likely that with additional work the bowler can bowl within the 15 degree limit.”
Biomechanics expert used 18 high quality cameras and followed the standard procedure of ICC's illegal action testing protocol.
Know more: Will this be the end of Ajmal?
Following Ajmal's suspension, the PCB hired former test offspinner Saqlain Mushtaq to work with him at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore where they were assisted by Pakistan bowling coaches Mushtaq Ahmed and Mohammad Akram.
The PCB has asked Ajmal to extend his stay in England by a week and work further with Saqlain at Leicester.
Also read: 'Remodelled' Ajmal ready for biomechanic test: PCB
In Ajmal's absence, Pakistan lost the one-day series against Australia 3-0 in the United Arab Emirates.
However, the two inexperienced spinners Zulfiqar Babar and Yasir Shah shared 26 wickets as Pakistan secured a 2-0 victory against Michael Clarke's men in the test series.
Both Babar and Shah took a further nine wickets between them, to give Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the current three-test series against New Zealand.
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Nov 15, 2014 06:43pm
I think once an fairly now conclude that this is his end. He had his fun. Nows time for him to do urdu cometary for GEO
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Nov 15, 2014 06:55pm
What happened to those machines that PCB bought to assess the bowling actions?
Why are they not used to help Ajman and others
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Nov 15, 2014 07:09pm
It is a blessing in disguise for us. Two good spinners came up late in their carries, who did marvels.
Start looking for the new bowlers, they are in the system, but our selectors don't take time to look for them, and nepotism is also there.
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Nov 15, 2014 07:10pm
Saeed bhai u can make ...
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Nov 15, 2014 07:14pm
cheater will be always cheater
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Nov 15, 2014 07:32pm
He's doomed and I am not surprised. Similarly Murlitharan's entire records should be scrapped. He went "unnoticed" till the end. It is so tragic
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Nov 15, 2014 07:33pm
PCB should look at the report published by the originators of these tests, the University of Western Australia. The University says ICC is using the methods "unsatisfactorily" and on that basis withdrew its services to ICC.
Don't give up PCB. Protect your players.
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Nov 15, 2014 07:40pm
@Ramesh Ishu Please tell us about IPL and corruption lol
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Nov 15, 2014 07:44pm
@Ramesh Ishu Who knows better than a cheater himself
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Nov 15, 2014 07:48pm
with illegal balls he was creating world record ......cheat
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Nov 15, 2014 08:03pm
@prakash lol you guys can not tolerate and appreciate a great spinner.how about ipl and corrupt officials who are still holding on to their seats.look at your own home first before raising finger at others who are trying to rectify their defects.Ajmal was not a cheat but he had a defect with his action and he was quick to rectify it as soon as pointed out.however ipl corruption is still at large even after the whole cricket world knew about it lol
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Nov 15, 2014 08:10pm
The only Pakistan enemy is India why cant you understand, they did it and enough.
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Nov 15, 2014 08:11pm
@Ramesh Ishu Yeah that is what Srinivasan is, a cheater!!
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Nov 15, 2014 08:12pm
@prakash Srinivasan and Raina are indeed cheats!!
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Nov 15, 2014 08:12pm
WHY pcb and the coaches did not point out that AJMAL is throwing WATAA ball for last 10 years?
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Nov 15, 2014 08:14pm
@prakash ... And, India has ruined cricket with IPL / dirty money. Just remember the words of Ian Botham - IPL must be scrapped to save cricket.
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Nov 15, 2014 08:19pm
@Ali agreed, whatever he does, until the Indian board gives the signal, there will be more targets from Pakistan. Sad running of cricket.
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Nov 15, 2014 08:19pm
@Laddoo they are also cheater
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Nov 15, 2014 08:19pm
@Talha you forgot their captain dhoni
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Nov 15, 2014 08:37pm
@Ramesh Ishu yes cheater is always cheater. ICC head Srinavasan indicted by Indian Supreme court formally. If he know word "morality" he will step down. But he will not, he is Indian. ICC, bunch of corrupts, no one will advise Srinivasan to show some moral courage and resign. At least he should be suspended for suspect character.
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Nov 15, 2014 08:44pm
Try, try and try again.
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Nov 15, 2014 09:07pm
I gather from the electronic media that his bowling angle is now 20 Degree. If he works a little more, I hope he will be within limits.
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Nov 15, 2014 09:09pm
Because ICC is governed by BCCI therefore Ajmal was forced not to bend his ankle beyond prescribed limit
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Nov 15, 2014 09:16pm
Its end of Ajmal! its all over. He is past and we have move on, no point of keep on maoning for him as current world cup is right at the corner and there is no way he can play further that this so better do what my friend KASIM Ali has quoted "Urdu Commentary For Geo"
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Nov 15, 2014 09:24pm
If Ajmal can't bowl in the legal way, he should not be allowed to play anymore.
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Nov 15, 2014 09:27pm
Instead of taking a dig out of each other with nonsense like “cheats” perhaps a little perspective is needed. The likes of Harbjan, Murali would have failed too in this purge, even the ones in the past like Chandrashekar. Maybe the bending rules need bending again. They are man-made after all. We are just making life too easy for batsmen. Their records are all people gloat about these days.
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Nov 15, 2014 09:29pm
@Indian Christian - Well done for stating the obvious. Why would he be allowed, if not legal still? As it goes "what else can you say" :)
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Nov 15, 2014 09:32pm
In my humble Opinion , let it be rest to peace . The time , the efforts , the age .. vis the benefits of him playing and Bowling ( always under suspecious eyes of the empiors or the media ) have to be balanced out and he be gentley told by the ciarman , Good Bye dear , the team moves on without you from here and for your efforts and contribution towards he team for the years you have played/ seemingly with suspected action all along , Here is your bonus of golden handshake . The team must move on without any further Ifs and Buts ... along the way , there will be more Ajmals as there were more Saqlain and then more more Qaders and more Mushy too to carry the spin bolwing workload ......
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Nov 15, 2014 09:39pm
@Mahendra Singh when an institution is headed by corrupts, correct decesion s of that very institution are also suspected as malafide. Cricket is no more gentlemen's game.
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Nov 15, 2014 09:58pm
Improved substantially but you didn't mentioned the degree he bowled at testing. Maybe it was 22 if my sources are correct.
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Nov 15, 2014 10:03pm
Instead of taking a dig out of each other with nonsense like “cheats” perhaps a little perspective is needed. The likes of Harbjan, Murali would have failed too in this purge, even the ones in the past like Chandrashekar. Maybe the bending rules need bending again. They are man-made after all. We are just making life too easy for batsmen. Their records are all people gloat about these days.
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Nov 15, 2014 10:15pm
@Harmony Please not I have used if. ("If Ajmal ....").
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Nov 15, 2014 10:27pm
@Kasim Ali Oh no dear Kasim Ali bhai saheb, no way, he will not say good bye until and unless forced to do so. Doing commentary will not fetch any thing near to what he has been earning by playing. Moreover, as all of them always say, he wants to serve the country !!!
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Nov 15, 2014 10:34pm
Then they did not know are art of reverse swing, we used to temper the ball.
Now, they can't face Ajmal, Dosra & Teesra therefore, Ajmal's action not right.
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Nov 15, 2014 10:45pm
@prakash So dis Bhaji and Murali, and now Ashwin and others ....
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Nov 15, 2014 10:52pm
@Mahendra Singh Because ICC is governed by corrupt officials from BCCI therefore Ashwin is allowed to CHUCK. IPL circus circus continues and betting and fixing continues under the corrupt ofcias from BCCI....need I say more???
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Nov 15, 2014 10:57pm
bowl with 40 degrees, become best bowler of the world :)
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Nov 15, 2014 11:32pm
Drifting a little from the topic, I'd like to say that Najam Sethi is becoming the President of ICC because of support from Srinivasan, the man who was named in the IPL corruption scandal. And we all know what Mr. 35 Punctures, oh I mean Mr. Sethi did in last year's elections. ICC management is getting corrupted with dirty players.
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Nov 15, 2014 11:52pm
There were quite a few players reported in the Mudgal report along with the BCCI chief. I believe that the court is holding on names of those cricketers from revealing. The Indian court has done a great job so far in its investigation.
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Nov 16, 2014 12:15am
Is this supposed to be a national priority ONE ?
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Nov 16, 2014 12:46am
@Alam that's what I wanted. I just want your hatred for India to come out again and again be it related to Ajmal's action. I bet if an old man dies in your neighbourhood you'd say,' oh India blocked his oxygen.'
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Nov 16, 2014 12:49am
Congrats Rohit only scored 93 runs in 4 test matches with England this summer and now this score. You are a legend only in india nobody fears you overseas.
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Nov 16, 2014 01:02am
They are making sure that he remains out of world cup.
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Nov 16, 2014 01:14am
Once a chucker,always a chucker!
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Nov 16, 2014 01:35am
Ajmal and PCB were too quick for an unofficial test. A bowling action practiced for decades can't be changed in days in its entirety. I wish they had made him practice with the new style for few months before sending for a test. The result (of failure) is an open invitation to the critics to laugh at us. Further, why couldn't our so called experts foresee what was going to happen in the test. Didn't they have expertise or the required technology to check before putting him through this test.
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Nov 16, 2014 01:35am
India at work???
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Nov 16, 2014 01:36am
@Ali paranoia???
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Nov 16, 2014 01:52am
@Ramesh Ishu what you think about Dhoni and Raina why BCCI saving them from fixing scandal.Today every media talking on that issue.IPL is made for corruption.
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Nov 16, 2014 01:55am
@Kasim Ali agree...May be he can also do the commentary is Pashto as well...
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Nov 16, 2014 01:58am
@Abbas Ali Yes but they are all old and may be they have couple of years left in them and by the time, may be PCB will be bankrupt.
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Nov 16, 2014 01:59am
@Striver How can PCB protect the players when they themselves have meager money just to remain afloat?
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Nov 16, 2014 02:00am
@Laddoo So what? They are being reprimanded and besides, they have oodles of money to revamp their system.
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Nov 16, 2014 02:06am
Bade be-abru ho kar, unke kooche se hum nikle!! RIP Ajmal
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Nov 16, 2014 02:26am
@Laddoo Well I'll tell u 1 thing about ipl... Pakistanis not allowed
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Nov 16, 2014 02:27am
@Danish Haider Still u guys beg to be included in ipl
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Nov 16, 2014 02:58am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad And u will fail..
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Nov 16, 2014 03:38am
@Tahir A Muralidaran had a surgery in his elbow. so he cannot bend under 15 degrees. so ha was allowed by icc. dont talk without know anything.
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Nov 16, 2014 04:21am
@Danish Haider What happen to PPL , it never got off the ground like PIA
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Nov 16, 2014 04:43am
The flaw in his action was way too much to be corrected. Hafeez might clear as he just stops before delivery making it suspect. In any case Ajmal had been figured out and AUS/NZ spinners aren't going to do any damage.
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Nov 16, 2014 06:29am
@Alam Than stop playing it. Everybody in Pakistan is so clean.
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Nov 16, 2014 06:56am
@Talha
Raina a cheat? Which Taliban newspaper do you read?
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Nov 16, 2014 07:04am
@Alam
And PCB is happy that it is now one of Big 4 LOL
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Nov 16, 2014 07:05am
PCB should have the means to test a bowler's action in house before sending him abroad. This will help minimize the scrutiny that a bowler will get once his test results go public.
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Nov 16, 2014 07:29am
@Talha And how do you know that?Where did you get Raina's name from?Was he mentioned anywhere in the report?Stop making your own theories.
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Nov 16, 2014 07:55am
@Alam . 'Moralitity', that's a big word esp when coming from a person whose national team holds the world record for the most players to be Internationally indicted for shameful practices.
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Nov 16, 2014 08:01am
Common guys..dont be too emotional..
If ajmal s action will be according too rules than he will came back.. otherwise this is end of his career..pakistan need to give more and more chance to youngster to fill place for ajmal..
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Nov 16, 2014 08:07am
There is one word for pakistan cricket.
Forgot and move on.
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Nov 16, 2014 10:08am
@Ramesh Ishu : yeah like Srinwasan and company that has defamed cricket, alas!
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Nov 16, 2014 10:21am
@muthu
Hi, Nice cool answer to disguise the truth about Murli. Tell me, did the same surgeon carry out brain surgery on the Australians who have changed their stance about him?
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Nov 16, 2014 11:35am
Ajmal is a spent force and it may be best he leaves the international stage to support the duo spinners who look good. In Pakistan there is a tendency to reconstruct glory days when in fact if a player is inconsistent in previous 10 games, he should be asked to fight for his place. Afridi is another cricketer who speaks out of turn and be shown the exit door.
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Nov 16, 2014 02:47pm
@A Sidhu ICC Chief who is responsible to run the cricket is involved and charged for the same crime for which Pakistani players have been penalized.
But this shameless Chief is trying to hold on to the post by manipulation. He is not only one charged by Supreme court, it is more than three.
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Nov 16, 2014 03:15pm
pakistan mein jo bowler performance deta hua nazar ata hai usat ye ICC walay khud ya to kisi case mein uljha dein gay ya phr us k acction ka pe objection kartay hain aur usay in sab casess mein uljha detay hain .......,,,,,,, ye sari sajish hai kyun k WORLD CUP qareeb araha hai AUR ajmal ko agar is mein na uljhyein gay to phr world cup kesay jeetay gay WORLD CUP INSHAALLAH PAKISTAN hi jeetay ga chahay kuch bhi karlein ye ICC AUR BCCI .......,,,,,,,......
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Nov 16, 2014 03:26pm
@Indian Christian - So did I (used if). "if not legal still"!!!
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Nov 17, 2014 04:02pm
Indians are destorying cricket
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