Ajmal, Hafeez to be tested in Chennai
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ISLAMABAD: Suspended off-spinners Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Hafeez will fly out to India later this week to have unofficial tests on their illegal bowling actions.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan says both players have opted to go to the ICC-accredited biomechanics laboratory in Chennai within the next two days.
If Ajmal and Hafeez get favorable results, Khan says the PCB will then ask the International Cricket Council to conduct official tests on their bowling actions.
Ajmal was suspended in September while Hafeez was banned from bowling in international cricket earlier this month after his action was found to be illegal during the first Test against New Zealand.
Khan hopes both players can still make Pakistan's squad for the 2015 World Cup, starting February 14.
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Dec 23, 2014 08:55pm
Good Luck
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Dec 23, 2014 09:44pm
Good luck and let us hope the "testers" will be impartial.
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Dec 23, 2014 09:46pm
How effective will Ajmal be with the new action? Why risk him and our WC chances? Hafeez - say goodbye. Its a blessing in disguise. We, the awam, never wanted Hafeez in the ODI and Test team.
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Dec 23, 2014 11:28pm
What happen to the technology PCB purchased ?
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Dec 24, 2014 01:44am
why they go to india even other options are also available this biomechanics laboratory technology is also in lord and one more thing uk are more familiar then indians
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Dec 24, 2014 02:50am
@Sunil USA they are installing the lab, hopefully it will start functioning soon.
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Dec 24, 2014 02:56am
You 're putting faith of your two best players on an Indian machine? I won't be surprised if they both fail.
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Dec 24, 2014 03:04am
Aren't pakistanis worried that India will fix the results?
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Dec 24, 2014 05:16am
from all the places test in India, I don't think this is a good idea, PCB is testing the guys in India at the heart of conspiracy the ones who initiated it all, how foolish PCB can be, simply just hold the guys back and play without them, this is not a good help at all... what you can expect from India?
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Dec 24, 2014 05:54am
@sikander khan The dont trust UK where they trapped 3 of your cricketor for fixing
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Dec 24, 2014 06:20am
@Jawwad ,
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/750565.html
(To make the process more robust, the ICC has decided to open illegal-action testing centres in more countries. Until now, bowlers had to travel to the laboratories at the Universtiy of Western Australia in Perth to undergo testing, but the committee was informed of additional centres being accredited by the ICC.)
So, the center in Cheenai is the newly accredited center by ICC with technology borrowed from Australia.
The Pakistani players can opt to go to Australia but I guess it will cost more.
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Dec 24, 2014 07:09am
@Jawwad , of course Chinese machine will better suit to you guys.
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Dec 24, 2014 08:01am
No Ball !!
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Dec 24, 2014 08:04am
They r going there on a consious decision I hope. No one is forcing them to go to India, I hope
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Dec 24, 2014 08:27am
@Jawwad they should ...Ajmal is total dehati
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Dec 24, 2014 08:44am
@Jawwad - I hope they fail. How can you call them your best? Ajmal remodeled action will not be as effective. From a 45 degree bend to now a below 15 degree bend, you think he will still be effective as a bowler? He wonot be able to bowl like before. So he is gone forever. Hafeez, - big liability in Australia/NZ conditions.
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Dec 24, 2014 09:11am
No doubt Pak people start complaining everytime when there is India. Well believe it or not India has gone long way ahead of you and that clearly explains your frustrations. BCCI is the richest board so I don't think you will have to worry about our system and machines.
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Dec 24, 2014 10:19am
@Jawwad like u guys failed...epic in Peshawar
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Dec 24, 2014 10:58am
After all why India which has openly exhibited its enemity against Pakistan in all sports in recent encounters. I even feel our players are not safe there
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Dec 25, 2014 12:47pm
why chennai?
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Dec 25, 2014 01:42pm
I hope the testing guys are not relatives of the umpires of finals of Kabaddi (so called) World Cup.
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Dec 26, 2014 12:55pm
Why can't they be tested in England or Australia for obvious reasons?
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