Hafeez overjoyed as bowling action cleared by ICC
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Pakistan's embattled all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez was ready to play a pivotal role with the ball after having his action cleared by the Sri Ramachandra University in India, the 34-year-old revealed on Twitter.
Hafeez said he had been bowling with the same action for the past eleven years and made corrections according to the new protocol set by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
“I would like to thank the National Cricket Academy analyst and the Pakistan Cricket Board for supporting me all the way,” Hafeez tweeted.
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Hafeez's claim was confirmed by the ICC, which also announced that Javeria Khan, Pakistan's women's team off-spinner, had also cleared her test.
“At the retests, it was revealed that the amount of elbow extensions in both the off-spinners’ bowling actions for all their deliveries bowled were within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC regulations for the review of bowlers reported with suspected illegal bowling actions,” the ICC statement read.
“The umpires are still at liberty to report Hafeez and Javeria in the future if they believe they are displaying a suspect action and not reproducing the legal actions from the retests. To assist the umpires they have been provided with images and video footage of the two bowlers’ remodeled legal bowling actions,” it added.
The retests were performed at the Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai on 9 April.
Hafeez was reported last year in November after the first Test match against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi and had failed the initial test, which was performed later that month. Javeria was reported after the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2010 match against Sri Lanka in St Kitts on 6 May 2010 and had failed the initial test, which was performed on 16 June 2010.
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Apr 21, 2015 05:38pm
Thank you, ICC
as also world cup is also over!!!
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Apr 21, 2015 05:38pm
Good, it will surely improve the team balance.
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Apr 21, 2015 05:43pm
At last some good news after the humiliating loss against Bangladesh. We badly needed him in the middle overs. I hope he won't lose his touch.
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Apr 21, 2015 05:54pm
Excellent work ICC (Indian Cricket Council) - Team combination was broken prior to WC-2015, so what now? Let see what happen prior to next WC.
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Apr 21, 2015 05:59pm
Best news ...............probably best player to Captain the limited over games
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Apr 21, 2015 06:01pm
Good, we were missing the 5th Bowler.
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Apr 21, 2015 06:04pm
Congratulations . Without bowling you are nothing....But with bowling you are World's No.1 All rounder. GOD BLESS PAKISTAN
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Apr 21, 2015 06:09pm
Good...can Hafeez's bowling make the difference in 3rd ODI against BD?
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Apr 21, 2015 06:09pm
Good luck !!!!!
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Apr 21, 2015 06:15pm
ICC only wanted to wait till after world cup to clear him !!!!!
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Apr 21, 2015 06:17pm
Make him capitain now and bring mohsin khan as a coach
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Apr 21, 2015 06:22pm
If all his deliveries were always legal then why ICC stopped him from bowling in WC? WC over and he is cleared... Understand that?????
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Apr 21, 2015 06:27pm
After causing batting collapse in first two matches he will score few runs in last ODI and mafia will do everything to install him as captain. Azhar will be blamed for loss of series instead of Hafeez and Fawad. Sufferings of Pak cricket will go on.
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Apr 21, 2015 06:42pm
Yeah, let's clear him now that the world cup is over.
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Apr 21, 2015 06:55pm
Welcome back. You were surely missed.
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Apr 21, 2015 06:56pm
If he was declared cleared before, we would have won the world cup. He would have made a huge difference. How long we will be discussing things based on just conjecture and speculations?
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Apr 21, 2015 07:05pm
Nothing to celebrate. After remodeled action, he would be like a toothless tiger just as we saw in Ajmal's case.
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Apr 21, 2015 07:23pm
Serious threat for BD !
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Apr 21, 2015 07:33pm
WE already saw the "bowling" demise of Saeed Ajmal. We'll see another one. Bowling actions are natural. You change it and its NOT YOU.
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Apr 21, 2015 07:35pm
Nothing gonna happen what ajmal & narine did after changing action (Nothing)
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Apr 21, 2015 08:00pm
@Emran
Hafeez himself said that he made changes to to his action. Did you even read the article?
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Apr 21, 2015 08:02pm
cricket is not for bowlers anymore. ICC should have a ball throwing machine and let batsmen do whatever.
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Apr 21, 2015 08:06pm
murli, narain and ajmal....all three were useless after banning and changing their action. ICC should have some bowling machines and let batsmen do whatever...cricket is not balanced anymore. Its just for batsmen because people come to the ground to see 4s and sixes only....its all commercialized.
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Apr 21, 2015 08:22pm
To be honest these bowling technicalities by ICC are ridiculous. Anyways, congrats to Hafeez. Hope he has a successful future in cricket.
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Apr 21, 2015 08:35pm
@Aysha LOL, but I absolutely agree with you.
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Apr 21, 2015 08:39pm
@Aysha Well said
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Apr 21, 2015 08:41pm
I would pay good money to see him bowl again.
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Apr 21, 2015 08:42pm
My question is if Hafeez is not playing well then why is he going one down? He should be playing at no. 5
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Apr 21, 2015 08:47pm
Now no place for Saeed Ajmal in the team, unfortunately. With remodeled action he cant spin the ball and not giving the flight to the ball. He like Shahid Afridi just pushing it. He should go play county and gain his confidence back first. Having said that lets see how effective Hafeez will be with new action.
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Apr 21, 2015 09:12pm
@AH I don't think he is allowed to bowl in 3rd ODI he can bowl in T20 Match though
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Apr 21, 2015 09:15pm
Ab KiyA faida
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Apr 21, 2015 09:23pm
Useless batsman and now he will be a useless bowler just like ajmal after correction. Can pcb be loyal to Pakistan and discard these old timers who are hurting Pakistanis game. Jamal and Hagen should not be in plan for next World Cup. Please rotate new players who are promising and young. Preparation for next World Cup should be the goal with English conditions in mind. Prepare batsmen and bowlers now for that tournament. Is it too much to ask for from the pcb?does anyone really care!
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Apr 21, 2015 09:40pm
Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal were intentionally stopped to play cricket world cup systematically!
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Apr 21, 2015 09:41pm
well done ICC this was the best way to keep Hafeez and Ajmal out of world cup another good job by Najam Sethi and party.
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Apr 21, 2015 10:04pm
Is it going to make any difference?
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Apr 21, 2015 10:05pm
He will probably be usless after te-modelling action, just like Ajmal.
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Apr 21, 2015 10:17pm
Very happy to hear this news! all the very best Hafeez! I personally felt very bad seeing you out of the world cup and not bowling for such a long period of time. I would love to see you bowling again!
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Apr 21, 2015 10:20pm
@Abrar-ul-Haque, Virginia, please understand it first before commenting. He hasn't remodeled and there won't be any change in his action, then how come he would be ineffective?
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Apr 21, 2015 10:39pm
The Bigger Question is ? Is His Batting Cleared? Should He be in the Team at all? Just look at the past 2 Games,What was His avg? 00000!
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Apr 21, 2015 10:51pm
@OmarFL Exactly, this is what I meant what I said earlier
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Apr 21, 2015 10:53pm
@Aysha You are absolutely right Aysha
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Apr 21, 2015 11:15pm
Its a shame that the ICC didnt clear him before the WC 2015 but it would not have made much difference as Pakistans real weakness is Batting, fielding and management.
Its time to move on as you should all know without a new government there will be no new management as its big business and those at the helm are filling their boots with money desperately needed for grass root level cricket.
And please stop blaming others Hafeez's and Ajmals action was dodgy and in many ways they have if anything done a favour for Pakistan Cricket by clearing illegal actions then hinder it.
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Apr 21, 2015 11:23pm
@Emran It is ICC=Indian Cricket Council,doesn't require rocket science to understand that.
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Apr 21, 2015 11:25pm
Very evident that Hafeez is bowling with same action for 10 years now, then how come suddenly he was banned from bowling during the World Cup campaign. Sound fishy!
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Apr 21, 2015 11:37pm
Whatever is the change, this is going to be a clean 3-0. Pak bowlers are no match for BD batting lineup.
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Apr 21, 2015 11:51pm
Very sad news. Never was a world class player. Guy has no courage. And, may I say, no technique. Just Google Dale Steyn and Mohammad Hafeez.
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Apr 22, 2015 12:29am
congrats. this will helf hafeez in his batting too. He will score a hundred in the 3rd ODI which Pakistan will win.
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Apr 22, 2015 01:49am
@Marcus Thope
Before blaming everything on conspiracy,I ask this question;What's the responsibilty of PCB to keep these chuckers on the team and not knowing that the action is suspect.If ICC wanted to keep Pakistani bowlers out of World Cup, Ajmal would not have been cleared before the tournament.
ICC or any other board were not involved in conspiracy. Our players have been caught cheating and chucking with PROOFS.
I blame the PCB, the source of all evil and wrong with Pakistani cricket.
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Apr 22, 2015 01:50am
@Marcus Thope
LOL, Pakistans main strength is the 12th man.
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Apr 22, 2015 02:00am
@Aysha : If Pakistanis feel it is not balanced anymore....may be you should not play cricket anymore. Play something else?
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Apr 22, 2015 02:34am
i hate to say i told you so, this was preplan to make sure Pak do not do well in wc and then if Pak play BD they made sure he doesnt play major role in it
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Apr 22, 2015 02:34am
But how is this possible? The test was done in India. Right? Does it mean that the Indians did not sabotage the test? :-)
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Apr 22, 2015 03:31am
Okay but now he cant seem to bat. What a sad story.
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Apr 22, 2015 04:09am
It is interesting that no Australian, NZ and British ace bowler has to go through this, yet Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh ace bowlers have to. Cant remeber about India and WI
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Apr 22, 2015 04:22am
Aweful batsman but very clever bowler in the short format of the game
The control he has with the new ball is quite amazing.
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Apr 22, 2015 05:56am
@Abrar Nazir why don't you change the name of Pakistan into "conspiracy theory"
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Apr 22, 2015 08:25am
@muzaffar
You will still not be happy.Believe me after some time you will start demanding for another coach and this will continue ,just look at the past 10 to 15 years,how many coaches came and what people commented about each coach,the problems mainly lies with the players who don't implement coaching lessons.
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Apr 22, 2015 08:29am
@Shakil
It is not the case,be positive.
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Apr 22, 2015 08:44am
Why are such a big numbers of suspected bowlers usually being produced in Pakistan, Bangladesh or Srilanka, in particular? My honest guessing is that: there are some judgmental errors, at the part of poor, careless, and biased umpiring, might happen there in their domestic cricket to help them growing this type of bowlers!
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Apr 22, 2015 09:21am
why this time nobody is saying "Why Indian Lab" and for all those starters, NCA is an INDIAN academy for Cricketers that supported and helped not only Hafeez but many other international cricketers in their injury rehabilitation and action remodeling etc.
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Apr 22, 2015 10:07am
The conspiracy works for India, Australia and England as all suspected action bowlers banned before the world cup and cleared afterwards, really disgusting.
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Apr 22, 2015 11:36am
Nothing will change..ajmal s bowling become pathetic in new action, same thing will happen with hafeez..they are no more effective...pakistan must give chances to new talent and old horse must rested in green pastures. ...
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Apr 23, 2015 01:13am
The ICC, once again, was exposed as the villain in an episode of ways and means to demoralise and marginalise Pakistan's cricket team. Too little too late is only an understatement. The provisional bans on the spinning stars (Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Hafeez) before the World Cup and the onset of the current Bangladesh series have only added insult to injury. The series had already been won by BD after a shaky show by Pakistan at the WC 2015. While Ajmal has been really reduced to a pedestrian bowler with a remodeled action, Hafeez has yet to make any impact on the green shirts' bowling performances. His morale has certainly taken a beating as a result of his temporary ban and is clearly reflected in his poor batting performances so far.
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