RE:chukkers
by Ravi Shankar on Jul 04, 2007 02:24 AM
Web Monkey, spot on.
As for Murali, the man is not a cheat but a genius and a phenomenon. And the sooner the likes of Srinivas get over their constipated hang-ups the better.
RE:chukkers
by coldkiller on Jul 04, 2007 04:48 AM
its a well known fact that rules were bent to let Murali continue playing International cricket. as for Lasith Malinga's action, its perfectly legal.
RE:chukkers
by Web Monkey on Jul 03, 2007 06:25 PM
Do you understand the basics? How do you call Lasith Malinga a chucker? For yor kind information, bowling with a round arm is perfectly leagal.
Here is the definition of chucking: throwing/chucking occurs when a bowler delivers a ball with an illegal straightening of the elbow.
Lasith doesnt starighten his elbow. he simply bowls with a round arm. period.
For details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasith_Malinga
After the humiliating loss in the first test, Bangladesh have again proved that they do not deserve the Test status. They are just a team which provides others with record setting opportunities. Their test record is pathetic to say the least and they should be stripped off its status and made to play only ODIs in which they have improved a bit. But for tests they are still far away from the rest. ICC should make a pool of teams like Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Kenya, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, Holland and play 3-4 day matches between them every six months. Only team which consistantly plays well and has an established domestic structure should be allowed to graduate towards Test status. Just for the sake of increasing test nations ICC should not compromise on quality.
