http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darrell-Bruce-Hair-c52421 suspects bowling action of Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar – Cricket News Update
Darrell Hair, the former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, who is known for his prejudice against the Asian bowlers, again made headlines after calling into question the bowling action of some Asian bowlers.
The 58-year-old former Australia cricketer had been criticising the bowling action of Sri Lanka’s magical off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864 all through his umpiring career but the Australian has recently revealed in his 360-page book, The Best Interest of
the Game, that some other Asian bowlers also had suspect bowling action.
"Bowlers like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Akhtar-c90080 will always have suspect actions," claimed Hair in an interview with a leading Australian daily.
He told the daily that Bhaji, while attempting doosra starts with a bent arm but straightens it before releasing the ball.
"Harbhajan, when attempting to bowl the doosra or impart over spin, starts with a bent arm before straightening his arm considerably while releasing the ball,” said Hair.
The 31-year-old Jalandhar off-spinner was sent to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 to seek advice on his bowling action several years ago. However, he had never been suspected for his bowling action before.
He said that Shoaib Akhtar’s arm also deviates from the angle permitted by the International Cricket Council. He claimed that it is almost impossible for the former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 speedster to keep his arm straight while bowling a Yorker.
When asked, why did not he report the suspect action of the duo while umpiring, Hair promptly replied, "I reported Harbajhan and Shoaib while umpiring; ICC must have lost record."
The 58-year-old former pace bowler from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823, who played 78 Tests and 139 One Day Internationals for Australia, said that the poor governance of the international cricket prompted him to write “The Best Interest of the Game”.
The other bowlers Hair has named in his book for having suspect bowling action include http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898.
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