Is this chucking? When and where did this controversy begin?

Question

Muttiah Muralitharan, one of the world's most celebrated exponents of spin bowling in the modern era, has been dogged by controversy over his bowling action for much of his international career. Since his debut, he has been under scrutiny from umpires due to an unusual hyperextension of his arm during delivery. The first occasion when this problem became a real issue was when Australian umpire Darrell Hair called him for chucking during the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, 1995. Subsequent biomechanical trials exonerated him in the eyes of the ICC, but some players, umpires and spectators remain unconvinced. Hair has publicly stated that he would call Murali for chucking again, given the opportunity, and considered his bowling action "diabolical". Various tests on his action showed that he did not chuck, although some still find his action suspicious.

Answer 1

I agree with the other two - the rules were bent to change the

need and many more bowlers followed were in similar

positions. With the change in time, the rules are also changed.

ICC has been living on the edge - all you see from them is a

big "WARN"....none of the rules are really implemented.

Today we saw a warning to BCCI related to the pitch in

Kanpur. The other day - PCB issued a warning and took the legal case of trouble maker Shoaib. Why do these boards

still have rules - why not make all them all warnings....dont

even bother implementing them....what a shame....

I am hoping that Harbajan will be banned for a minimum of

a year....I hope BCCI starts to implement the rules and be

tough on such players....this way other boards will also follow

suit.

Answer 2

Agree that the rules have been changed to fit round him.

Answer 3

he has been checked and cleared four times by experts at the University of Western Australia

Answer 4

Well some people say that he improves his action during the tests and in the match he is chucking again.

Also he gets the benefit that he is black a complaint against him is filed then the old drama - this is racism

Or maybe the captain will take his team out of the ground like always

Answer 5

I don't know about exonerating him, more changing the rules to suit him! But as he is considered after that to have a legal action, I think Hair should pull his head in & go umpire school matches.