http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 alleges James Anderson and Stuart Broad of ‘ball tampering’ – Cricket News Update
Umar Gul, the talented Pakistani pacer, has claimed to be an eye-witness of illegal ball tampering, allegedly performed by the two ace English fast bowlers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 and Stuart Broad.
He reveals that he saw Anderson preparing the old ball for reverse swing in a Test match during Team Pakistan’s last tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in August 2010, and caught Broad doing the same thing in the last Ashes series.
Gul is of the view that ball tampering is not a new trend as it has been in practice both legally and illegally since the very inception of the game.
Talking to the media today, the young pacer said, “I saw Anderson do it last year when we went to England. Then in the Ashes series http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465 was seen roughing up the ball with his boots. All these methods are part and parcel of the game to obtain reverse
swing with the old ball.”
By divulging this, Gul has endorsed the claims of the former Pakistani pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Akhtar-c90080, who has written in his recently-published book, Controversially Yours, that most of the international cricketers are involved in ball tempering. “Most of the bowlers
tamper with the ball in international cricket,” stated Gul.
However, the seasoned pacer has disagreed with Akhtar on the point of legalising ball tampering, avowing that it is an art and must remain so.
He told, “It should not be legalised because laws can't be changed on this and it should remain an art."
Akhtar has demanded the International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) to give legal cover to the controversial act.
It is feared that Gul’s allegations against the English bowling rock-stars will stir up another row in international cricket following Akhtar’s controversy. However, the daring youngster is not afraid of it as he averred to have spoken the sour truth.
The 27-year-old right-arm pacer has represented his national team in 35 Tests, 90 ODIs and 34 T20Is since his International debut in 2003. He played an instrumental role in the Men in Green’s road to semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
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