Marshy
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Muttiah Muralitharan will be allowed to bowl his controversial 'doosra' delivery after the International Cricket Council relaxed their laws on throwing.
Muralitharan, currently out of the game with a shoulder injury, came under scrutiny once again earlier this year when ICC match referee chris Broad reported his suspect action.
But, in a ground-breaking move, a six-man ICC committee, convened in Dubai, has given the green light to all bowlers kinking their arms by 15 degrees.
Technological research showed that even those assumed to have pure actions like South Africa's Shaun Pollock and Australian Glenn McGrath 'chuck' to some extent.
Biomechanics showed that several all-time greats exceeded the previous restrictions of five degrees for spinners and 10 for fast bowlers, and subsequently a new universal tolerance level of 15 has been set.
So Chucking is allowed now....
Muralitharan, currently out of the game with a shoulder injury, came under scrutiny once again earlier this year when ICC match referee chris Broad reported his suspect action.
But, in a ground-breaking move, a six-man ICC committee, convened in Dubai, has given the green light to all bowlers kinking their arms by 15 degrees.
Technological research showed that even those assumed to have pure actions like South Africa's Shaun Pollock and Australian Glenn McGrath 'chuck' to some extent.
Biomechanics showed that several all-time greats exceeded the previous restrictions of five degrees for spinners and 10 for fast bowlers, and subsequently a new universal tolerance level of 15 has been set.
So Chucking is allowed now....