Sri Lanka Cricket suspends 128 bowlers

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Sam Ferris

Following the ICC's crackdown on illegal bowling actions, Sri Lanka have gone to extraordinary lengths to follow suit

Sri Lanka Cricket’s crackdown on suspect bowling actions has gone to a new level, citing 170 club and school cricketers with defect bowling actions.

In accordance with the International Cricket Council’s own rigorous targeting of illegal bowling actions, Sri Lanka Cricket established a Suspect Bowling Action Review Committee aimed to identify suspect actions from first-class cricket to grass roots level.

Officiating umpires reported any bowler they deemed to have a suspect action, who were then screened by the SLC Coaching Department, video recorded for analysis and given technical feedback to correct the error.

According to the SLC statement: “During the 2014-15 local Cricket season as many as 170 bowlers (spin & fast) were reported for suspect bowling actions from Club & School Cricket.”

Of the 170 reported bowlers, 42 were cleared after tailor-made remedial bowling programs were issued to each bowler.

Periodical assessments of the remedied actions were carried out until an assessor was satisfied the new action was within the legal limit.

While 42 actions were corrected, the remaining 128 that failed to sufficiently remodel their bowling style remain suspended are unlikely to play again as a specialist bowler.

“… it is also believed that having given sufficient time to this date most of these bowlers will find it difficult to bowl with a legal action and also the effectiveness of a delivery in most cases may be compromised when requesting for clearance taking into consideration the remoulded bowling action, (and) this would be a telling factor if one is to be only selected as a bowler in a team he intends playing,” the statement read.

It’s not the first time a global cricket board has banished a large group of bowlers who were deemed to possess suspect actions.

In September last year, the Pakistan Cricket Board reported 29 bowlers with suspect actions, banning 16 repeat offenders from playing domestic cricket.

The PCB’s clamp down followed the suspension of ace spinner Saeed Ajmal, who was found to straighten his elbow up to 43 degrees, significantly above the ICC permitted 15 degrees.

Ajmal has since amended his bowling action, choosing not to participate in Pakistan’s World Cup campaign before returning against Bangladesh in limited-overs cricket in April.

Damn, dats a lot of pelters.

Hope de WICB take note.

[quote author=boquiesse link=topic=97910.msg639755#msg639755 date=1433341320]
Damn, dats a lot of pelters.

Hope de WICB take note.
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Am i the only one thinking Malinga,Murali and few others too pelted ?
I am not ascertaining anything,but i can't convince myself that these are legit bowlers.A bit of loathe maybe.
Is SL grooming youngsters the wrong way in cricket :p

[quote author=bala24 link=topic=97910.msg640011#msg640011 date=1433435536]
Am i the only one thinking Malinga,Murali and few others too pelted ?
I am not ascertaining anything,but i can't convince myself that these are legit bowlers.A bit of loathe maybe.
Is SL grooming youngsters the wrong way in cricket :p
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what proof is there that either Malinga or Murali pelted? 

The Buddhist Monks are the proof 

             

[quote author=Goog Lee link=topic=97910.msg640015#msg640015 date=1433435764]
what proof is there that either Malinga or Murali pelted?
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I am a bit confused,like are you with me,or denying my statement.

Like do you agree that they pelted,but there isn't any proof or do you deny that they never pelted.Pls brief me more.

I am not willing to comment before that.

you folks do realize that Murali is the most tested bowler that ever played the game and was not once proven that he pelted!  He was even asked to bowl in a hard cast...and still he was proved to be a genuine bowler. 

so unless you can provide me proof, please refrain from calling these champion bowlers, pelters! 

[quote author=Goog Lee link=topic=97910.msg640242#msg640242 date=1433526189]
you folks do realize that Murali is the most tested bowler that ever played the game and was not once proven that he pelted!  He was even asked to bowl in a hard cast...and still he was proved to be a genuine bowler. 

so unless you can provide me proof, please refrain from calling these champion bowlers, pelters! 


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Sorry,apologize for the same,i never called him blatantly,but just had my doubts of course thats all my perception.If i did hurt any sentiments.i am sry.
Of course he was a champion bowler but these tests made him look like he was guilty.