“The amount of elbow extension is still over the 15-degree limit”
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After having travelled to Loughborough University to get his action unofficially tested, it has been revealed that Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal’s bowling action is still illegal.
“If we decide that there’s something wrong with the game, why should we wait until after a World Cup?”
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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson believes that the crackdown on illegal bowling actions has come at the right time.
New Zealand will be without the services of Taylor
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New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor and pace bowler Adam Milne will miss the upcoming ODI series against South Africa due to injuries.
“He will be ready in the next two weeks to undergo an unofficial assessment in a biomechanical laboratory”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has announced that Saeed Ajmal’s rehabilitation is on track and going extremely well.
“I don’t think I will need as long as three months”
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Bangladesh spinner Sohag Gazi has announced that he is confident that he will be back in less than three months.
“We will only send him for a final test when we are confirmed that he is clear”
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced that off-spinner Sohag Gazi, who was recently banned from bowling, is likely to work with the same coaches who helped Abdur Razzak when he was banned for the same problem in 2008.
Utseya will only be allowed to bowl again once his action is cleared
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Prosper Utseya has been banned from bowling in international matches after his action was found to be illegal.
“We will do everything that is necessary since he is an important player”
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Bangladesh spinner Sohag Gazi has been banned from bowling in international matches after his action was found to be illegal.
“There is a definite improvement in Saeed’s bowling action as the team of experts, led by Saqlain Mushtaq, is working in two sessions with him every day”
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The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) senior general manager of medical and sports sciences, Dr Sohail Saleem, has revealed that spinner Saeed Ajmal has been working very hard to rectify his illegal bowling action.
“I had my own troubles with Graeme Swann, so I didn’t know how I was going to go against Ajmal”
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Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers has admitted that he is “elated” not to be facing Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal in the upcoming Test series, which gets underway on October 22 in Dubai.
