The news about the West Indian cricket board withdrawing "mystery" spinner Sunil Narine from the forthcoming tour of India (the tour gets underway on October 8) must surely sound like manna from heaven for clueless and bewildered Indian batsmen who had been made to look like incompetent and bungling fools by Mr. Narine........
This move follows the reporting of his supposedly "illegal" action by the match officials as well as third umpire on two consecutive occasions and thereporting of his action had also led to the 26 year old Narine's "suspension" from the recently concluded Champion's Trophy finals against Chennai Super Kings.........
A press release from the West Indies Cricket Board opined that this forced withdrawal from the Indian Tour will enable Sunil Narine to contemplate his cricketing future with an exceedingly clear and uncluttered mind as well as accord him with the hard yards required to "repair and remedy" the delivery/deliveries (read faster one) that is at the heart of the present imbroglio/conundrum.........
Big Bertha Clive Lloyd: the incumbent chairman of the West Indian team selection committee has however expressed his outrage and resentment at the manner in which the whole Narine episode was handled by the organisers of the Champions Trophy T20 tournament.........
Mr. Lloyd wondered why Narine who had been an integral part of the West Indian as well as IPL teams for the last four odd seasons was not called earlier as he had been delivering his faster one with the same action ever since he made his international debut and wondered how a delivery that was legitimate for the best part of four and more years could be deemed illegitimate in the batting of an eyelid.........
As things stand presently; the dice is already heavily loaded against the hapless bowlers what with heavy and massive bats that even make mishits carry well beyond the boundary; shrunken and withdrawn boundaries; reverse sweeps; switch hits; Dil scoops and such other strokes that have reduced bowlers to a side act; and bowlers should be allowed a certain amount of leeway to innovate and invent failing which the art of spin bowling would become extinct in the next decade or so; a fuming Mr. Lloyd signed off.............
Let me confess at the outset; that I for one am vehemently opposed to the very thought of "illegal and suspect" bowling actions; but am certainly willing to go along with Mr. Lloyd and allow spinners a certain degree of leeway provided the same is within reasonable limits and is enforced with fear; favour, favouritism and in the right manner to all concerned........
This move follows the reporting of his supposedly "illegal" action by the match officials as well as third umpire on two consecutive occasions and thereporting of his action had also led to the 26 year old Narine's "suspension" from the recently concluded Champion's Trophy finals against Chennai Super Kings.........
A press release from the West Indies Cricket Board opined that this forced withdrawal from the Indian Tour will enable Sunil Narine to contemplate his cricketing future with an exceedingly clear and uncluttered mind as well as accord him with the hard yards required to "repair and remedy" the delivery/deliveries (read faster one) that is at the heart of the present imbroglio/conundrum.........
Big Bertha Clive Lloyd: the incumbent chairman of the West Indian team selection committee has however expressed his outrage and resentment at the manner in which the whole Narine episode was handled by the organisers of the Champions Trophy T20 tournament.........
Mr. Lloyd wondered why Narine who had been an integral part of the West Indian as well as IPL teams for the last four odd seasons was not called earlier as he had been delivering his faster one with the same action ever since he made his international debut and wondered how a delivery that was legitimate for the best part of four and more years could be deemed illegitimate in the batting of an eyelid.........
As things stand presently; the dice is already heavily loaded against the hapless bowlers what with heavy and massive bats that even make mishits carry well beyond the boundary; shrunken and withdrawn boundaries; reverse sweeps; switch hits; Dil scoops and such other strokes that have reduced bowlers to a side act; and bowlers should be allowed a certain amount of leeway to innovate and invent failing which the art of spin bowling would become extinct in the next decade or so; a fuming Mr. Lloyd signed off.............
Let me confess at the outset; that I for one am vehemently opposed to the very thought of "illegal and suspect" bowling actions; but am certainly willing to go along with Mr. Lloyd and allow spinners a certain degree of leeway provided the same is within reasonable limits and is enforced with fear; favour, favouritism and in the right manner to all concerned........
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