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(21/50 ov) 153/0

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INA-W

299 & 286

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(83 ov, T:281) 305 & 271/3

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Chucking

Controversy over illegitimate bowling actions - a burning issue in the 1950s - flared up again in the mid-to-late-1990s after Muttiah Muralitharan was no-balled repeatedly in Australia. Since then a number of bowlers (Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Harbhajan Singh and Jermaine Lawson prominent among them) have undergone remedial work after having their actions reported.

There's more grey to chucking than we might think

There's more grey to chucking than we might think

The drive to purge the game of bowlers with suspect actions may have been suppressed a little but the moralising remains

12-Jun-2014•Osman Samiuddin

Cricket's twin towers of evil

Cricket's twin towers of evil

If the game's custodians are serious about stamping out fixing and chucking they must empower umpires and encourage respected players to speak out and share information about wrongdoing

08-Jun-2014•V Ramnarayan

Doosra to be discussed with match referee - Hesson

Doosra to be discussed with match referee - Hesson

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has said his team would seek clarifications from the match referee on how West Indies offspinner Shane Shillingord's illegal deliveries are policed

07-Jun-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

ICC committee mulls better methods to detect flex

ICC committee mulls better methods to detect flex

The ICC's cricket committee has stated that the methods used to detect illegal bowling actions are imperfect

06-Jun-2014•Nagraj Gollapudi

Senanayake's action reported

Senanayake's action reported

Sachithra Senanayake, the Sri Lanka offspinner, has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during the fourth one-day international against England at Lord's which Sri Lanka won by seven runs

02-Jun-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Chucking: the debate rages pointlessly on

Chucking: the debate rages pointlessly on

For some reason, many among us seem unable to accept scientific explanations that account for so-called dodgy actions

30-May-2014•Hassan Cheema

Shillingford cleared for international return

Shillingford cleared for international return

Shane Shillingford, the West Indies offspinner, will return to first-class cricket on Friday after undergoing remedial work on his action following his suspension from international cricket in December

20-Mar-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Shillingford case has WI in a spin

Shillingford case has WI in a spin

The fact that Shane Shillingford has been suspended a second time raises questions about the set-up in the Caribbean. If they could not fix him the first time, what chance of it working now?

17-Dec-2013•Andrew McGlashan

ICC suspends Shillingford for illegal bowling action

ICC suspends Shillingford for illegal bowling action

The ICC has suspended Shane Shillingford, the West Indies offspinner, from bowling in international cricket after his bowling action was found to be illegal

16-Dec-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Shillingford, Samuels face nervous Test

Shillingford, Samuels face nervous Test

Shane Shillingford and Marlon Samuels face the prospect of finding out whether their bowling actions have failed testing while they are in the middle of a Test match

09-Dec-2013•Andrew McGlashan in Wellington

Gibson hopeful over bowlers' actions

Gibson hopeful over bowlers' actions

Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach, is optimistic that Shane Shillingford and Marlon Samuels will receive positive news on their bowling actions following tests conducted in Perth

01-Dec-2013•Andrew McGlashan in Dunedin

Samuels, Shillingford reported for suspect actions

Samuels, Shillingford reported for suspect actions

West Indies' Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford have been reported for suspect bowling actions by the ICC

16-Nov-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

The fearless Indian scourge of chucking

The fearless Indian scourge of chucking

Back in the 1970s and '80s, a certain umpire took it upon himself to rid the game of throwing

08-Oct-2013•V Ramnarayan

Ire in Babylon

Ire in Babylon

Where was once there was fire, now there is ire. West Indian fast bowlers are making a healthy business out of whispering into television and radio microphones

25-Feb-2013•Kamran Abbasi

Should we give the doosra a little leeway?

Should we give the doosra a little leeway?

What if spinners were allowed to flex their arms 20 degrees while bowling?

25-Jan-2012•Rob Steen

The 15-degree rule

The 15-degree rule

After tests proved that even those with visibly clean actions bowled with bent elbows, the ICC had no choice but to alter the laws

07-Aug-2011•Sidharth Monga

Australian in doosra-bowling horror

Australian in doosra-bowling horror

Jason Krejza produces one that goes the other way. And gets away scot-free

29-Nov-2009•Jarrod Kimber

Murali goes beyond the 15-degree, says Richardson

Murali goes beyond the 15-degree, says Richardson

Mark Richardson has reopened the question over Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action by saying that he was convinced many of his deliveries were well beyond the 15-degree allowance

23-Aug-2009•Cricinfo staff

Australian coaches give doosra the flick

Australian coaches give doosra the flick

Australian offspinners are unlikely to get much local help in learning the doosra after several of the nation's leading spin coaches agreed to banish the delivery

27-Jul-2009•Cricinfo staff

Donald to help MacLeod with bowling action

Donald to help MacLeod with bowling action

The 20-year-old Scotland fast bowler was left out of the national team over concerns about an illegal bowling action.

07-Jul-2009•Cricinfo staff

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