Prasad complains against Afridi for chucking (30 January 1999)
CHENNAI, Jan 29: Tailender Venkatesh Prasad complained against Shahid Afridi for chucking during the second day's proceedings in the first cricket Test
30-Jan-1999
30 January 1999
Prasad complains against Afridi for chucking
By Our Special Representative
CHENNAI, Jan 29: Tailender Venkatesh Prasad complained against Shahid
Afridi for chucking during the second day's proceedings in the first
cricket Test.
Indian last-man Venkatesh Prasad walked down to square-leg umpire
Steve Dunne after Shahid Afridi tested him with a faster one matching
Shoaib Akhtar's delivery.
But Dunne didn't call Afridi for a peep-talk as the bowler outsmarted
everyone by quickly taking his field at deep mid-wicket. It was,
however, not confirmed if Dunne would be reporting the matter to
match referee Cammie Smith.
Pakistan captain Wasim Akram admitted that he had a quite chat with
Dunne. "He told me that as far as he was concerned, there was nothing
wrong with Shahid Afridi's bowling action," Akram said.
Pakistan coach Javed Miandad said if the umpires had any problems,
they would have contacted him. "I have not been approached by any of
the umpires.
"Shahid is not new to international cricket. He has played over 75
one-day internationals but no one has raised fingers at his bowling
action. It was a surprise move by Prasad, probably to bring Shahid
under pressure," Miandad felt.
Source :: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)