Pakistan cricket authorities and the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday clarified the confusion over Saeed Ajmal bowling action, saying that the spinner had been cleared within the specified limits.
Ajmal has created even more confusion, claiming that he has special dispensation from the ICC to straighten the arm beyond the allowed 15 degrees.
The 34-year-old off-spinner who took 24 wickets in the 3-0 Test series whitewash of England, said the ICC allowed him clemency extra, up to 23.5 degrees.
According to ICC rules a player can only straighten the arm to 15 degrees, and that his action is illegal.
"I do not know about my bowling action, but someone was telling me that his action is bad. CHF 23.5 allowed me because my arm is not good because of an accident, so it is a problem," said Ajmal BBC television on Monday after being declared man-of-the-series.
"Otherwise, no problem, once cleared by the ICC."
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Ajmal was referring to the extension of the elbow, not your arm. "Ajmal was referring to the abduction angle of the elbow that is, the angle of the arm to the forearm and not the degree of elbow extension. This angle is approximately 23 degrees in the case of Ajmal," the PCB said in a statement .
"The ICC tolerance level of 15 degrees is related to the degree of elbow extension that is allowed in the bowling action ie the amount by which the arm is right," he added.
Said PCB in the previous tests carried out on the action of Ajmal showed that the degree of extension of the elbow is well within the ICC tolerance levels.
ICC general manager of cricket David Richardson also supported the position of the PCB. "There's a difference between the angle of the elbow carry (abduction of the elbow) and the degree of elbow extension. There is nothing that prevents a player bowling with a bent arm, since he did not straighten it beyond the degrees of permitted tolerance, "said Richardson.
Pakistan won the third and final Test here by 71 runs.
Ajmal bowling action was reported by umpires during a one-day series against Australia here in 2009 before he was released after the repair work by experts, once again came under suspicion after his career-best 7-55 in the first test, also played in Dubai.
Former England paceman Bob Willis raised suspicions about his 'doosra' (a second) - a ball that turns the other than a normal off-break - while the England coach Andy Flower said he has his own opinion and left the matter to the ICC.
But after a complaint about Ajmal relaxation, Flower on Tuesday expressed surprise. "If this is the degree, then there is a problem, Flower said, when asked about Ajmal claim of special dispensation." This is ridiculous. "
"This is an issue of the ICC, however. They are there to police the game and make sure that it is played within the rules, then they have to examine their action. We all have our own views, but the our job is to fight who is put against us, and part of it is also to play the game with the right spirit. "
Ajmal has created even more confusion, claiming that he has special dispensation from the ICC to straighten the arm beyond the allowed 15 degrees.
The 34-year-old off-spinner who took 24 wickets in the 3-0 Test series whitewash of England, said the ICC allowed him clemency extra, up to 23.5 degrees.
According to ICC rules a player can only straighten the arm to 15 degrees, and that his action is illegal.
"I do not know about my bowling action, but someone was telling me that his action is bad. CHF 23.5 allowed me because my arm is not good because of an accident, so it is a problem," said Ajmal BBC television on Monday after being declared man-of-the-series.
"Otherwise, no problem, once cleared by the ICC."
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Ajmal was referring to the extension of the elbow, not your arm. "Ajmal was referring to the abduction angle of the elbow that is, the angle of the arm to the forearm and not the degree of elbow extension. This angle is approximately 23 degrees in the case of Ajmal," the PCB said in a statement .
"The ICC tolerance level of 15 degrees is related to the degree of elbow extension that is allowed in the bowling action ie the amount by which the arm is right," he added.
Said PCB in the previous tests carried out on the action of Ajmal showed that the degree of extension of the elbow is well within the ICC tolerance levels.
ICC general manager of cricket David Richardson also supported the position of the PCB. "There's a difference between the angle of the elbow carry (abduction of the elbow) and the degree of elbow extension. There is nothing that prevents a player bowling with a bent arm, since he did not straighten it beyond the degrees of permitted tolerance, "said Richardson.
Pakistan won the third and final Test here by 71 runs.
Ajmal bowling action was reported by umpires during a one-day series against Australia here in 2009 before he was released after the repair work by experts, once again came under suspicion after his career-best 7-55 in the first test, also played in Dubai.
Former England paceman Bob Willis raised suspicions about his 'doosra' (a second) - a ball that turns the other than a normal off-break - while the England coach Andy Flower said he has his own opinion and left the matter to the ICC.
But after a complaint about Ajmal relaxation, Flower on Tuesday expressed surprise. "If this is the degree, then there is a problem, Flower said, when asked about Ajmal claim of special dispensation." This is ridiculous. "
"This is an issue of the ICC, however. They are there to police the game and make sure that it is played within the rules, then they have to examine their action. We all have our own views, but the our job is to fight who is put against us, and part of it is also to play the game with the right spirit. "
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