Never mind Malinga's dodgy action,what about the cheating Pakistani spinners

as they jog in to bowl and then as they are about to release the ball they hesitate and wait for the batsman to commit.Just not cricket in my opinion.

 

It's all that sitting down they do; it affects their balance when they stand up or move.

 

There doing nothing wrong JT.

People do things in different ways and it's the same with bowling in cricket.

 

I propose using a slingshot, people just do things in different ways after all!

 

It's horrible to watch and a form of cheating in my opinion.
Like footballers who stop in their run up when taking a penalty.

 

Dont see the issue myself, batsman can move where they want. Think its highly skilled to be able to bowl a ball after stopping your action.

 

So you'd stop batsmen making a move down the pitch?

 

Fair enough it is all about opinions but i just dont like it.

On the batting front i would outlaw the switch hit. (a right handed bowler cannot bowl left handed but a right handed basman can bat left handed)

 

No different to batsmen altering their stance and creating some room either side just as it's bowled.

 

Redders and Higgy used to do that on occasion.

 

More recently paul hayes used to almost walk up to it, so slightly different i guess.

 

We've had spinners that do that. Robert Croft springs to mind. Mind you, he could never spin the ball anyway.

 

they have outlawed the switch hit , a batsman must not change his hand position now , he can stand and hit it however he wishes just as a bowler can pause.... fair play to them that are able enough to.

 

Cheers.I didn't realise that.

 

Have they, thought they'd concluded the opposite and allowed it as long as the batsman didn't move too early?

"In June 2012, the International Cricket Council (ICC) committee declared it to be a legitimate shot. They issued a statement saying they have decided to make no change to the current regulations"

Has this changed?

 

im happy to be corrected, im sure i read that the KP switch hit where he switched hands and effectivally stood left handed was deemed as unfair to the bowler and outlawed but a reverse hit where hands stay in the same position was ok.. il look it up later !!

 

I'm pretty sure they haven't. I recall the debate but it wasn't outlawed.

as for the o.p. if you're good enough to delay your action and bowl fair play. A batsman can raise his hand and step away from the crease and the umpire call dead ball if he wants. I'm also for moving around the crease as a batsman or switch hitting, you often see bowlers not deliver if the batsman goes too early.