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technically speaking...
according to this report on cricinfo... rick parry, the chairman of uk commission, set up for gambling-related corruption believes there is not enough evidence against mazhar majeed, this was further proved by majeed being granted swift bail...
rick parry observes...
"I don't think [the case] has any evidence at all," said Parry. "Unless the News of the World placed a bet - which would be highly unlikely because in so doing they would have carried out a criminal act - then there doesn't appear to be any betting activity at all associated with these particular allegations. It places the ball, to pardon the pun, squarely back into the hands of the cricket authorities."
NOTW cannot be charged as they did not place the bet... their lawyers would have taken care of that prior to the sting...
by the same token as the bet was not placed... this weakens the charges against majeed to the extent that it can't be proved in court...
so correct me if i am wrong...
as no bet was placed... what have asif, aamir and butt been suspended for...? for bowling no balls...?
since when has bowling a no-ball attracted suspension...?
For Aamer
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
by W.H Auden
News of the World link
Suraj Randiv's inpiration and other assorted confessions.
As a young boy I was inspired by Murali, especially that time when he was called for no-balling down under. More than learning how to bowl new deliveries, I always wanted to bowl no-balls to create new controversies.
While chucking the ball is one way to be called, you can’t always rely on this method. It is very complex, what with the angles, and umpires shying away from their responsibilities.
The moment Sehwag hit me for that big six I decided, I will also hit him for six. First the four byes, you’ll never know, will you? And then when India needed just one run to win.
Thanks to all the ICC Rules books I’ve consumed, I knew, if I bowled a no-ball, Sehwag will be denied a richly deserved hundred. That will hurt, just like he hurt me with that 6. Of course, I could have bowled a wide, a beamer but that would’ve been too blatant.
I was first thinking to run halfway down the pitch and bowl the ball, but again too blatant. So before I overstepped, by only a few feet, mind you, I nudged the umpire, Ranmore Martinesz, and then whispered to him in Sinhalese…watch my foot, watch my foot. First he replied no ball in Sinhalese, and then extended his arm. Just proves, no balls speak a universal language but we Sri Lankans have a better accent.
Watch the line
when Daniel Vettori bowls round the wicket and goes wide of the crease. I always thought that cutting the return crease was a no ball - unless the no ball rule has changed !
No.
If RP and Ishant open the bowling they will be India’s No Ball bowlers.
Ishant today resembled a guy who wanted a shoeshine at the crease – not once, not twice, but a no. of times. RP too has the ability to extend himself. Both prefer the casual approach, be it their trousers or bowling, the crease is a big no-no!
The curse of RP Singh
by Naked Cricket
RP bowled three no-balls at Indore. He probably bowled many more in the nets. Nobody knows, not even Venki’s chicken.
Once in Kanpur, the team went visiting to RP’s home. Possibly to tell his family their boy won’t play in the home ODI. Luckily nobody missed RP. In came IS – Ishant Sharma. He bowled two more no-balls than RP. That is one too many, actually it’s five. Think twice MSD, next time you say gimme five to Ishant. High fives aside, isn’t bowling so many no balls a new low in India’s ODI cricket?
You can ask Venki, but he’ll chicken out.
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