Cheating or cleverness? Shakib told how he bowled with wrong action and no one could catch it

News India Live, Digital Desk: We all know that cricket is called a ‘gentleman’s game’, but Bangladesh’s superstar Shakib Al Hasan often stays away from these bookish things. Be it fighting with the umpire on the field or uprooting the stumps, Shakib always remains in the headlines. But this time, listening to what he has said, even the best cricket pundits have lost their sweat. Yes, Shakib has openly admitted that he had deliberately used illegal bowling action not once or twice in his career. “Yes, I had ‘thrown’ those balls…” What we call ‘butta ball’ or ‘chucking’ in common language, Shakib has confessed to doing the same. He told without any hesitation in an interview how he bowled the balls by bending his elbow more than the rules. Sharing an incident, he said, “I did it deliberately. I wanted to see how much help I get. To be honest, I got tremendous turn on that one ball.” This incident probably happened in BPL or some international match. Why didn’t Shakib feel scared? The most surprising thing is that how can an international player dare to do this? Shakib’s answer to this was even more surprising. He believed that the umpires would not give ‘No Ball’ to a player of his stature so easily. He told, “I knew that the umpires would not call me. Even if I bowled one or two balls like this, they would ignore it.” That is, he took full advantage of the shortcomings of the system. What is the 15 degree rule? For your information, let us tell you that according to ICC rules, the bowler cannot bend his elbow more than 15 degrees. If it turns more than this, it is considered ‘illegal action’. But Shakib admitted that he had bent his elbow more than this just to check how much the ball would spin. Fearlessness or overconfidence? This statement of Shakib has sparked a debate. Some fans are calling it his honesty that at least he told the truth, while some people are considering it against the spirit of the game. But one thing is certain, there is no one else like Shakib Al Hasan. He knows how to stay in the headlines, be it with the bat or through statements. Now the question is whether the ICC or the umpires will reopen the old files after this revelation? Maybe not, but fans have definitely found the torch!