Ravichandran Ashwin full sleeves jersey controversy: Ravichandran Ashwin is one of the most successful bowlers in the history of Indian cricket. He currently has 764 wickets to his name in international cricket and is also known as ‘Professor’ for his clever mind. In fact, in the year 2014, by using his cleverness, he played a big role in getting two world famous bowlers banned. These two bowlers are none other than Saeed Ajmal of Pakistan and Sunil Narine of West Indies. Let us know what was this whole controversy?
This is about the 2014 Asia Cup, in which India and Bangladesh clashed on 26 February. In the same match, Ravichandran Ashwin bowled wearing a full-sleeved jersey and was successful in dismissing Mominul Haq on the very first ball of his spell. Ashwin bowled the ball with his simple style, yet he was successful in taking wickets. Apart from Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik, other players were also stunned after seeing this wicket of Ashwin.
revealed a big secret
Ashwin had also changed his bowling action by wearing a full sleeve jersey. A few days later, when he was asked a question in this regard in a press conference, Ashwin said, “I wanted to see how it feels to bowl wearing a full-sleeved jersey. By doing this, you can bowl by bending your elbows more.” You can take advantage by wearing this kind of jersey, so why should I not take advantage of it?
ICC took big action
Ashwin had not directly taken the names of Saeed Ajmal and Sunil, but after the statement given by them, ICC had adopted a strict attitude. Shortly after Ashwin’s statement, Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal and West Indies’ Sunil Narine were banned, who used to bowl wearing full sleeve jerseys in those days. ICC rules say that a bowler can bend his elbow up to 15 degrees while throwing the ball.
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