Mohammad Hafeez endorses Ashwin’s views on ‘Doosra’

New Delhi, January 7: Pakistan’s seasoned all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, who has been suspended from bowling by the ICC for an illegal bowling action, has endorsed Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s views that the ‘doosra’ delivery cannot be bowled with a straight arm, Indian media reported on Thursday.
Hafeez was stopped from bowling for a second time after match officials reported his action during a Test match in Sri Lanka. Hafeez opined that finger spinners were always likely to have little bend in the elbow while bowling the ‘Doosra’ even though the International Cricket Council is strict on the 15 degree bend rule.
“I read what Ashwin said but I also believe even now that if the ICC carries out bowling assessments of all bowlers they will find around 80 percent have that little extra bit of elbow bend,” Hafeez told PTI on Wednesday.
Hafeez bowled a number of overs in the first innings of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final at the national stadium and even took three wickets in the first innings for his team Sui Northern Gas.
“I was allowed to bowl in this match because they were cameras installed and if the match officials felt they were problems with my action they could have informed me and stopped me from bowling. But in other domestic matches I can’t bowl since they are no cameras there,” he said.