Waugh says Murali no-balling was the wrong call

Australian legend Steve Waugh looks back on one of the most controversial periods of cricket in history, the no-balling of Muthiah Muralidaran

[@JPSir]

Karma worked. Darryl was banned from umpiring while Murli ended up picking up most wickets ever.

[@swaran8251]

He was a good umpire but he has himself to blame for him to be banned and disgraced. And Muralitharan, man retired with 800 test wickets 92 more than the second placed warne

[@danperrett7247]

Darryl was a victim of the BCCI controlled ICC. He was one of only a couple of umpires with the spine to call out poor behaviour by Ul Huq and throwing by Murali. They had to change the rules to make Murali's action legal.

[@rayzoldyck8044]

@@danperrett7247 murlitharan's action isn't bad and he is a srilankan player, what does Bcci have to do with this??

[@danperrett7247]

@@rayzoldyck8044 it was illegal till they changed the rules. The BCCI will always go in to bat for another sub continent team. When they all band together, they win every time.

[@mohammadanwerzada7341]

@@danperrett7247 that's a pathetic comment. For many years Australia and ECB bullied rest of cricketing playing nations. Their umpires and players have gotten away with rash and unfair behavior. What goes around comes around look where Australian cricket and Daryl hair is now.

[@Adrian_9111]

Credit should also go to Arajuna Ranthathunga for Standing up against all odds and backing him up Thats what you call a great captaincy !!

[@angusmaloney6407]

Jerome Fernando I agree mate

[@paulamrana8981]

Jerome Fernando how true.

[@FAISAL.007]

He was a true leader, defination of a captain

[@chaila69]

i agree wid u

[@CaesarCassius]

@@FAISAL.007 He was the definition of a rotund spheroid, he looked like a spectator had thrown a big black beachball onto the ground

[@kaliqnizamdeen2738]

Love Tony Greigs Commentary. He always was a voice for us Sri Lankan’s.

[@edgypancreas1839]

I miss richie and tony. They were the best commentators of all time. Fair, unbaised, funny and provided a great insight into the game.

[@ufixteeth]

Tony Grieg wasn't an advocate for any one country. He was honest, period. And was never afraid to speak his mind - eg. Monkeygate test.

[@TomMarvan]

Tony Grieg and Bill and Richie and his entire crew were all voices for cricket.

[@ChetanMarimuthu]

I think for everyone.

[@jamesrichardson3500]

He was a voice for cricket

[@dilshangamage5171]

I met this legend. Humblest person ever to meet. I work at a bank in Sri Lanka. The Great Murali was a client and oneday he visited the bank with his family. I had the chance to see him up close and talk to him in person. I told him how honoured I was to see him in person. His reponse was, "Brother, dont be like this, Im also a normal human being like u." He literary doesnt like being highlighted in public. Trust me. Nobody cant be more humble or kind as a person. I love him not just bcuz hes legendary cricket, best spinner of all time but hes also a man with a very big heart.

[@Mater4rf]

Warney could be humbler

[@delawarecop]

@@Mater4rf Warnie wasn't a chucker!

[@Mater4rf]

@@delawarecop Shane Warne didn’t chuck he was a very humble person

[@delawarecop]

@@Mater4rf - Murali was a chucker, not Shane

[@azakive]

@@delawarecop warnie was a fixer lol

[@rishabhrajkanodia]

Its so sad to see someone being humiliated the way Murli was. Noone deserves to be treated that way let alone a legend like Murli. I am an Indian and I am as aghast as a srilankan would be

[@Q_QQ_Q]

becuase sl cricket has no power

[@robertlee-nq6mg]

Rishabh Raj Thing is its bit tricky situation, Murali bowling like that did give him lot of advantages for spinning the ball. But Cricketing body ignored it all the time while Murali was starting and suddenly they did that. Later they said they will be very vigilant against any upcoming youngster who might copy Murali's style.

[@jamesloki8495]

yeah legend of cheating and chucking

[@Al_Hayal_Boutique_]

For me Murli is above all spin bowler's,And because of all the humiliation he faced early on in his career he got where he is right now

[@waynetownley7214]

yes rishbah I agree. and he was still young learning his trade. well said brother. champion

[@hudsonjaxson8877]

Ofcourse it was the wrong call. Darryl is a goose. Im australian and this is embarrasing to see.

[@shivnathlongani]

It showed the kind of man he was and see now where he is.

[@troppodude]

adding sad music to it provides extra drama but recalling the time... everyone was calling him a chucker just no one had the balls to say it... it should have been brought up by the governing body of cricket.. either Darryl was told to fire the bullets or given the say so to do it.. Shame it happened cos the guy definitely had a twist in his arm but I think the question was or should have been.. is he having a bent arm before extending to whatever 'straight' would be for him. So.. it was still appropriate to question his delivery

[@danger2709]

Hair made the right call, and later testing proved him right. Sadly, the authorities buckled to sub continent money, and ruined a brave man's career. Something repeated to poor Andrew Symonds, following the racist Harbajhan incident

[@hyena131]

+Hudson Jaxson As an Aussie, you should be more embarrassed by the antics of Smith, Warner and Bancroft:) *LOL!!!*

[@josephcarlbreil5380]

D Hair is not a goose; he is a self-centered moron

[@sacredclown4179]

As an Aussie cricket tragic, bravo to Steve for calling BS on this subjective no-ball call on Murali, I winced watching this, not only was it "premeditated" by the umpires, but my heart bled for Murali, the team, and Sri Lanka as a nation. What was most impressive though was Muralis reaction, no tantrums, or hyperbole, which is the mark of a great character, who is playing because he is a servant of the game, not serving his own interests.

[@kaushikbasu5681]

Why is Steve speaking about this, 22 years after the incident? No one apart from Arjuna Ranatunga came to the poor fellow's help at the time. Murali was a special bowler with or without the deformity. Just as Shoaib used to be called for chucking, Murali was too. I feel it was the fear of facing these 2 greats which made the umpires and some ex-cricketers at the time to make rubbish calls of chucking to ruin their career.

[@IntoxicatedGhost1]

give me a break you pack of flog's.

[@kaushikbasu5681]

IntoxicatedGhost1 - Just as your ID suggests you seem to be drunk at the moment. Please do not use adjectives while commenting, we Indians are very good at it. You may not like it then.

[@shabba247]

I was thinking the same thing, Waugh could have spoken closer to the time

[@david_g_barron]

I guess he wasn't allowed to at the time, as the umpires might have victimised him as well.

[@mohammadaftabalamhashmi2365]

Amazingly Brett Lee's Bowling Action was also suspect even before he made his debut against India.....But He was never called gor throwing.....Being white is got it's own previlage

[@roshanjohny5700]

Those days were a nightmare for murali. But team Lanka had stayed along with him, and provided him mental support. At last he got free from all kind of trouble and he paid back. Murali had became one of the best off spinner in the world cricket.

[@moneymaker2024]

Roshan Johny I think he is the best off spinner world has seen and not "one" of

[@nitlover8319]

Money Maker saqlain was a chucker anyway 😂😂

[@deeppatel7496]

not only one of the greatest spinners but greatest bowlers ever, murali and wasim akram are the two greatest bowlers the cricket world has ever seen

[@kofukang]

He is the Best Off spinner of Cricket

[@johnbeana2802]

he was the highest test wicket taker of all time

[@ayubruknani9036]

When a guy who scored 10k runs in test career says it was a wrong call, then you better believe it.

[@sultanabran1]

how many runs a player scores doesn't make his opinion correct or not. whether his opinion is correct or not makes it correct or not. he could score a lot of runs and be an idiot.

[@bannedspencer]

like Kevin Pietersen for instance?

[@wheeloftime2908]

Look at this hypocrite !!!! This man endorsed abusing Asians in the worst manner on the feild in the name of mental disintegration and he has the balls to talk about Murali

[@sultanabran1]

endorsed abusing asians?? what did he say to make you say that about him?

[@kaushala1988]

I think he was talking about Waugh who wasn't the quite the same sport back in the day

[@vinayk9712]

Kudos to Murali to come back and prove that "class is permanent , even if the world around is unfair". Respect to probably the greatest Sri Lankan Cricketer, pride of South Asia and most importantly a legend of the game.🇱🇰🇮🇳

[@ShafHussain]

Murali’s wrist did most of the work. It was a known fact he has a hyper-extension..a medical condition. Hair had an agenda.

[@yaeshraj]

Murli had a bent elbow that could not fully extend to 180 degrees like normal people. He was hypermobile in the shoulder and wrist joints which is what makes up the bulk of his action. the bent elbow gave the illusion of throwing especially with the hypermobile shoulder joint and wrist. Shoaib Akhtar had hyper extension that went past 180 degrees of extention to about 190-200 degrees which straightened during the delivery phase of the ball. So 200 degrees --> 180 degrees. Because there was around 15-20 degrees of flexion during the delivery of the ball when the arm released the ball, his action was suspected to be illegal. both were eventually cleared as they are not doing what they did willfully or purposefully. It is just their biomechanics being slightly different from the norm. :)

[@brodyhennessy920]

It was proven he chucked which is why the icc changed the rules to allow him to continue to bowl

[@ShafHussain]

shashin nimesha after Shane Warne..

[@virajk88]

At that time, the maximum that an elbow could be bent by a spinner was 5 degrees and 10 degrees for fast bowlers. ICC found out that almost all the bowlers, especially the fast bowlers, who played the game were exceeding the said limits. If ICC were to ban Murali for chucking because he exceeded the 5 degree limit, they had to follow the same rule and ban most of the bowlers, which would have led to the game becoming extremely non-competitive. Get your facts in order mate..

[@jamesloki8495]

Muralidaran is a cheater chucker chucking the ball. @shaf hussain, why did ICC had to change the rules and allow 15% bend in the arm if no chucking was going on. ICC is just a POS organization, can not even enforce its own rules against sri lanka

[@rayharth183]

Muthiah Muralidaran went on to take over 700 wickets both umpires were never heard from again who was right lol

[@darrenlucas804]

Right on! And maybe in some way, the terrible treatment he received in Oz spurred him on even more to prove himself, a very determined character and wonderful slow bowler, great cricketer, the stats of this guy, amazing as they are, weren't that great when he was being vilified in Oz, but boy he made up for it after!

[@hyena131]

+Ray Harth Yes, over 700 wickets by chucking. But I agree with Waugh that to no ball Murali in this manner was inappropriate. And it's not true that the umpires were never heard of again. They are being discussed a great deal in this very video, notably by you only two weeks ago!

[@TheMrDhare]

hyena131 hare was banned, for a separate incident. Tells you a lot about the character.

[@tarunsewak6660]

Ray Harth Ji

[@hyena131]

Dharé the Great Darell Hair could murder and drink the blood of babies as far I'm concerned. His ethics (or lack of ethics) changes not the fact Murali was a chucker. That said, he should not have no-balled Murali like this so publicly, so I see your point.

[@smellypantzliam]

I don't think a bent elbow made a difference for Murali, it was all in the wrist.

[@robertlee-nq6mg]

The Truth Hurts Mate It did made difference for off spinner

[@smellypantzliam]

Yeah maybe, but in my opinion fast bowlers with bent arms or throwing type actions is where the problems lie, but as I stated that's my personsal opinion. Murali, as I understand, had an issue where his elbow could not straighten.

[@robertlee-nq6mg]

The Truth Hurts Mate Many offspinner like Sunil Narine, and Saeed Ajmal were called for chucking as bent elbow is essential for "doosra" and also it helps generate sharper turn. Even Harbhajan had to give up his "doosra" after his action (bent elbow) got him in trouble.

[@smellypantzliam]

I think the doosra is great for cricket, just as the googly is, it tests the skills of the batsman.

[@robertlee-nq6mg]

The Truth Hurts Mate doosra is great, but many offspinner had to bend their elbow to deliver it ( which is illegal).

[@usarasirimanne5250]

When the umpire calls your leg breaks as no balls, you know the umpire has a hidden agenda.

[@SriShridhar]

What is hidden in that, Aussies very openly humiliated opponents in every possible way.lack of culture.

[@SriShridhar]

What is hidden in that, Aussies very openly humiliated opponents in every possible way.lack of culture.

[@grumpy4882]

@@SriShridhar blow it out your ass. he was a chucker.

[@SriShridhar]

@@grumpy4882 QED

[@davidgraham8299]

@@SriShridhar Tell me, is it fun to play the victim? Daryl Hair was right.

[@RahulSingh15444]

Aussies conscience wakes up only after getting retired. Murali such a big hearted guy seriously such players are born only once in a century. Respect💯🙏

[@lahirupriyadarshana9939]

Very true.. They were just cheering that those days..

[@davidgraham8299]

As opposed to you who have no conscience at all. Bend and break the rules as long as you get your way and if anyone calls you on it THEY are the bad guys.

[@AtTheDriveBy]

As an Aussie I must say Murali is a legend, we were treated to some of the finest slow bowling in cricket during the mid 90s to late 2010s with Warne and Murali. To say he chucks is absurd and shows a clear ignorance on what he does to get wickets. Leg spin is all in the wrist and Off spin with the fingers, a slightly bent elbow does not aid at all in the delivery.

[@timn4481]

a fully bent elbow doesnt aid either, for that matter. The straight arm law was just an early rule to get some clarity on it versus a throw. The joint that moves differently is the shoulder.

[@moneymaker2024]

AtTheDriveBy I don't think we have reached the late 2010s yet 😂😂😂

[@2good4name]

It's 79% done.. so yeah this is the late 2010's?

[@dannylukic6536]

... except Warne wasn't a cheater and Murali was.

[@lifekmjj1]

Daniel Lukic Except Murali wasn't using drugs, and Warne was

[@ijazhaniffa]

Tony and Muttiah, we miss you guys so much. Aches my heart that we don't have players and commentators of this caliber today. We truly don't.

[@chrishooper8260]

100 percent right. Players and commentators today no in the same street. Not just cricket .Every sport.

[@dlkaran]

Revenge is the dish best served cold. Australia got beaten in the 1996 World Cup. I heard a beautiful story by Michael Holding in this 2019 World Cup, where an Australian commentator predicted that Sri Lanka will go on to win it all in 1996 because of the way Muralidaran was treated in Australia.

[@radioactiveali4619]

And what happened in 1999, 2003, and 2007?

[@dilanthayapa5284]

@@radioactiveali4619 1999 - SL had a bad campaign 2003 - Semi-Finalists 2007 - Runner-up 2011 - Runner-up Not bad in my opinion.

[@abhijitnair2642]

that Australian commentator was Ian Chappell

[@nickpednekar5312]

No Sri Lankan will ever understand what Respect we Indians have for sir Muralitharan.

[@SuperJatinderkumar]

Whatever people say about muralitharan he was one of the best

[@OM10PYE]

100% agree with you. The best bowler of all-time.

[@derronramlal5092]

One of. No the best spinner ever

[@rajgsrinivas]

I can say only two spinners who are the best until now cricket has produced. One is Murali and Warne

[@moptopbaku6022]

He was a chucker. No doubt about it.

[@rajgsrinivas]

@@moptopbaku6022 oh yes Bret lee was a chucker

[@totterdell]

Still best bowler in the history of the game most wickets and very humble guy just because someone doesn't understand something doesn't make it wrong

[@jmilne5751]

Get it right...Best chucker

[@jrrajanpandi]

Bro stop you try being the best in test cricket and you get bowled out for throwing a leg break you would be crying right now so shut up ok 😡

[@thiruvetti]

The best thing comes out of this saga was how calmly Murali took this as an opporunity, went through the process and came back stronger. It takes a very strong character to fight back public/media scrutiny for such cases. Am sure if it had been an English or Aussie player, they would have gone missing with low confidence like Symmonds etc.

[@mytwosense9135]

Mitchell Johnson went through a hammering about his action and effectiveness too. It wasn't quite at the same level or heat as Murali but he was completely destroyed by the Australian cricket media and fans. He went away and came back to completely annihilate an entire team, single handedly retired 3 international cricketers, won an Ashes and quiet everyone. All of the countries who play test cricket have produced champions like this.

[@josha4128]

A testament to the legend that is Murali, is that I can hardly even remember this. He built an awesome career and no one will even remember those umpires.

[@pasandesilva7903]

Young Murali was cute! and was also calm in such a moment, which would have been an aggressive one to any other player in the world, but this was Murali, who's an absolute legend! Hats off to the great service done by the skipper Arjuna in the controversy. Murali himself has said that without Arjuna it'd be the end of his career.

[@ramakantartvision]

Muralidharan is a legend

[@shabba247]

Magnificent player

[@moptopbaku6022]

Legendary chucker

[@nipunaranjitha6443]

@@moptopbaku6022 Do you have a brain 😂🤣🤣

[@moptopbaku6022]

@@nipunaranjitha6443 Yes and I can recognise a chucker when I see one. Unlike most jinglies who are blinded by bias.

[@mr.lunatic3157]

@@moptopbaku6022 who are you icc ...dude youre just a kid still lives with parents ...get a job dude

[@arthurpewtey]

First time I saw Murali bowling, I thought, "He's chucking it!" I assume some umpires thought the same. But when he proved he can bowl the same deliveries with his arm in a steel brace, for God's sake, it becomes pretty obvious that he can't be chucking it. Unless he found a way to bend steel and bend it back again in the blink of an eye. Surely at this level, umpires should have been aware (or made aware) of this? Also, Steve Waugh's opinions, to my mind, count for a lot more than those of a couple of "here today, gone tomorrow" umpires, perhaps only out after their fifteen minutes of fame?

[@lalithdealwis4610]

In a way. it may be unfair to lay all the blame on the umpires, Darrel Hare and Roy Emerson. In an interview, later, Hare explained that the Australian Cricket Board interviewed him just after he had called another bowler for throwing in a match at a lower level and told him that the board appreciated his umpiring and so, would appoint him to stand in his first International match. He understood this as an instruction to call Muralidaran and he did. Subsequently, when he was facing heavy criticism from past cricketing greats, including Ian Botham, Tony Greig, Richie Benaud, etc., he sought the assistance of the same official of the Aussie cricket board but was refused a meeting with him. Clearly, he was wrong in doing it to become a regular umpire on the International stage but the Aussie cricket board bears even greater blame (and, shame) for rigging the umpiring. I don't know whether Emerson was similarly coerced but he really didn't have adequate cricketing knowledge to umpire and he proved it on field, when he called Muralidaran when he switched to bowling LEG spin! Richie Benaud while commentating for Channel 9 at the time said, "Uh-oh! It looks like it's the umpire and not Muralidaran who is in trouble now."

[@frankmurphyburr3598]

every cricket lover loves Murli, and every cricket fan respects the genius of the Waugh brothers

[@dennissmith5159]

Disgusting. If you've got a problem with his action let him know you're gunna no ball him before the game, discuss it with the bowler and the captain and see if there can be a compromise. Don't just start no balling in the middle of a spell in the middle of a test match. Completely unjust.

[@thefatkid9298]

he also called no when he is bowling leg spin.

[@sugarnads]

Umpires under no obligation except to call it as he sees it. Just as when ian meckiff was being called for chucking (which he was). And when they change the lawto make your action legal that means YOU WERE CHUCKING

[@FreddyWickhamMusic]

Anyone questioning his action should look up the British news segment where they examine his action. He has a deformed arm meaning when he bowls it causes an optical illusion that he chucks it. This is proved in the segment because he puts his arm in a cast and bowls exactly the same.

[@haydenk4006]

so this is good or bad?

[@FreddyWickhamMusic]

It means it's not chucking, he doesn't bend and straighten his arm. Plus it's not more than the allowed 15 degrees anyway.

[@willrobinson4089]

@@FreddyWickhamMusic He was found to be bending/straightening his arm by as much as 15 degrees. The ICC then changed the chucking rule from 5 degrees to 15. Murali chucked.

[@lalithdealwis4610]

@@willrobinson4089 The rule was changed because the ICC found that all pace bowlers and most spin bowlers were exceeding the permitted limit at the time. Up to that point, no one had been examined in that great detail. When Muralidaran was called, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board had him examined by the latest available electronic instruments (in Australia) and then, compared his action with other bowlers playing at that time. It was found that all pace bowlers playing at that time exceeded the existing limit. If the limit remained unchanged, all pace bowlers would have been called on the field and the call would have been found to be justified by the instrumentation. That would have meant that all pace bowlers would have been prevented from bowling. And so, the rule was changed. Many followers of cricket didn't know this and assumed that the ICC changed the rule to accommodate Sri Lanka. It is ridiculous to imagine that the Australian cricket board would have sat by and done nothing i a rule was changed just to accommodate a single country, - and, Sri Lanka, the smallest of the cricketing nations at the time. They accepted the rule change to retain their pace bowlers. Which team would have been happy to drop Glenn McGrath?

[@augustineminimbi5668]

And the cast was made of steel, not plaster of Paris

[@timinglis340]

I was at that game. It was the most eerie feeling when we realised what was happening. Absolutely shameful.

[@nalindesilva3493]

800 test wickets ... nuff said #legend

[@634983]

great bowler but they played alot against bottom teams. warne better imo

[@nalindesilva3493]

BJ12578 if you remove Muralis wickets against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe still his average is way better than Warne's career average which includes Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. The champion spinner 💪❤️

[@Bernie8330]

@@nalindesilva3493 No it doesn't. The 4 tests in total against the zims and the bangers in mid - late 2003 were during Warne's 1 year ban. Other than that he played 1 test against Zimbabwe in late 1999 and 2 against Bangladesh in early 2006 - that is 3 tests out of 145 and all 3 were away from home. It's not just the fact that many of Murali's tests were against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, most of his 5 fors were at home, in none too world class attacks to share the spoils with (Warne had to share wickets with McGrath, Gillespie and the like), but also many of his 5 fors were in high scoring draws where Murali would have something like 2-110 to his name with the opposition 5 for 450, and then he would clean up the tail to finish with 6-130 in an opposition total of 500 plus. Most of Warne's 5 fors he conceded less than 100 - often considerably less - and they were achieved in bowling the opposition out for low scores to actually win the match. So Warne was a much much bigger impact bowler than Murali. Mind you, Murali was a fine bowler, but putting him in the same bracket as Warne would be like putting a batsman like Simon Katich in the same bracket as someone like Kumar Sanggakara.

[@AL3X2580]

I could get 800 wickets if I was chucking

[@l-n-s356]

Warne had McGrath and Gilesspi even Bret Lee to apply pressure at the other end.

[@APKDeZ]

Thank you Steve Waugh for that! ❤️ from 🇱🇰

[@anshumanguru8560]

The guy has a deformed arm which gives an optical illusion that he's chucking and the ICC have examined it.They put his arm in a cast and Murali still bowled the same.He uses his wrist and does not throw the ball

[@robiaharefin6876]

Have you ever bowled in your life? Off spinning is a very different action because the fingers are only involved. In wrist spin, the wrists muscles need to he flexed so the straighter the arm is, the better the tension between the muscle and therefore better spin.

[@robiaharefin6876]

@@darockk ok but I don't. I have a slightly bent arm that helps me bowl to left handed batsmen. No one in my life has accused me of chucking because I dknt use this band to generate speed. I just have it slightly bent because I'm comfortable with it. Each action is different. If a particular action does not provide any technical advantage to the player, it should not be banned.

[@robiaharefin6876]

@@darockk yeah so what's your point?

[@JMalikZ]

@@darockk That's why you aren't in the ICC.

[@darkprince5437]

@@darockk Previously the contraction allowed was below the present 15° angle but after research done by ICC officials it was found that everyone they examined were below 15° but above the allocated angle and they then took a decision to INCREASE the allowed flex to 15°, as for the doosra, yes it's impossible to bowl it well below the 15° whether that's 10 years ago or now but the modern technology nowadays makes it easier to identify a flex beyond 15° and as it turns all doosras so far are above the limit, Murali has hyperextension like Jasprit Bumrah and in these cases any flex beyond the typical human capability since this is reverse flex we're talking about is ignored.

[@AlonsoRules]

Emerson was told by someone higher up to call the no ball. To this day, that higher up person has not revealed themselves.

[@random_d1]

If so, why doesn't Emerson reveal that higher person? Or maybe he is just making up this excuse

[@random_d1]

If so, why doesn't Emerson reveal that higher person? Or maybe he is just making up this excuse

[@ayushkale3669]

@@random_d1 There would have been a non-disclosure signed. If someone so high up was getting into such businesses then he would for sure make sure his ass was covered.

[@random_d1]

@@ayushkale3669 you heard of leaks ? .. Emerson doesn't have to say publicly .. there are so many ways of putting info out anonymously!

[@ayushkale3669]

@@random_d1 Yes there are a lot of ways to put it out anonymously... but there is something called as extortion. The higher person obviously would know that hasn'tdoesn'tdoesn't matter if he extorts the guy who paid him to do it)

[@AhmedDhaanish]

Few years later he was the spin bowling mentor for Australian cricket team. Life is a boomerang

[@eshan309]

Murali...one of the few bowlers of the world cricket who could take wickets on any surface anywhere in the world. On top of it, he is such a sweet, humble, nice guy. A true legend of the game

[@manuelfernando9729]

The thing people still don't realize is the fact that all the advantage Murali got was not from the bent elbow but from a rubber like wrist which can spin almost 360, from that one off limited edition wrist that he was able to zip the ball unlike anyone else in the world...thats a natural gift he got along with a bent elbow, which really didnt make much of a difference in bowling other than giving out that optical illusion of chucking

[@sukhitravels4970]

Murali and Shane ... I am so proud to say i grew up to see real legends at work 🙏 ...

[@bhaveshmer]

Muralidharan is a great spinner and the legend. He suffered a lot. Love and respect from India

[@adafridi]

Every time i hear Tony's voice i get quite sad ☹️

[@ncf1]

Well said Steve Waugh. I'm an Aussie also and thought Murali was a fantastic bowler, fantastic for the game, and certainly did not need to go through what he did in that fashion.

[@auzziguy449]

fantastic for the game, well that's what it was all about aye, bending the rules for one illegal player who made the game more competitive and ultimately bigger $$ for business. Waugh and the commentators are just patsies who wanna protect their paycheck, the real hero here is Hare, called it how it is, no doubt the corrupt would've tried ordering him to turn a blind eye.

[@RealistVK]

This is how a sportsperson should be - Steve Waugh & Rahul Dravid are the most inspirational personalities in & out of cricket field. They live their life and played this game with honesty, grit, hard work, determination, mental strength & dignity.

[@eric8783]

Whose dravid?

[@kdentertainment9706]

​@@eric8783your father

[@pummyy]

And time showed us what a legend and fine sporting character Murali is !!

[@worldfacts944]

Such a humble guy Murali was on the field, An absolute legends of cricket. His stats speak of himself. He doesn't deserve such a treatment.

[@sanjkl1906]

you took so many years to tell that waugh!

[@GauravSharma-sj9yx]

World has been very unfair to some people .. very disheartening to see a young bowler was continuously given no ball for his action. Salute to Arjuna Ranatunga for backing muralitharan, lots of respect from a cricket fan.

[@Isurvivedheftonworld]

Murali is a great humanitarian. A man who represented his country with honour and pride. To hear him speak is an honour. He represents everything that a man could be. I am in awe of his style and the way he is a proud sri lankan and all that that troubled country needed was a man like him. And he chucked every ball he bowled.

[@dillonnav]

The ICC could legalize chucking and there would still be no bowler better than Murali

[@SuperJatinderkumar]

Dillon Navurunnage yes and I agree with you

[@RajkishanShekhawat]

188 wickets in 36 games at 26 outside Asia says otherwise 612 wickets in 97 games at 22 in Asia. of course he was better in subcontinent with favorable conditions but that away record is much better than so many other off spinners

[@RajkishanShekhawat]

seriously avg of 26 outside Asia is poor? and he only played 5 tests in Australia not so large sample space he was only poor in Australia else he has 22 avg outside Asia and every bowler has a poor away record in certain country except dale steyn or mcgrath point is every bowler uses the favorable condition and their roles changes to supporting instead of leading when condition are favorable to other

[@RajkishanShekhawat]

may be but none will be like him or steyn , warne and mcgrath for that matter personally I don't like to compare player

[@AN-NT557]

Powerage1986 Warne's record in Paradise for spinners(India) wasn't great, too! Guess, he was also an average player.

[@jaysoyt7423]

It shouldn't be a no ball he was one of the greats to bowl plus if he was born with a severe condition or something like that just let it go finally his career was back on track

[@Hawk3rR]

whatever happened back then has happened.. but the fact still remains that Murali is a legend and he has created history, all top batsmen around the world did fear when it comes to facing Murali. Yes, he did get hammered for boundaries here and there, but his wrist did all the work. Be it Lara or Tendulkar or Waugh.. Murali is a legend that can never be replaced!

[@07sanjeewakaru]

To me,Murali is like a grate mathematician who invent or gifted with a new method to solve a hard problem and did it in his own authentic way..No one could even copy that...His bowling style is a hybridization of wristpin and fingerspin...

[@SB288]

What a time to speak about it. Where was he when it happened. He should have spoken about it then

[@chemistryset1]

That's a fair comment. Steve Waugh is a man of very good character, but you're right, not much use in him denouncing Hair's no-ball calls *now* - fact is he was probably hoping he wouldn't have to face Murali ... Unique bowler, his real gift was in his amazing rubbery wrists.

[@CaesarCassius]

Waugh was not captain, Taylor was, and Taylor can't say anything while he is still a player. This is not corrupt Asian cricket nation where star players have admin power. As for Murali, he was not a threat bowler back then, no one was afraid of him. Only later he invented his doosra, he took wickets, but when doosra was found to be illegal, he was made to change his doosra action.

[@TAZ39XXX]

He was with the umpires at the time that's why he didn't speak at that time, now he wants to atone for his sins

[@chriswatson7965]

It's in the contract of the Australian players not to be able to make a comment about such matters.

[@yasithabeysekera3880]

And Murali ended up getting 800 test wickets and setting an unreachable record. He is known as the greatest spin bowler ever in the history of cricket.

[@neilcraig7254]

Shane Warne???

[@khattakzindabad]

Murali, the legend. even though his vicious spin deliveries terrorized our batsmen too. We love him even more. From Pakistan

[@raymaddy1423]

That's a typical Australia for us.. Murali is a legend of the game.. A lot of love and respect to a great one

[@AnkitSingh-pz2ju]

Even Sir Don Bradman watched the full test & closely analyzed Murali's action. His comment was: There are no traces of throwing in the bowler's deliveries whatsoever. Allan Border, who faced Murali towards the final leg of his career & is the best player of spin post WW2, said the Sri Lankan was not merely a run-of-the-mill spinner but had the ability to deceive any batsman on any surface.

[@deeppatel7496]

the best player of spin post ww2 is definitely sachin, not fuckin allan border, even murali and warne the greatest spinners said sachin was the hardest to bowl to no one has ever said that about allan border

[@thivinapalihakkara5580]

@@deeppatel7496 Nah Lara is the best against spin

[@neilpemberton5523]

​​@@deeppatel7496Your disrespect for Allan Border is unnecessary and offensive.

[@jamesc911]

I remember most Australians being crushed when they saw what was happening with Murali. Seemed like a witch hunt at the time. When Tony Greig is taking the commentary seriously, you know it's no laughing matter

[@sugarnads]

Crushed? We always thought he was a chucker

[@SmokingOz-nd4ew]

He bowled with a steel and plaster of Paris elbow cast on slow motion camera for Mark Nicholas. All these chucking accusations became irrelevant the moment that video dropped.@@sugarnads

[@sharadmore6624]

Miss you Tony and whole commentary team of that golden era.... ..Murali is best offe

[@kavikavi9800]

Love you Murali 💕💕💕💕 Love you Steve 💕💕💕💕

[@m3gam1nd007]

u say that after 22 years. what a shame

[@634983]

whats he going to do. get into trouble for arguing against umpire when its not his team?

[@sharifhasan1386]

I am from Bangladesh. I just love this legend ❤️. I think a second Murali will never be born again

[@VishalGupta-vt9fo]

I never ever like Steve Waugh batting but I am always fan of his leadership qualities. He is a good individual.

[@DaveWhoa]

We should be ENCOURAGING our sportsmen/women to try new things and push the boundaries and records... we should NOT be limiting them by things/old rules which are petty and were put in writing before common sense and experiments could take place.

[@rohanroy87]

Murali the conqueror, good to see Steve being man enough to acknowledge this. That's why World cricket loves Steve Waugh and respect him.

[@praxd9778]

Thank you Stevde Waugh! You are so correct. You know the story unlike so many of your countrymen..

[@pranayr9284]

Wrong Call. True.

[@nycalien]

I think Steve Waugh said at 2:45 (It was hard to bat). That's the reason for the no-ball call, not to mention the racism.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

it was wrong no doubt and those sl were actually good but now you see current sl players who are shameless and have no manners . seen too many times . they dont wanna play good cricket but have arrogance of top players .

[@tosgem]

Any time a white guy does something that disadvantages a brown guy, of course, obviously racism. No other possible explanation. Darryl Hair no-balled every brown and black player, and never called "no ball" for a white player even when they took a whole extra stride down the pitch to bowl! Such a bad racist.

[@jamescollinsisbetterthanme7005]

tosgem no it’s not idiot

[@teamspectrum9674]

Murli took 800 test wickets and Steve Waugh was known as an aggressive captain but it is lovely to see him standing up for the off spinner

[@sewob147]

I saw Murali bowling on a TV special once with his arm in a brace and still able to produce all the variations.

[@auzziguy449]

the throw gives better control over the flight path of the ball.

[@deeptadas3714]

The umpire was absolutely correct. The bowler was clearly bending his arm while bowling.

[@tariqmansoorwge]

Deepta Das are you dumb he has a medical condition and it was all in his wrist

[@ranjitr3059]

Honestly every true cricket fan felt same except umpire and few in press

[@rajupaswan476]

Even lots of stepping stone didn't stopped Murali to became the highest test wicket taker in the world .. legends know how to be successful.. lots of love from India Murali sir

[@user-qi9ve2ml2k]

after all this he is the highest wicket taker in test cricket....huge respect for the man

[@bartfenech418]

Bravo Steve Waugh - big time, and bravo Murali. You can see he's a really placid guy and never gets upset even when he's obviously been targeted. Emmerson is a weak little man looking for his 5 seconds of fame by crusifying someone in public. Its up there with the underarm incident. Shame umpires - shame!!!

[@zingzangspillip1]

Murali was always going to be called by someone. I think it's good that it happened so early in his career, and he was able to be vindicated by the testing process. Let's not forget that many other bowlers with more conventional actions were also found to straighten their arms by between 10-15 degrees. That's why the rule change happened. Darrell Hair was also a very good umpire. He was on the elite panel for years. He may have made the wrong call on this occasion, but he had a long career at the top.

[@b.manowar3692]

I ignore the negativity. Instead , i like at Murali, and the way he handled it all. What a man, what a gentleman.

[@pieterfan]

Which human being has the guts to subject himself to tests with braces on? Hats off to Murali and immense respect for the way he fought this thing. Can't imagine any other person being ready to go thru all that he did

[@binnyboy2472]

This is very true

[@jacquesdelyons3516]

Classic attitude of "He's too good for us, let's besmirch his reputation".

[@Isurvivedheftonworld]

Murali is a great humanitarian. A man who represented his country with honour and pride. To hear him speak is an honour. He represents everything that a man could be. I am in awe of his style and the way he is proud sri lankan and all that that troubled country needs a man like him. And he chucked every ball he bowled.

[@newsgossip7511]

Love this man , he always being calm character. Gentlemen

[@BLUETEAIndia]

Whole Aus Supported this 20 yrs back Now they apologize Waugh was scared to face him.

[@Bernie8330]

That's a bit of a grandiose claim considering how much the Australian batsmen had taken him completely apart in the previous test of that series and that Waugh scored an unbeaten century in this test with Murali bowling 30+ overs.

[@freespirit906]

Umpire hair was a jerk. Period

[@AK-wc9rl]

The fat fucker was caught for robbing a liquor store a few weeks ago, the same one that he worked in. That's karma for you, Hair.

[@freespirit906]

John Bands Just read the news article. Karma indeed he had the cheek to accuse others of cheating and being dishonest.

[@Bernie8330]

@@AK-wc9rl Robbing? Seriously? You do know the difference in meaning between robbing, burgling and stealing? You rob a person (when they are actually there), you burgle a place (when you are illegally on the premises and no one else is there) and you steal an item. So did he just steal, did he actually rob fellow staff at gunpoint, knifepoint or with other threats of physical violence, or did he perhaps enter the premises without permission outside of trading hours i.e. breaking in to do the stealing?

[@AK-wc9rl]

@@Bernie8330 I didn't realise that I had signed up for an English lesson when I made my post.

[@Bernie8330]

@@AK-wc9rl Very funny. Honestly, I didn't intend it to come across like that. I was merely curious as to what exactly Hair did as I hadn't heard about it.

[@NikhilKumar-ng9fc]

It is most digraceful thing i have seen happening to a cricketer and to a cricketer who is greatest of all time

[@ayanchakrabarti1158]

Salute Mr. Arjuna Ranatunga! What a captain to support his player defying all pressure!!

[@daveevans3671]

Spot on Waugh

[@Panaputra]

Thank you Daryl Hair & Ross Emerson for inspiring Murali who was a moderate bowler at the time to become the greatest bowler of all time and highest wicket taker in both Test and ODI history.

[@kaushikravikumar7472]

People sometimes forget to appreciate Arjuna , kudos to him for always sticking with Murali despite all that was happening around him.

[@prabathwithanage8086]

'Any Australian cricketer is a gentleman after retiring'

[@mubashiralikhan7598]

Why say now after retirement? Pure Aussie. You too must have been one who was calling him a chuck back then

[@IntoxicatedGhost1]

well my guess he got asked about his opinion on the matter. what would you like waugh have done? argued with the umpires and get fined or suspended? it's not his job to do their jobs for them

[@CaesarCassius]

Waugh was not captain, Taylor was, and Taylor can't say anything while he is still a player. This is not corrupt Asian cricket nation where star players have admin power. As for Murali, he was not a threat bowler back then, no one was afraid of him. Only later he invented his doosra, he took wickets, but when doosra was found to be illegal, he was made to change his doosra action.

[@SS-yr3ij]

Dude dont try to create ur typical subcontinental masala

[@haroon420]

I love the SL team of late 90s De silva Jayasurya Vaas Murli Ranatunga I’m missing loads of others but these names I’ll always remember!!

[@saifmasuldar1497]

Upul chandanaa Russel Arnold

[@azakive]

Better late than never but 23 years is a long time Mr Waugh.

[@Johnny.B.goode-]

Murali, Jayasuriya, Sangakara were truly gentlemen of cricket!!

[@cyntax7928]

“Don’t get too excited, I don’t think he’s got him for throwing.” Famous last words lmao

[@asithajayasundera1631]

I still remember this Test series and Benson Hedges ODI series. This is where Sri Lanka experimented Sanath & Kalu to come up with its own brand of cricket. They irony was Sri Lanka had to face Australia in the 96 World Cup Final in which Sri Lanka kicked ass

[@ahsanfilibuster]

Murali the legend. The only reason beside Saqi for keeping off spin bowling alive. True magician

[@lahirumadhushanka9036]

Imagine the feelings were in muralis heart right there..Seen ur career fade away..bt still he manages to become the best...

[@sohaibtariq5852]

Huge respect to Murali from Pakistan. Murali; You'll be forever remembered, "racist umpires" won't...

[@srilankanflyer1527]

Even after all that this legend got 800 wickets even surpassing the great Warne