145;Even his pehla is not genuine146;

Bishan Singh Bedi has been one cricketer who has never refrained from calling Muralitharan a chucker. 8216;8216;Javelin thrower8217;146...

Bishan Singh Bedi has been one cricketer who has never refrained from calling Muralitharan a chucker. 8216;8216;Javelin thrower8217;8217;, is a phrase that will probably always be associated with Murali, and the Sardar of Spin can take credit for coining it.

8216;8216;I am still very vocal on the issue and hold the same view even today,8217;8217; was how the former India skipper reacted to the ICC8217;s decision to prevent the Sri Lankan off-spinner from using the 8216;doosra8217; in further matches. 8216;8216;I have never seen Murali bowl. Bowling is an art. Chucking is not. And why just the 8216;doosra8217;, even his 8216;pehla8217; first is not genuine.8221;

8216;8216;The ICC decision has come too late in the day. What8217;s the use after the bowler had surpassed the world record of 520 wickets? Will ICC erase all those wickets? What8217;s the use of putting a stop to the 8216;doosra8217; now?,8217;8217; he asked rather angrily.

Bedi too blamed the methods used by the ICC to find fault with Murali8217;s bowling action. 8216;8216;Why are they ICC resorting to geometrical methods to assess bowling actions of cricketers. The field umpires must decide with their human eyes. You can8217;t decide things with the help of protractors,8217;8217; he said.

Bedi also criticised all cricketers and administrators who were defending the Sri Lankan off-spinner. 8216;8216;By defending the bowler, they are only adding to his problems. In Murali8217;s case, one cannot sit on the fence. Either he8217;s a chucker or a genuine bowler. There8217;s no in-between.8217;8217;

Bedi feels that by allowing Murali to continue to bowl the way he has been all these years, the ICC had set a bad precedent. 8216;8216;He8217;s become an idol in Sri Lanka. All youngsters will definitely follow his example. It will have a bad impact on the younger generation,8217;8217; Bedi said.

Bedi felt the latest ICC decision may yet find some long-term solution to the problem. 8216;8216;Truth must not only prevail, it has to be seen to prevail. Unfortunately, the ICC has failed in its duty to serve the game,8217;8217; Bedi remarked. 8216;8216;Until the ICC takes stern action against the culprits, javelin throwers and shot putters like Murali will continue to dominate the cricket field!8217;8217;