Muralitharan’s doosra is legal from now on

Muttiah Murali-tharan will be able to bowl his controversial ‘doosra’ under a recommendation from an International Cricket Council...

Muttiah Murali-tharan will be able to bowl his controversial ‘doosra’ under a recommendation from an International Cricket Council (ICC) committee.

The delivery, a leg spinner bowled from the front of the hand, was outlawed as illegal by the ICC last May after a report concluded Muralitharan bent his arm during delivery.

ICC spokesman Brendan McClements said on Wednesday the committee had recommended all bowlers be allowed to straighten their arms by up to 15 degrees.

At present spinners are permitted five degrees, medium pacers 7.5 and fast bowlers 10. Muralitharan’s doosra has been measured at 14.8.

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