Stop jumping on Murali, start learning from him: Buchanan

But Australian biomechanics experts reportedly say Murali should be allowed to keeping bowling the doosra until further research is conducted on the issue of throwing among slow bowlers.

Bruce Elliott, who led the biomechanics team which tested Muralitharan’s bowling action in Perth, wants the ICC to allow spinners to extend their arm by ten degrees instead of the current limit of five, which would make Muralitharan’s doosra legal.

Aussie Test coach Buchanan has a more lenient view on Murali’s bowling.

After closely watching Muralitharan bowling during Australia’s recent tour of Sri Lanka, Buchanan said he was an incredibly exciting bowler whose strong points should be used as a model to help revolutionise the art of spin bowling.

Lanka welcomes ICC’s decision on Broad

Sri Lanka applauded the ICC’s decision to replace referee Chris Broad in the ongoing series against Zimbabwe, and urged a review of the officials’ list for Sri Lanka’s series against Australia later this year. Broad had reported Muralitharan for a suspect bowling action during a February-March Test series against Australia.

The ICC had decided to pull Broad from officiating the Zimbabwe versus Sri Lanka Test series because it was still evaluating Muralitharan’s ‘doosra’ delivery—a ball that spins away from the right-handed batsmen. ‘‘It is a very welcome sign to see that the ICC has taken a proper decision,’’ said Mohan de Silva, the president of the Sri Lanka Cricket.

The ICC decision came after the Lanka Board reportedly complained about Broad. A Lankan newspaper had accused Broad of partying with the touring Australian team in Sri Lanka.