KARACHI: Domestic cricket head of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Intikhab Alam feels bowlers having illegal actions is a worldwide problem, saying the Board is planning to import a software from Australia to detect bowlers breaking the 15-degree elbow extension limit allowed by the ICC.
“Besides setting up a biomechanics lab at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore with 22 high-speed cameras and related software we are also planning to import a software from Australia to detect bowlers having illegal actions,” Intikhab stated.
“The software includes using a wrist scanner on the bowler and computer software and cameras.”
Intikhab said they were planning to have Saeed Ajmal undergo bio-mechanic tests with a corrected bowling action before the World Cup “so he is available for selection for the mega event next year”.
“The PCB would use all modern methods, including a functional bio-mechanics lab, to stamp out the menace of illegal bowling actions in domestic cricket,” he maintained.