Bishen Singh Bedi does not want to refrain from expressing his opinion as he reiterates his opinion of Muttiah Muralitharan being a chucker.
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Bedi lashed out that the game was riddled with chuckers and that it was time to get them out of the way to cleanse the team and set appropriate role models for young, aspiring cricketers.
Bedi spoke out, "I think every team has at least 2-3 chuckers. It makes me sick to see somebody bowling a dart ball at 90 kmphs per hour and running around the ground in celebration. "(Upcoming) Spinners have some role models. If you get rid of these, you'll get a clean action. We need to take collective responsibility to eradicate the ills of the game "
Holding his opinion against Muralitharan, Bedi lashed out out, "Why can't we have bowlers like Anil Kumble or Shane Warne? I've never seen better than S Venkatraghavan or Erapalli Prasanna."
However, the ICC has upheld Murali's action which has allowed Murali to be on the verge of completing 800 Test wickets before retiring. Bedi's remarks have evoked mixed reactions in the past wherein some attributed his comments to a case of sour grapes whiel others felt that Murali was a "soft" target in international cricket.
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