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A number of first class cricketers have been accused of 'chucking' in their bowling careers.
BBC Sport Academy lines up the chief suspects.
Suspect one: Shoaib Akhtar The controversy centred on his short-pitched bouncers.
Shoaib's defence "The reason they are targetting me is because they can't believe how quickly I can bowl," says Shoaib. The Pakistan paceman was filmed from various angles at 200 frames per second. The report concluded that his action was legal and was due to "unique physical characteristics - that he had 'hypermobility' in both his shoulder and elbow joints." Akhtar has had an abnormal upper limb in his bowling arm since birth. Verdict: NOT GUILTY!
Suspect two: Brett Lee The umpires found it hard to believe the Aussie ace was not bending his arm to clock speeds of nearly 100mph.
Lee's defence "As far as I'm concerned my action is pure," he says. His delivery was analysed by a bio-mechanist to provide a thorough and expert analysis of his bowling technique. His action was given the all clear in August 2000. Verdict: NOT GUILTY!
Suspect three: James Kirtley His action was reported but it has since been modified.
Kirtley's defence
"It's an important part of a fast bowler's make-up - it can add an extra two or three miles-per-hour to a delivery. "But I do not bend my arm and I am NOT a chucker." Verdict: NOT GUILTY!
Suspect four: Muttiah Muralitharan
Muralitharan's defence His action, therefore, should be within the rules. It turned out Murali has a deformity in his elbow and he is unable to straighten his arm. Verdict: NOT GUILTY!
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