Sri Lanka believes Adam Gilchrist’s use of a squash ball as a batting aid in the World Cup final was “unethical” and may take the matter up with world cricket chiefs, officials said Monday.
Gilchrist, whose record-breaking 149 led Australia to their fourth title, said later that he had a squash ball in one of his gloves to give him a better grip.
“I had a squash ball in my bottom-hand to help with my grip in training and I decided in this World Cup to use it in a match,” he said.
The revelation caused uproar here, with Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Kangadaran Mathivanan saying the matter could be taken up during next month’s International Cricket Council (ICC) annual general meeting.
“We are of the opinion that it was unethical for Gilchrist to use a squash ball to give unfair advantage,” Mathivanan told AFP.
He said Sri Lanka could call on the ICC’s cricket committee for stringent application of “Law 42” on fair and unfair play to ensure only the approved protection equipment was used.
Mathivanan said Sri Lanka Cricket would discuss the issue before deciding whether to raise it in London. via Wijeya Newspapers
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May 8, 2007 at 7:15 am
The world is laughing at all the whingers…why…because Gilly was dropped on 31 and a number of other times as well. Some threads have argued the squash ball was working against Gilly and was trying to get him out, but Sri Lanka couldn’t catch so the squash ball said ok Gilly lets rock I’ll stop trying to get you out now…but decided to cut him short of 150….dam that squash ball. I wonder if Sri Lanka knew how to catch a ball and had taken Gilly for 31 (or any of the other chances) if the whingers would be out in force. For all those Sri Lankans who think the squash ball helped Gilly you clearly missed the other 5 one day centuries he scored against you and the 99 run out….making it effectively 6 centuries to one fifty he has scored against you….something he has not come even close to doing against other nation and indicates once you drop him on 31 and he makes 50 you guys are toast. In 2006 in Brisbane he scored 100 of 67 balls against Sri Lanka…that dam squash ball SLOWED HIM DOWN……INSTEAD OF WHINGING ABOUT THE SQUASH BALL TELL YOUR TEAM TO DO SOME FIELDING PRACTICE AND CATCH GILLY WHEN HE HITS A CATCH.
May 8, 2007 at 7:58 am
Gilchrist had an unfair advantage which is not in line with the cricketing
rules.
May 8, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Dr. Rajkumar
unfair advantage.??
so murali chucking the ball is a fair advantage??? LOL!!
May 8, 2007 at 5:31 pm
I have written on this a number of times….funny when I address the reason why it is not against the rules the moderator deletes the entry. Is there a conspiracy here to keep this beat up story going? The debate has lost its focus and is just a rabble of Australian supporters vs upset Sri Lankans. If moderator puts this one through I will address some of the points:
THE SCIENTIFIC CLAIM
The “Scientific” claim: This is truly the biggest joke of all the objections. Some of you have acknowledged this and say it is just the technicality of the rules you object to but many still believe this one. Well get a squash ball and CUT IT IN HALF (that is how Gilly had it) Press it in….it returns to its shape with very small recoil. This is no spring. Recoil is found in many materials….including cricketing pads. If they didn’t return to their position then there would be big dents left in them every time LEE or MALINGA hit them. I could go into how Gilly actually positioned the squash ball on his lower palm in line with his little finger but just under his wrist. Here it actually just acts as a piece of material resisting him bringing his hand around too far into a poor batting grip. Here it would not actually be depressed and in heavy contact with the handle….but I will go on with this scientific crap for a second. The recoil of half a squash ball is so small it definitely would not add any measurable speed to the bat. Further in physics you are forgetting that for every force there is an equal and opposite reaction. If the ball was compressed to recoil it has to push both ways!!! To highlight this take a full squash ball and push on it from the side on a flat surface. It rolls…..why? Because nothing pushes the other way to allow it to compress. Now push it straight down. It compresses but the reason is the weight of mother earth on the other side is a bit hard to budge. When rubber in a glove (i.e. half a squash ball) is compressed then Gilly’s hand is no mother earth. In fact his hand would weigh much less then the cricket bat. Gilly would actually have to grip the bat harder as the rubber would uncompress in BOTH directions. This is also why he wouldn’t actually have the rubber positioned in a spot where it was compressed. Any good batting coach would know having to grip the bat harder with your lower hand when you are striking the ball is bad for you technique. The pads on your fingertips also have recoil and I have actually tested some and compared to half a squash ball. Some recoil quicker than a half a squash ball….funny that. So to all those that just keep repeating the scientific crap actually do some science, I have tried to simplify this so you understand. I will now address the other issues
THE CLAIM IT IS AGAINST THE RULES
On the surface there is a reasonable argument here when you quote a section of rules about declaring items to the umpire etc. However you must realize these rules are just a few rules in the game of cricket and are being quoted out of context. People have got their knickers in a knot about the whole “squash” ball thing. You need to answer a few questions honestly here to understand why it was legal.
I have explained that the scientific benefit is totally unfounded. Given this I then ask you the first question:
What is half a squash ball? When you cut it in half it is no longer a squash ball that is for sure…..they don’t play squash with half a ball and by definition it is no longer a “ball” so get over the squash ball thing……HALF A SQUASH BALL IS JUST A PIECE OF RUBBER.
Further half a squash ball loses its ability to be compressed at pressure as the inside is now open it can’t act like a full squash ball where the air inside can be pressurized. So is again JUST A PIECE OF RUBBER.
When you go onto the field do you declare the rubber in your bat handle to the umpires? No, why because they form part of the cricket bat. Just on this point a team of researches have developed a new material that can better absorb shock. They have a major batting company on board and will be releasing them next year. They are perfectly within the rules as the rules allow shock and vibration materials in the handle. The researches themselves have said they stayed away from the body of the bat as the rules don’t allow such modifications. This bat is being designed in Australia but will be available to ALL cricket players so better tell your team to get some to prevent more excuses. But to quote from a report on them “Traditional cricket bat handles are made of cane with rubber for absorbing shock, and now John and his team have developed a new handle made of a carbon fibre shell containing a polymer insert that absorbs vibrations. The researchers are also hoping to use sensors to help control vibrations. John and his team want to expand the “sweet spot” of the cricket bat, the area on a bat that can hit a ball hard yet not cause unpleasant vibrations for the player. “The bigger the sweet spot, the more forgiving the cricket bat becomes,” he claims.”
Notice how the report uses the fact that traditional bats have rubber in them…..so rubber is legal in the bat handle. Further rubber is employed in its capacity to absorb shock in the design of many cricketing GLOVES. Do you have to declare the rubber to umpires that is in your gloves….no and no one ever has. When Gilly inserted half a squash ball which as I have explained when cut in half is just a piece of rubber, he simply put a piece of rubber into his glove to allow the glove to best suit the needs of his anatomy. With the rubber in the correct place this allows him to grip the bat correctly. This is the major purpose of the glove other than protection. Have a look at the design of batting gloves. They include many features such as cuts in the padding to allow flexibility. This flexibility assists in a better grip. So as explained the overall design of the glove is to achieve protection and assist in achieving a proper grip. As explained materials used to do this include rubber. So Gilly has found a simple way of modifying his glove to better achieve its purpose for him. He does not have to declare the rubber he used in the same way any other batsman does not have to declare the rubber used in their gloves. Many batsman have tailor made gloves for exactly this reason…..do you think it is for protection…no way…the protection of a $40 pair of gloves with no flexibility will prevent broken fingers as well as an expensive pair. What is better in the expensive pair is the materials used better absorb shock in some models and more importantly to this debate flexibility and design is usually better to allow a better batting grip. Gilly’s crude fix to this solution means instead of consulting the expense of a glove manufacturer to insert a bit of rubber inside the glove he has done it himself. Sachin TENDULKAR had a pair of modified batting gloves so if you are going to call Gilly’s innings cheating then you are inferring that the great TENDULKAR has cheated all his life. This is just ridiculous people we all know TENDULKAR was and is a great batsman who played within the rules and used equipment to best display his talents. Gilly has done no different.
THE CLAIM GILLY PUT ON A FREAK SHOW BECAUSE OF IT
So I have explained how the use of rubber (half a squash ball) is legal and within the rules. I have explained how you do not have to declare rubber in your batting gloves to the umpires before play…..it has been this way since rubber was incorporated into the design of batting gloves.
I have explained how the recoil of half a squash ball is no greater than the pads (many of which are a polymer of rubber) in your batting gloves. I have explained how Gilly used it where it would not make contact with the bat anyway and how half a squash ball also loses it’s ability to pressurize. While it will still return to it’s original shape so to do your pads. Funny that. The pads are often in direct contact with the bat handle….hmmmm.
But some people still say that Gilly’s performance was so unusual that he must have been cheating. Strange claim. Does that mean all the batsmen who make a return to form were cheating? Was Jason Gillespie cheating when he scored 200…..well above his batting average? No because historically people have knocks below their average and above their average. BUT BUT Gilly didn’t do so well in the games before the final at the world cup. Gilly scored 30 against Sri Lanka prior to the final…he was dropped on 31 in the final…..so maybe if he had been caught he wouldn’t have done well…in fact not maybe DEFINITELY. The important thing here is Gilly played Sri Lanka in the final. Here is a list of Gilly vs. Sri Lanka in his last 7 digs:
1. 26-Jan 2006 AUSTRALIA won by 5 wickets Gilly 34 runs
2. 29-Jan 2006 AUSTRALIA won by 6 wickets Gilly 116 runs
3. 10-Feb 2006 SriLANKA won by 22 runs Gilly 26 runs
4. 12-Feb 2006 AUSTRALIA won by 167 runs Gilly 0 runs
5. 14-Feb 2006 AUSTRALIA won by 9 wickets Gilly 122 runs
6. 16 April 2007 AUSTRALIA won by 7 wickets Gilly 30 runs
7. 28 April 2007 AUSTRALIA won by 53 runs Gilly 149 runs
Notice a pattern? Yes BESIDES AUSTRALIA WINNING CONSISTENTLY BY BIG MARGINS.
No what I was looking for is that in the last seven digs Gilly has scored three centuries but his other four scores are all low or around 30. His career statistics against Sri Lanka include 5 centuries and 2 half centuries…one of the “half” centuries was 99 RUN OUT. So really he was one run shy (run out) of 6 centuries to one half century. GILLY HAS NOT DONE THIS AGAINST ANY OTHER NATION, not even Ireland. He has not scored more centuries than half centuries against anyone but Sri Lanka. And Sri Lanka it is effectively 6-1!!!!! What this tells you is that once he passes 50 against Sri Lanka he will likely make a hundred. I remind you HE WAS DROPPED ON 31 AND AGAIN A COUPLE OF TIMES LATER AS WELL. Sri Lanka had their chances to get him but once he got beyond 50 he was always likely to destroy them. His scoring rate was not significantly better than any of his other 100’s in ODI against Sri Lanka. In fact the 122 in the last ODI against Sri Lanka before the cup he bought up his hundred in just 67 balls…..faster than the hundred in the final.
So no this was not anything unexpected from Gilly and simply occurred because Sri Lanka dropped their catches “catches win matches” is not a catch phrase for no reason. Catch phrase….get it…he he.
Anyway hope this helps all those confused fans. I ask you to look at this and then ask yourself why you are really upset. I understand, when the Windies dominated in the 70’s and 80’s it was hard not to feel resentful of them. But just enjoy the game and stop making excuses. The Windies in the 70’s and 80’s had some arrogant but magnificent players and deserved what they achieved. Australia in the 90’s and 00’s have also had some arrogant players but they have had some good players too and of all the players with the least arrogance Gilly is at the top of the pile. So stop using this recentment as a means to twist a piece of rubber into some miracle reason for losing. Just accept the team that has beaten Sri Lanka 6 out of the last 7 times they have played was the better team on the day. Get on with it and have some fun and better luck next cup. (with a bit of luck Gilly will have retired by then)
May 8, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Cricket Player:
They have no answer to your astude analysis of the Gilchrist acccusation. The sri lankan fans know they are in the wrong.
To say gilchrist cheated is not a valid excuse for losing the final . LOL
May 8, 2007 at 7:12 pm
steve waugh’s red hankerchief was not part cricket equipment, why didnt anyone complain???
my underwear, head band, wrist band are not part of cricket equipments. but i can use them whenever I play cricket. it is non of your business if use them. THe same go for the squash ball. I can put whatever I like inside the glove, it is personal choice and non of your business. LOL.
how much force can be generated by half a compressed rubber ball. HA HA HA. you people dont know anything about physics. enough to clear the ball over the boundary, is it??? THen every teams can have power hitter like Gilchrist then?? HA HA HA.
GIlchrist is one of the cleanest hittter in the history of the game. it is not the first time he has smashed quick century, what is the big deal??
it was gilchrist’s ability that scored the century, not that bloody rubber ball.
I cant believe you sri lankans even come up with this excuse. HA HA HA.
you cant bear losing, that is all.
May 8, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Statistics or history has nothing to do with a single game performance. So, do not waste time. What Sri Lankan fans and independent thinkers want is fair ruling. Is it cheating or not? Is it ok for other players to come up with other kinds of foreign objects in their gloves to enhance their performance?
In order to have a better grip, is it ok for bowlers to use foreign objects in their hand or fingers?
Monster, Cricket Player etc. answer these questions in short.
May 8, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Ok in short….problem is the concept seems to hard for everyone so better if read detail above…BUT HERE GOES FOR SHORT
People read my lengthy reply on the rubber HALF “ball” that was actually used. It is allowed under the rules of cricket. Rubber is used in the bat handle and in the gloves themselves…all to improve performance of the said item and all legal. Gilly’s piece of rubber would not have improved the degree of power but would have helped his grip for sure….this is the purpose of the glove. The glove has rubber in it and you do not have to declare this to the umpire….NO one ever has.
Hope this helps….have a beer…best fix for the blues.
May 8, 2007 at 7:36 pm
so what if the helps to control the bat better?? Gilchrist is within his right to put whatever he like inside his glove. it is non of you people’s business.
May 8, 2007 at 7:51 pm
OK guys I got this in my email…Cricket fans in Australia, Sri Lanka and throughout world, who ever this guy is, he is a very fair person, to come up with a compromise of this nature and I salute him for that.
I also take this opportunity to thank the Editor Lanka Page, for posting this article hear, so we could exchange our ideas as true sportsman, in our deferent walks of life. I consider this exchange educational and we may continue… to brainstorm in a professional capacity.
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As an Aussie, I think we need to admit that there is a serious concern here for cricket fans. Forget your boundaries such as Australian, Sri Lankan, Asian etc. As cricket fans in general, we have a concern here, so ICC should explain the situation and how we could reestablish the credibility and the validity of Australian title as world cup winner. Effectively, that is what is being questioned here.
I think following need to happen in the next couple of days.
1. ICC to explain the legal situation
2. ICC to update the regulations in a fair way. Probably they should prohibit these things used inside batsman’s gloves.
3. Ponting and Gilly to apologize to the Australian public for disgracing our country and our cricket and also apologize for messing a title, which we really deserve to win. Even though validity of the match is questioned, no one can say that we are not the best.
4. Ponting and Gilly to apologize to the SL team and all cricket fans for hitting at the true sportsmanship.
5. ICC to make an announcement about the Final match (Joint winners? Replay? or ?)
May 8, 2007 at 7:55 pm
He must be a sri lankan aussie. I am not surprised that he accused gilchrist. there is a big population of sri lankans in australia. this guy is definitely not an aussie supporter!!! LOL
May 8, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Monster you crack me up. I am with ya mate but you take the in ya face approach
……
These guys are upset….fair enough to a degree they lost to a better team and are finding it tough. Rubbing it in their face just keeps them coming back to but but the rubber ball.
People read my lengthy reply on the rubber HALF “ball” that was actually used. It is allowed under the rules of cricket. Rubber is used in the bat handle and in the gloves themselves…all to improve performance of the said item and all legal. Gilly’s piece of rubber would not have improved the degree of power but would have helped his grip for sure….this is the purpose of the glove. The glove has rubber in it and you do not have to declare this to the umpire….NO one ever has.
Hope this helps….have a beer…best fix for the blues.
May 8, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Stay cool monster. Do you think everyone who does not agree with you is not an Aussie supporter? Shame on you!
You still did not answer one of my questions:
“In order to have a better grip, is it ok for bowlers to use foreign objects in their hand or fingers?”
Open mind is a key to success!
May 8, 2007 at 8:09 pm
THis is why you people keep whinging
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/image/293145.html
would you morons complain if sri lanka won the world cup?? LOL
May 8, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Sam open your mind to these questions:
Is rubber used in gloves?
Yes
Is it then foreign?
NO…..
Gilly could have stiched the rubber to his glove and it becomes part of his glove right? Of course! As I have said self modified gloves are used worldwide especially by fusy players like Sachin TENDULKAR. Are you saying TENDULKAR is CHEATING???? As a cricket player you do not have to declare the rubber used on your gloves. By shoving it inside his glove Gilly has done a homejob and a smart one too for a quick modified glove…all perfectly legal. You can change the question to foreign objects like you have tried but we are talking about this case specifically. They have to be judged on a case by case basis….surely you could see that. If you came up with robotic fingers for instance I would say that is a bit different from the currently accepted and used rubber.
SO Sam “Aussie” answer me and stop ignoring what you know is right to rebutt monster who we both know is just having a bit of fun but lacking substance.
May 8, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Sam read my full reply earlier you say “Statistics or history has nothing to do with a single game performance” that was only the last point I made as many have brought this up. Again you ignore what you can’t reply too…..funny that.
May 8, 2007 at 8:22 pm
THis is why you people keep whinging;
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/image/293145.html
would you morons complain if sri lanka won the world cup?? LOL
May 8, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Cricketing laws are extremely strict on what dimensions bats can be and what they can be made out of. The rules on gloves were clarified recently for wicket keepers to prohibit the webbing between the finger and thumb. Basically all protective clothing should be used to provide protection and not as a playing assistance. So clearly Gilchrist and Australia have broken the rules and the world cup will go to Sri Lanka
May 8, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Dr. Rajkumar
that is only your moronic opinion.!!! HA HA HA
squash ball or not, sri lanka would have lost the final. LOL!!!
May 8, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Gilchrist’s average without the last innings would have been a mere 30.40 compared to the 45.30 after the finals. Did the squash ball help to boost his average? Yes…why? He had a few hits before he went off for the World Cup. He didn’t have the squash ball in and he hit them like he couldn’t even play fourth grade. He put it in and he then hit the ball so well they went for huge sixes.
May 8, 2007 at 9:22 pm
Dr. Rajkumar
you are full of shit !
Did’nt gilchrist hit the second fastest test century only a few months ago against england.?? How many centuries did he hit against sri lanka in the last 7 matches against them??? – 4 centuries. LOL!!
May 8, 2007 at 9:34 pm
When Murlaitharan and other SL players have no problem with that squash ball,
I think it’s foolish to whinge/cry/moan on Gilchrist.
Regards,
Arnold,
A Proud Srilankan
May 8, 2007 at 9:39 pm
Dear Gilchrist haters,
Please read the following before you think GilChrist is a Cheat:
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ICC World cup 2003 SEMIFINALS:
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Australia Vs Srilanka:
Adam GilChrist “WALKED” even though Umpire declared him “NOT OUT”
Do you think GilChrist is/was a Cheat? If he was, he would have remained at his crease.
Earlier in the Super six match vs Srilanka, he scored 99 runs.
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The MCC, who are the guardians of the Laws, told Cricinfo that the official view is that the action was legal “It is no different to wearing inners, etc,” Jon Stephenson, said.
Source: http://usa.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/293393.html
——– END OF THE DISCUSSION —————-
Gilchrist scored a matchwinning 149 against Sri Lanka in the final and later revealed his batting aid. “I had a squash ball in my bottom-hand to help with my grip in training and I decided in this World Cup to use it in a match.”
Again, if GilChrist is a Cheat, why would he reveal his “Cheating TRICKS”
to PUBLIC as though it is an ACHIEVEMENT?
May 8, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Throughout the tournament Gilchrist failed and suddenly he became exceptional. Did the squash ball help to boost his average? yes…yes…yes… So clearly Gilchrist and Australia have broken the rules.
May 8, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Wisden Cricketer poll reveals bowlers fear him most
Gilchrist voted scariest batsman
Adam Gilchrist has been voted the world’s scariest batsman in an exclusive poll of international bowlers. The Wisden Cricketer magazine asked more than 20 of the world’s leading bowlers to name the batsman they least like to bowl to, and the Australian Gilchrist came out on top. West Indies’ Brian Lara polled the second largest number of votes, while Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi came third.
Gilchrist was modest about the poll. “I guess it’s an honour in a strange kind of way,” he said. “But it’s not something I place a great deal of emphasis on – when I bat I’m trying to perform a job for the team. It’s not a personal job against individual bowlers.
The South African pace bowler Makhaya Ntini immediately nominated Gilchrist, saying, “he’s just unbelievable sometimes.” England’s Darren Gough agreed, adding: “There’s none I really fear. No-one who is going to take you apart. But Gilchrist would have to be one of the best one-day openers.” Indeed he is – in 209 one-day internationals, Gilchrist has struck 6969 runs at a strike-rate of 95.
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/cbs/content/story/211318.html
(A poll conducted in 2005)
May 8, 2007 at 10:07 pm
I Totally agree with # 10 by Dr. Rajkumar
As an Aussie, I think we need to admit that there is a serious concern here for cricket fans. Forget your boundaries such as Australian, Sri Lankan, Asian etc. As cricket fans in general, we have a concern here, so ICC should explain the situation and how we could reestablish the credibility and the validity of Australian title as world cup winner. Effectively, that is what is being questioned here.
I think following need to happen in the next couple of days.
1. ICC to explain the legal situation
2. ICC to update the regulations in a fair way. Probably they should prohibit these things used inside batsman’s gloves.
3. Ponting and Gilly to apologize to the Australian public for disgracing our country and our cricket and also apologize for messing a title, which we really deserve to win. Even though validity of the match is questioned, no one can say that we are not the best.
4. Ponting and Gilly to apologize to the SL team and all cricket fans for hitting at the true sportsmanship.
5. ICC to make an announcement about the Final match (Joint winners? Replay? or ?)
May 9, 2007 at 12:00 am
Hay Cricket Player,
Please read the following and try to understand the difference between rubber padding in the glove and a squash ball between glove and hand. Vijitha Herath explained how this squash ball enhanced the performance of Gilchrist. If you are not smart enough to understand the difference, it is not worth discussing this matter. In general, it is impossible to argue with a fool. Monster is a fool and hope you are not.
VIJITHA HERATH of the University of Paderborn, Germany, writes: Apropos the claim that Adam Gilchrist had a squash ball in his left glove during his innings at the finals of the cricket World Cup.
Let me offer a scientific perspective.
A squash ball is a rubber ball. Unlike a cricket (leather) ball, it compresses when pressure is applied on it. When the pressure is released, it take its original shape. In short, it acts like a spring ( e.g.: a motorcycle shock absorber).
So what happens when a batman has a squash ball in the palm of his bottom hand?
When a batsman swings the bat until it hits the ball, there is pressure on his bottom hand. This pressure compresses the squash ball thus storing energy in the ball similar to spring. Just after the ball hits the bat (ball still touching the bat) this pressure starts to relax while the bat is moving forward.
At the same time the energy stored in the squash ball releases its energy to the bat in the form of kinetic energy. The result is that the bat moves faster than normal (without a ball in the glove).
As a result, the release-speed of the cricket ball becomes faster resulting in the ball traveling further before hitting the ground. Therefore it results in more sixes and fours being scored.
The downside is because the bat travels faster than normal the batmen might lose control of the bat. This happened once in the Adam Gilchrist’s innings when the bat slipped out of his hands and fell behind the wickets. If you have any doubts please try to do it yourself and see the result.
In brief Gilchrist’s use of the squash ball allowed him to hit the ball further in the field.
An interesting statistic: Gilchrist faced 104 balls and hit thriteen 4s and eight 6s. All the other Australian batsmen (Hayden, Ponting, Symonds, Watson, et al) faced 127 balls and hit just seven 4s and two 6s.
Is this method legal? I don’t know.
Are other batsmen using this method? I don’t know either.
May 9, 2007 at 6:39 am
To all you sri lankan people claiming that gilly cheated – i dont think he did cheat but even if he did, the icc should just do some tests on him and the change the rules for him! Just like they did for murali remember??
So you should all just shut up because your most decorated bowler is also the biggest cricket cheat of all time and look what they did for him!
Anyways as the guy above showed, gilchrist has proved himself to not be a cheater and ive even seen him walk many times before the ump even raises his hand! Sometimes i think he even influences the ump by walking early, maybe the ump was unsure if he heard a nick etc. until gilchrist walked – but he is just an honest guy!
I pray to god that the icc has the balls to put you sore losers in your place! Even if they did replay the final ( we get rid of squash ball you get rid of thrower/chucker – NO CHEATING FOR EITHER SIDE!) im sure that the aussies would still win.
So until further news, enjoy sucking on your sour grapes sri lankans!
May 9, 2007 at 9:09 am
This issue will be laughed out of the ICC quicker than I can shit out the vindaloo I had 10 seconds ago.
May 9, 2007 at 9:45 am
Sam Aussie,
I am a qualified scientist you don’t have to find some nut pot in Germany to tell you that a squash ball exhibits what is called a recoil effect. Did he use a full squash ball to explain his theory?…I have tried to tell you a number of times GILLY USED HALF a squash ball. Half a squash ball can not pressurize as no air is trapped inside. HALF a SQUASH BALL EQUALS RUBBER….Yes bend rubber it returns to its shape…it does not however have the same recoil as a high grade spring. The recoil it exhibits is so small it is pathetic to even talk about it ESPECIALLY when the thing is not even in contact with the ball. DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND the bit I wrote under “THE SCIENTIFIC CLAIM” try reading it again: remember in point form the main points are:
*Recoil of rubber is small – were it big when the ball thumps into your pads it would go flying for six!!! Your pads have recoil or do you think that when malinga hits a batsman’s pads he leaves dents. No the pads flex in with the pressure and then return to their shape. They don’t send the ball flying (they may deflect) because they act more as a dampener then a spring, even your nutpot from germany used shock absorbers in a motorbike as his anaology (They absorb shock they don’t send the bike flying into the air!!!!)….I can’t believe you have all fallen for this German nuts explanation (funny how they had to go to Germany to find some ding bat to try to offer a theory….does Germany even know what cricket is?)
*Even so this tiny “recoil” would act mostly on Gilly’s hand – remember Physics is three dimensional – for every force their is an equal and opposite force – or do you thing Einstein is wrong (I will trust Einstein). This is why is absorbs the shock. I could explain this more but it would require another lengthy explanation and as you are clearly not reading them or understanding them I am getting a bit bored of this.
*The pads in your gloves also return to their shape and so fit this German’s “spring theory” why are the pads on your glove not ban then!!!!! REMEMBER NOT ALL THE PADDING ON YOUR GLOVE IS FOR PROTECTION.
Try understanding this before rehashing the same argument again without understanding.
The bit I do agree with is “If you have any doubts please try to do it yourself and see the result” PLEASE DO…you clearly have not touched half a squash ball and seen the pathetic force they offer. I have in fact replicated Gilly’s situation as I play grade cricket and actually tried it out of curiosity…it did exactly what I thought it would…just provided an annoying lump in your gloves that you could position so as to help or hinder your grip.
Again you pull out stats to try to show some magic bubble. I have addressed the statistics of Gilly before….read them he is clearly a batsman who loves Sri Lanka and anyone knows Gilly on fire hits more 4’s and 6’s than anyone else in the world. Gee I think Hersher GIBBS must have had a magic squash ball in his gloves when he hit 6 sixes in an over….the stats prove it NO ONE ELSE hit as many 6’s as him in that match…dam it no one has done that in the history of one day cricket….actually SOBERS must have had one too. I say it again if Gilly had been caught on 31 instead of being dropped then he wouldn’t have had a chance to have hit any more 4’s or 6’s. Get a grip on your statistics.
The method is legal and unlike you I know it is…the rules governing glove design clearly allow the use of rubber.
And Yes nearly EVERY batsman has some form of rubber in his gloves.
Hope this helps.
You will note I have addressed EVERY point in your reply. Unlike all of you who keep trying to call rubber a foreign object and half a dome of rubber a squash ball (next squash game you play try using one cut in half!). Rubber is not foreign to a glove it is in all descent batting gloves and is permitted under the rules.
May 9, 2007 at 10:13 am
ANYWAY IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE ME THE OFFICIAL VERDICT IS IN…..(thanks Sammy for the post)
The Marylebone Cricket Club said Gilchrist had not acted against the laws or spirit of the game.
“Gilchrist’s use of a squash ball was designed to alter his grip on the bat whilst at the crease, something which he was perfectly entitled to do,” the MCC said in a statement Tuesday.
Gilchrist scored 149 runs as Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 53 runs in the rain-affected World Cup final on April 28 in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Kangadaran Mathivanan objected to Gilchrist’s tactic, describing it as unethical and claiming it gave him an unfair advantage.
The MCC said the relevant rule only stated what external protective equipment was allowed.
For batsmen, helmets, pads, gloves and forearm guards are all listed as permitted.
“None has any definition or prescription,” the MCC said.
“Since there is no restriction in law even on the external form of batting gloves, let alone the interior thereof, no law has been breached.”
END OF STORY
May 9, 2007 at 12:08 pm
I was told that this is far from over, as it’s only a feeling of the MCC. The ICC will take it up next month, people take note that MCC and the ICC have not issued a official press release on this issue… and all that we read is only hearsay.
May 9, 2007 at 12:17 pm
No Jaga even now you are clinging on….IT’s been said by an official that’s why they released it….so no one has to listen to your crap anymore until they have time to Put out the official reply.
The Marylebone Cricket Club said Gilchrist had not acted against the laws or spirit of the game.
“Gilchrist’s use of a squash ball was designed to alter his grip on the bat whilst at the crease, something which he was perfectly entitled to do,” the MCC said in a statement Tuesday.
What a joke this whole thing has been……Sri Lanka fans have earned a reputation from this……sad for all the good fair non whinging fans of that nation.
May 9, 2007 at 12:45 pm
Come-on man you have got it all messed up, the MCC website has not mentioned anything on this issue, just because it’s been said by an official that’s why they released it… that’s not good enough, responsible organizations don’t act like this. The MCC or the ICC has not made an official ruling on this issue. Why don’t you call the MCC your self they will inform you that, they haven’t made an official ruling in this matter? Man this is only hearsay that’s it.
Jagatprakash
India
May 9, 2007 at 1:34 pm
Guess cricinfo is just hearsay to sammy….man you guys are sad: read it an weep. Acceptance is the first step back to happiness:
http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/293393.html
The MCC who are the guardians of the Laws, said that Gilchrist had not done anything wrong. “Gilchrist’s use of a squash ball was designed to alter his grip on the bat whilst at the crease,” a spokesman said, “something which he was perfectly entitled to do under Law 3.6(c), which specifies only what external protective equipment is permitted for certain players.”
The Laws sub-committee said: “The incident could not be classed either as contravening the Law or as breaching the Spirit of the Game.”
May 9, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Jagatprakash;
man , you are full of shit and clutching at straws. sri lanka lost the final. deal with it. LOL
May 9, 2007 at 3:22 pm
Dustin de Silva
you are not even an aussie. you are obviously a sri lanka.
moron like you should openly apologise to gilchrist as you defamed him. the real cheater is your country man with the rubberband writst. he chucked his way to 700 test wickets. LOL!!
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# Dustin de Silva Says:
May 8th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
I Totally agree with # 10 by Dr. Rajkumar
As an Aussie, I think we need to admit that there is a serious concern here for cricket fans. Forget your boundaries such as Australian, Sri Lankan, Asian etc. As cricket fans in general, we have a concern here, so ICC should explain the situation and how we could reestablish the credibility and the validity of Australian title as world cup winner. Effectively, that is what is being questioned here.
I think following need to happen in the next couple of days.
1. ICC to explain the legal situation
2. ICC to update the regulations in a fair way. Probably they should prohibit these things used inside batsman’s gloves.
3. Ponting and Gilly to apologize to the Australian public for disgracing our country and our cricket and also apologize for messing a title, which we really deserve to win. Even though validity of the match is questioned, no one can say that we are not the best.
4. Ponting and Gilly to apologize to the SL team and all cricket fans for hitting at the true sportsmanship.
5. ICC to make an announcement about the Final match (Joint winners? Replay? or ?)
May 9, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Monster your are a idiot. It’s a sophist attitude to attack a person and not his arguments… you are not arguing your point of view but trying to make the other person ridiculous. Whatever you are the only one to believe that someone will fall in your stupid trap.
May 9, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Jagatprakash
you still have not answer my question,
would you complain if sri lanka won the final??
May 9, 2007 at 3:58 pm
monster.. Lochana… is absolutely correct you have escaped from the hospital.:))
May 9, 2007 at 4:00 pm
unethical? spirit of the game? my arse.
if sri lanka are worried about the spirit of the game, whey did they lost deliberately to austrlia in the super 8?? LOL!! – it must be very ethical and righteous to lose deliberately!!! HA HA HA HA HA. what a bunch of hypocrites.
It must be very ethical to chuck your way to superstar status, Mr Murali??
May 9, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Monster, you are an ugly shmuck to the bone. You’re calling everyone “moron” but you show the world who the real moron is ..
Leave Murali alone..
Oh man, Lochana was right .. you really escaped from a hospital.
May 9, 2007 at 9:04 pm
HEY AUSSIES, WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING ??
May 9, 2007 at 9:06 pm
if sri lanka are worried about the spirit of the game, whey did they lost deliberately to austrlia in the super 8?? LOL!! – it must be very ethical and righteous to lose deliberately!!! HA HA HA HA HA. what a bunch of hypocrites.
It must be very ethical to chuck your way to superstar status, Mr Murali??
May 9, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Sri Lanka you guys are great you accepted what was an unjust Squash Ball sporting action with a measure of high dignity.
I being an Aussie would like to extend my sincere apology with regard to the comments of a mentally sick monster.
May 9, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Good Lord. Very soon these guys will start using “performance enhancing drugs” and the rest of Aussies will rationalize that too.
May 9, 2007 at 9:14 pm
if sri lanka are worried about the spirit of the game, whey did they lost deliberately to austrlia in the super 8?? LOL!! – it must be very ethical and righteous to lose deliberately!!! HA HA HA HA HA. what a bunch of hypocrites.
It must be very ethical to chuck your way to superstar status, Mr Murali???
May 9, 2007 at 9:16 pm
To #46 Jeevani
..exactly. and then when you complain they will call you “whining morons” ..
May 9, 2007 at 9:18 pm
LOOKS LIKE MONSTER IS TOTALLY OUT. HE IS REPEATING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND AGAIN.
LOL
May 9, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Jeevani
whinging does not change the fact that sri lanka got beaten badly by australia. deal with it. HA HA HA LOL!!
IT is you stupid sri lankans that rationalize: “Gilchirst did not play well in previous WC games, so he must have cheated in the final”
HA HA HA. LOL.
once again, fact the reality that sri lanka could not beat australia. deal with it.
May 9, 2007 at 9:26 pm
# James Aussie,
Hey its all right. I know there are a lot of Aussies who are real gentlemen and I know they all stand for justice and for the future of cricket.
May 9, 2007 at 9:29 pm
yeah .. yeah.. we are “facting the reality” ..
erk .. get out you sick ^%$#$@
May 9, 2007 at 9:30 pm
James Aussie is not an aussie. He is a sri lankan. No proud aussie will defame gilchrist, the national hero.
all you morons read this:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/gilchrists-use-of-squash-ball-legal/2007/05/09/1178390351615.html
Gilchrist’s use of squash ball ‘legal’ – according to MCC.
May 9, 2007 at 9:32 pm
each an every Aussie is not sick like you monster ..
May 9, 2007 at 9:35 pm
HEY MONSTER, HONESTLY MAN, PLS TELL ME WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING ?
May 9, 2007 at 9:44 pm
all you morons read this:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/gilchrists-use-of-squash-ball-legal/2007/05/09/1178390351615.html
Gilchrist’s use of squash ball ‘legal’ – according to MCC.
May 9, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Monster just look at the comments, how many Aussies are commenting hear it’s only you, this alone shows that the Aussies have distance themselves from Gilly’s bag of dirty tricks…
May 9, 2007 at 10:00 pm
Sam J Aussie
you are not an aussie. dont pretend
May 10, 2007 at 1:13 am
Dinal Phillips a reputed Sports and Commercial lawyer demanded that the matter must be investigated.
`The timing that Gilchrist thought to try out the new method puzzles me. Had he done it in a previous game and if the authorities had got to know about it, he would have been forced to get rid of the device. But this was the final and no one could do anything after he blasted the Sri Lankan attack,` Phillips a former legal consultant of Sri Lanka Cricket said.
`These days we all talk about Spirit of Cricket and more than any of us the Australians talk on Spirit of Cricket and it`s a shame that they had to adopt such tactics. This is not in accordance with Spirit of Cricket and this must be investigated. As far as I am concerned, it`s nothing but cheating.` http://island.lk
May 10, 2007 at 1:25 am
APPEAL to all Cricket Loving People
Please forward this to all the guys in your database. We are sending letters to ICC through our US lawyers asking them to get some actions.
Hi,
It is known to everybody that we just experienced a disastrous, and highly
dis-organised World Cup tournament in West Indies. And most importantly the
Adam Gilchrist’s use of a ’squash ball’ in his glove to enhance the
performance. Surprisingly ICC has not taken any action about this up to now
and pretends to be silent. You know how ICC reacted on other cricketers
previously.
At present, few key personnel have raised the matter to ICC and we need your
support to put the pressure on ICC to take legal action on this matter. So
please log on to following ICC official site and make a complaint about
Gilchrist’s illegal use of a squash ball. You just give your name, contact
number and a valid email with a short message.
Shortcut to: http://cricketworldcup.indya.com/contactus.asp
That’s all you need to do. Please do not ignore. We must make ‘Cricket’ a
game of common people and not a sport dominated by few personnel.
If you find it difficult to type a complaint, at least pick up a message
from the following list. Also pass this email to all known Cricket lovers
for action.
Awaiting your continuous support.
Cheers.
A Cricket Lover
May 10, 2007 at 5:13 am
hey monster, where are you man? did you just hit by a truck ?
May 10, 2007 at 1:47 pm
#61, YEAH .. MAY BE .. HE DIDNT EVEN TELL ME WHAT HE SMOKED ..
May 10, 2007 at 9:10 pm
By hook or crook AUS won the cup, but SL won the hearts.
And how come the mighty Aussie cricketers are so unpopular?
Normally in any sport, champions are loved by every one, but today, in cricket, its different. Is it because of their arrogance in victory, or their dirty tactics? It wasn’t just the “hidden ball”, but what about Ponting and Clarke running on the wicket purposely to damage it, so that when SLs come to bat those footmarks would help their bowlers.
The essence of the cricket is the skill of the bowler against the skill of the batsman devoid of any artificial aids. If batsmen are allowed to use artificial objects, then where would it end?
Every teams goal is to win. But whats the point in cheating the way up? It would just tarnish their image.
Former Aussie cricketers never wanted to win at any cost, they never followed such dirty tactics to win. They were true champions and were loved by all.
May 11, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Hey some of you said Gilly should apologise, I have spoken to him and got this apology “Dear cricketing world……ohhhh sorry deluded Sri Lankan fans that think they stand on some moral high ground and represent the world. I am of the understanding that you don’t understand the full laws of cricket and have taken my use of half a squash ball inserted inside my glove as cheating. I am sorry you do not understand the laws of cricket in their entirety. I am sorry your lack of understanding could result in you thinking this is cheating. I am sorry that numerous other batsman use modified gloves such as his royal highness TENDULKAR and I apologise to him if this now means your lack of understanding of the rules makes some people question his batting performances. I am sorry the world is laughing at you and that people have kept quite intially out of disbelief that you would even raise this issue. I am sorry Sri Lanka can’t move with the times and most of all I am sorry for the lack of sportsmanship displayed by Sri Lankan fans in accepting a team who has beaten them 6 out of the last 7 meetings is the better team. I am sorry Sri Lanka played without some of their better players in the match against us prior to the final. I am sorry they did this to the fans that payed good money to watch that game and that they have done so against the spirit of the game, as the fans that actually attended and payed for that match agree. But most of all I would like to say sorry to the Sri Lankan fielder who dropped me on 31″
May 12, 2007 at 7:39 pm
CRICKET PLAYER, THAT WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. YOU COULDNT BEAT LOCHANA.
SL CRICKETERS WERE NEVER “UNFORTUNATE”. THEY WERE CHEATED BY A BUNCH OF ARROGANT & CUNNING KANGAROOS. PONTING & CLARKE RAN ON THE PITCH LIKE WILD BUFFALOES. GILCHRIST PLAYED SQUASH INSTEAD OF CRICKET. THEY SHOWED THE WORLD THEIR TRUE FACE. ICC JUST DONATED THE CUP TO AUS. DIFFERENT LAWS TO DIFFERENT COLOURS. HOWEVER SL WON THE HEARTS OF SO MANY FANS.
May 15, 2007 at 1:29 am
As mentioned by Gilchrist himself in an interview, he stated that the squash ball helped with preventing the ball from rotating when strinking the ball. If this was the case, and if this act was deemed legal by the cricketing community, I fear that it would create an aweful precedent for using any implment which would prevent such rotation. For example, a batsman could very easily use something like velcro on the top hand and the top of the bat to make the grid with the bat stronger, and therefore prevent rotation. Also, batsmen could even use ridicilous implements like a glove which is actually part of the bat grip, which would further solidify the grip fo the bat. All these may sound like ridicilous comments, but would actually alove the batsmen greater flexibility in playing difficult shots. The stronger the grip on the bat, the easier it is to forward greater attention and strength to the direction of the shot, and therefore, in my opinion provides an unfair advantage to the batsman.
Gilchrists innings should thereore be made illegal, if not for nothing mrore than creating a bad precent and allowing for further such infringments.