Murali is indeed a chucker: Bedi

New Delhi, Jul 28 (PTI) At the receiving end of a
scathing attack from Muttiah Muralitharan, his long-time
detractor Bishen Singh Bedi Wednesday hit back at the retired
Sri Lankan spin great by maintaining that he was indeed a
"chucker"
Bedi, an untiring critic of Muralitharan by repeatedly
calling him a "chucker", found support from two other Indian
spinners Erapalli Prasanna and Maninder Singh who said the Sri
Lankan was given the licence by the ICC to bend his arm.
In an uncharacterictic attack, Muralitharan described
Bedi a controversy monger and an ordinary bowler who would
have been thrashed by any batsman had he been playing in the
modern era.
Asked for his reaction to Murali's verbal volley, Bedi
said, "I don't want to react. Don't want to comment. I don't
want to say anything to be honest. You know my views. I don't
want to stoop to his level. I don't call Murali a chucker. He
is a chucker."
Former Indian spinner Prasanna threw his weight behind
his former teammate, saying Murali's attack was "totally
uncalled for".
"He (Murali) should have avoided it. Murali should have
been little more mature. He just can't make such loose
comments that anybody could have achieved Bishen's feat. We
all admire him for his achievements. He should have avoided
making such comments", Prasanna said.
"The fact of the matter is that ICC bent its rules for
Murali. With that, flexibility was allowed to him and most of
the bowlers," he said.
"He doesn't fit into the slot of conventional bowler but
fact of the matter is ICC bent the rules and permitted him.
Therefore it's ok", he said.
Prasanna said the ICC had modified the rules and it
allowed the bowlers to take advantage of those rules in
releasing the ball.
"Bedi is one of the best left-arm spinner India has ever
got," he added. More PTI