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Star Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis on August 14 (Sunday) became the second Aussie cricketer to accuse Pakistan's international fast-bowler Muhammad Hasnain of chucking. The incident took place during The Hundred's match between Southern Brave and Oval Invincibles when Stoinis was dismissed by Hasnain.
The 32-year-old tried to send Hasnain's delivery over the fence but ended up handing a simple catch to Will Jacks at mid-off. As Stoinis started to make his way back to the pavilion, the all-rounder mimicked a chucking motion, thus accusing the Pakistan paceman of having an illegal bowling action.
The 22-year-old Pakistan paceman has had a fair share of problems with his bowling action in what has been a nascent career so far. Earlier in the year, a Big Bash League (BBL) umpire reported Hasnain after the game between Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers.
As a result, the right-arm pacer was found guilty of having an illegal action and breaching the ICC’s 15-degree limit for elbow extension. After tweaking his action post the incident, the 22-year-old was allowed to bowl again.
The recent allegations against Hasnain also comes only a year after when he was first accused of having an illegal action by Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques during a Sydney Smash contest at the SCG. Henriques, at the time, shouted, “Nice throw, mate” to Hasnain after he unleashed a bouncer.
"Right from the first game he played and through to the tournament, it seemed that there was a few question marks there," Henriques had told reporters last year.
"I didn’t have the protractor out.
"I guess from my point of view, we knew already it had been reported. I feel like the umpires are a little bit hamstrung in terms of what they can actually do on the cricket field because they’re so worried about backlash and public opinion.
"I could definitely argue that what he was doing was not in the spirit of the game," the Aussie all-rounder added.
Meanwhile, Stonis is being widely criticised for publicly accusing Hasnain of chucking and now faces the possibility of being slapped with disciplinary action for his controversial gesture.
