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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) Legendary Indian spinner Bishan Singh Bedi Wednesday said the International Cricket Council&#39;s (ICC) recent crackdown on illegal bowling action has come 20 years late.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;The ICC should have acted at least 20 years ago, then the problems that we are having now would never have happened,&quot; said Bedi.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">A strong critic of the rule allowing bowlers to bend their arm by 15 degrees, Bedi blamed subcontinent cricket boards for illegal bowling action flourishing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Remember the Asian subcontinent has four votes. The Doosra and Teesras have evolved from the subcontinent. All these Doosra and Teesras are rubbish,&quot; said Bedi asserting that no bowler should allowed even one degree of elbow bending.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The ICC in a major drive to root out the problem of illegal deliveries, suspended high profile bowlers like Pakistan&#39;s Saeed Ajmal, Sri Lanka&#39;s Sachitra Senanayake, Zimbabwe&#39;s Prosper Utseya and Bangladesh&#39;s Sohag Gazi in the last few months.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Talking about other topics, Bedi hailed former India captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi for his leadership skills and disapproved modern cricket&#39;s exaggerated display of emotions on the field.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Dubbing former captain Sourav Ganguly taking off his shirt after the famous 2002 NatWest series win at Lord&#39;s, as &quot;not gentlemanly&quot;, Bedi said TV cameras were responsible for the overt display of emotions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;I&#39;ve seen a picture of him (Ganguly) taking his shirt off at the Lord&#39;s balcony but that was not a gentlemanly thing to do. I tried to lip read what he was saying. I know this enthusiasm has a lot to do with TV cameras,&quot; the former left-arm spinner said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Heaping lavish praise on Pataudi, Bedi said: &quot;He was at least 100 years ahead of his time. Always restrained in his behaviour, he never seemed to be provoked. He was a very proud Indian and would always stress on the fact that we are Indians.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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