Sportstime247: Latest News,  Fantasy Tips, Results & Records
  • Cricket
  • Cricket World Cup 2023
  • Football
  • Other Sports
  • Events
    • Major League Soccer 2023
    • Cricket World Cup 2023
    • EPL 2023-24
    • Big Bash League 2023
    • CPL 2023
    • Asia Cup 2023
    • The Hundred 2023
    • MLC 2023
  • Fantasy Tips
No Result
View All Result
Sportstime247: Latest News,  Fantasy Tips, Results & Records

USA bowler Rusty Theron accuses Haris Rauf of ball tampering in PAK vs USA match

Rusty Theron has accused the Pakistan Cricket Team of tampering a fresh ball.

Rahul Chauhanby Rahul Chauhan
Reading Time: 2 mins read
June 7, 2024
29
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Haris Rauf is being blamed for Pakistan’s shock defeat against the USA in the T20 World Cup 2024. The speedster failed to defend 14 runs in the 20th over, which led the game to a Super Over. However, before the last over, Rauf had bowled a decent 3-over spell, besides, Mohammad Amir and Naseem Shah were also good with the ball.

Rusty Theron pleads with the ICC to look into the matter

Meanwhile, South African-USA cricketer Rusty Theron suspected something suspicious in the Pakistan pacers’ bowling after the ball change. Theron has accused the Pakistan team of ball tampering during the match. The cricketer took to his X handle and made a huge allegation against the men in green. According to him, Haris Rauf scratched the ball with his thumbnail, which led to him and other seamers getting reverse swing.

Theron pleaded with the ICC to look into the matter, writing on his X handle, “ICC, are we just going to pretend Pakistan aren’t scratching the hell out of this freshly changed ball? Reversing the ball that’s just been changed 2 overs ago? You can literally see Haris Rauf running his thumbnail over the ball at the top of his mark.”

@ICC are we just going to pretend Pakistan aren't scratching the hell out of this freshly changed ball? Reversing the ball that's just been changed 2 overs ago? You can literally see Harris Rauf running his thumb nail over the ball at the top of his mark. @usacricket #PakvsUSA

— Rusty Theron (@RustyTheron) June 6, 2024

Rusty Theron, being a fast bowler himself, is well aware that it is unlikely to reverse swing a fresh ball. Making a ball able to reverse swing is also a work of art. The team keeps shining one side of the ball while the other side gets rough through play. When you bowl with such a ball, which has one shiny side and one rough side, the Magnus effect applies to the ball, causing it to start reverse swinging.

In cricket, a team is only allowed to shine the ball, not alter its condition. Altering a ball using objects such as sandpaper or nails to roughen one side is prohibited, as it can cause the ball to reverse swing instantly. Therefore, ball tampering is a serious offense in the cricket rule book.

ALSO WATCH: Oman bowler’s disrespectful send-off to David Warner drew comparisons to Harshit Rana’s ‘flying kiss’

However, it is not proven that the Pakistan team actually altered the condition of the ball in the match against the USA. It will be interesting to see if the ICC takes Rusty Theron’s tweet seriously and investigates the matter. Speaking of Rusty Theron, he is a former South African bowler who now plays for the USA. Although, Theron has not been included in the USA’s T20 World Cup squad.

Tags: Haris RaufICC T20 World Cup 2024
Rahul Chauhan

Rahul Chauhan

A sports enthusiast who follows Cricket and Football. I have been writing for SportsTime247 since 2019. I like to find stats and sometimes write articles regarding fantasy tips.

Related Posts

Jofra Archer
Cricket

Jofra Archer returns as England name Playing XI for 2nd Test against India

by Chaithanya Gulapala
June 26, 2025
Jasprit Bumrah and Gautam Gambhir
Cricket

Gautam Gambhir reveals why Jasprit Bumrah won’t play entire ENG vs IND Test Series

by Chaithanya Gulapala
June 25, 2025
Ravindra Jadeja livid with Shardul Thakur
Cricket

ENG vs IND 1st Test: Shardul Thakur strikes hilarious pose after misfield; Ravindra Jadeja loses his cool

by Rahul Chauhan
June 25, 2025
Unmukt Chand and Dwayne Bravo
Cricket

DJ Bravo Posts Special Instagram Story Backing Unmukt Chand’s inclusion for USA Cricket

by Chaithanya Gulapala
June 24, 2025
Cricket

WATCH: Furious Rishabh Pant hurls Ball in Anger after Umpire denies Ball Change request

by Chaithanya Gulapala
June 23, 2025
Cricket

‘England Tests bigger than IPL’ – Shubman Gill ahead of Test Captaincy debut

by Chaithanya Gulapala
June 20, 2025

Latest

Jofra Archer

Jofra Archer returns as England name Playing XI for 2nd Test against India

June 26, 2025
Jasprit Bumrah and Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir reveals why Jasprit Bumrah won’t play entire ENG vs IND Test Series

June 25, 2025
Ravindra Jadeja livid with Shardul Thakur

ENG vs IND 1st Test: Shardul Thakur strikes hilarious pose after misfield; Ravindra Jadeja loses his cool

June 25, 2025
Unmukt Chand and Dwayne Bravo

DJ Bravo Posts Special Instagram Story Backing Unmukt Chand’s inclusion for USA Cricket

June 24, 2025

WATCH: Furious Rishabh Pant hurls Ball in Anger after Umpire denies Ball Change request

June 23, 2025

‘England Tests bigger than IPL’ – Shubman Gill ahead of Test Captaincy debut

June 20, 2025

ECB’s bold move: Retains both Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy and Pataudi Medal for the IND vs ENG Test rivalry

June 17, 2025

‘A Popular Indian cricketer told me to retire and focus on T20 leagues’ – Karun Nair opens up ahead of England Tests

June 17, 2025

4 India A players joined for intra squad game ahead of England Test series

June 13, 2025

Not Shreyas Iyer, This PBKS Batter blames himself for defeat in IPL 2025 Final

June 13, 2025

News-Topics

Fantasy Tips

Latest News

Cricket News

Football News

Other Sports News

Events

IPL

The Hundred 2023

Caribbean Premier League 2023

English Premier League 2023-24

Asia Cup 2023

Big Bash League 2023

The Ashes

Site Links

Contact us

About us

Join us

Privacy Policy

Disclaimer

Terms & Conditions

Sitemap

Follow us

© 2021-23 Sportstime247.com All rights reserved

 

https://gullybet.com/?id=sportstime247
No Result
View All Result
  • Cricket
  • Cricket World Cup 2023
  • Football
  • Other Sports
  • Events
    • Major League Soccer 2023
    • Cricket World Cup 2023
    • EPL 2023-24
    • Big Bash League 2023
    • CPL 2023
    • Asia Cup 2023
    • The Hundred 2023
    • MLC 2023
  • Fantasy Tips

© 2020-23 Sportstime247