NEW DELHI, July 6 -- It's not the bowling action, it's the run-up itself, said former India left-arm spinner Murali Kartik as he dissected the technical issues in Ravi Bishnoi's multiple back-foot no-balls that resulted in an expensive over of 29 in the lost second T20I against England.
Kartik said Bishnoi's exaggerated semicircular run-up to the crease has altered his alignment, forcing him to cut the return crease. He suggested that a return to the smaller "C-shaped" run-up that served him well earlier could solve the problem without requiring a complete remodelling of his action.
Kartik explained that Bishnoi's back-foot no-balls are rooted in the way he approaches the crease and gathers before release.
"I think back-foot no-balls hap...