Don't fiddle with action, Qadir tells Kaneria

LAHORE - Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has been told by chief selector Abdul Qadir to stop fiddling with his bowling action to suit one-day cricket and concentrate on prolonging his international career. The former leg-spin great said he was disappointed with Kaneria's bowling in the ongoing Pentangular one-day tournament and felt the player was facing problems since he was changing his action and style for one-day cricket. "Since he has tried to switch his action he is not bowling as well as he can or he does in Test cricket," Qadir said.Kaneria had a disappointing time in the Pentangular tournament going for runs in all three matches. "I have just recovered from a finger surgery and have only recently returned to active cricket so I am taking time to find my rhythm. But I am facing no problems with my action," Kaneria said. He said he would talk to Qadir to find ways to improve his bowling and be effective in one-day cricket as well. "I have never shied away from taking advice from former greats and Qadir bhai is one of my favorite bowlers. I learnt a lot from him," he said. "I am short of international cricket that is all and it is very frustrating. This year we have not played a single Test. And the injury was also very disappointing as it cut short my season with Essex," he said. Kaneria, 28, who has taken 220 Test wickets in 51 matches, said he was looking forward to the tour by India which now seems like a distinct possibility."The players are still hoping they come but nothing is in our hands or that of our board," he rued.

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