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Message: <blockquote data-quote="upulpdn" data-source="post: 17326181" data-attributes="member: 182056">Under Current ICC Rules, Muttiah Muralitharan Would Have Never Played: Mohammad Yousuf<img src="http://s.ndtvimg.com/images/content/2014/oct/806/muralitharan-file.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Former Pakistan player Mohammad Yousuf feels Muttiah Muralitharan straightened his elbow well past the current allowed limit of 15 degrees but was fortunate to play top-flight cricket because at that time the ICC protocol was differentFormer Pakistan captain Muhammad Yousuf on Friday said that Sri Lankan legend and world's highest wicket-taker in Test cricket Muttiah Muraliatharan would have never been allowed to play top-flight cricket had current ICC rules on chucking would have been in place during their time."Murali straightened his elbow well past the current allowed limit of 15 degrees but he was fortunate to play top-flight cricket because at that time the ICC protocol was different," Yousuf said on Friday."I played him a lot of times and I know how he exceeded the 15-degree limit. With each ball, one could see him speed up his deliveries and I told him myself 'you are lucky to be playing'," Yousuf told Geo News channel.</blockquote>

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