Cricket Australia has shot back at its Sri Lankan counterpart for terming
Adam Gilchrist's squash ball tactic as "unethical" and defended
their vice-captain as a "highly principled man".
CA Spokesman Peter Young refused to admit that Gilchrist gained an unfair
advantage by batting with a squash ball in his glove when he scored a match-winning
149 in the World Cup final.
"It's a storm in a teacup, or a batting glove," Young said.
"He (Gilchrist) is a highly principled person. You're
going to have to go a long way before you find a cricketer who has higher moral
standards than Adam Gilchrist," he was quoted as saying by 'The Age'.
Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Kangadaran Mathivanan
has said "we are of the opinion that it was unethical for Gilchrist to
use a squash ball to give unfair advantage" and added Sri Lanka was considering
taking the matter to the International Cricket Council.
Young said there was no rule which prevented a batsman from using any such
tactic to enhance his grip but if it was so useful it could rather be made compulsary.
"To the best of our knowledge it's no different to, say, putting two or
three grips on the bat handle, or batting with two pairs of gloves or having
inserts sewn into the palm of gloves. All these are things which now happen.
This is in the same category", he said.
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