Moeen Ali wants stump microphones to be turned up to cut out abusive sledge
HIGHLIGHTS
- Mooen Ali wants stump microphones to be turned up to expose the slegders
- West Indies' Shanon Gabriel and Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed were recently caught on stump mics making controversial remarks
- "It's time for people to behave themselves. Turn the stump mics up," Moeen said
England all-rounder Mooen Ali has backed the usage of turning up the stump microphones to expose the slegders on the cricket field. Recently, West Indies paceman Shanon Gabriel was punished for his to England skipper Joe Root during the third Test in St Lucia. Gabriel was handed from one day internationals for his comments.
Last month, Pakistan's captain Sarfraz Ahmed had Africa all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo during an ODI match in Durban. Sarfraz was handed a from international cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Mooen, who had last year claimed that he was by an Australian player, said by turning up the stump mic it will help cut out abusive and personal remarks.
"It's time for people to behave themselves. Turn the stump mics up. Why turn them down? So people can swear? There is no reason to get personal," Moeen said.
Moeen also said that it will not only catch the culprits but also provide some entertainment to the viewers, citing example of Tim Paine-Rishabh Pant banter in the India vs Australia Test series Down Under.
"Imagine all the legendary old stories, if we had them recorded. We can do the same now. It doesn't have to be swearing. Keep it funny. We want people to be attracted to the game. There's brilliant ways to sledge," Moeen said.
"If you don't think they are good, tell them. Sledge them about their cricket. Just don't go personal. Turn the mics up!"
Last year in September, Cricket Australia (CA) into Moeen Ali's claim he was called 'Osama' in the 2015 Ashes.
Moeen had revealed in his autobiography that he was called Osama bin Laden by an Australian player during the first Ashes Test at Cardiff in 2015.
Moeen wrote that he has never been so angry on a cricket field and he was equally shocked with what he heard.
"It was a great first Ashes Test in terms of my personal performance," he wrote in his autobiography.
"However there was one incident which had distracted me. An Australian player had turned to me on the field and said, 'Take that, Osama.' I could not believe what I had heard. I remember going really red. I have never been so angry on a cricket field."
"Lehmann asked the player, 'Did you call Moeen Osama?' He denied it, saying, 'No, I said, 'Take that, you part-timer.' I must say I was amused when I heard that, obviously I had to take the player's word for it, though for the rest of the match I was angry."
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