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Muttiah Muralitharan, the world's leading spinner, has been given the all-clear to resume bowling his controversial "doosra" delivery under a contentious recommendation from a committee of the International Cricket Council.

Muralitharan's unique style of bowling has allowed him to take 532 wickets, and become the second-highest wicket taker in the history of Test cricket. But prior to yesterday's announcement, the ICC had advised the Sri Lankan bowler not to bowl his doosra, a deceptive delivery from an off-spinner which can spin viciously away from a right-handed batsman. The delivery is very difficult for batsmen to pick up and the legitimacy of this ball - which many feel cannot be bowled with a straight arm - was questioned by Chris Broad, an ICC match referee, when he reported the bowler for throwing at the end of his side's three Test series against Australia in March.