Spin wizard Narine reported for suspect action

HYDERABAD: West Indies mystery spinner Sunil Narine has been reported Monday for suspect bowling action during a Champions League T20 match between KKR and Dolphins, in what turned out to be another ICC crackdown on chucking.

According to the CLT20 organizing committee statement confirming the development, that on-field umpires Anil Chaudhary and Chettihody Shamshuddin along with third umpire Kumar Dharmasena have expressed their suspicion about the quicker delivery bowled by Narine.

“Under the CLT20 Suspected Illegal Bowling Action policy, Mr. Narine may request an Official Assessment from the BCCI Suspect Bowling Action Committee. Mr. Narine has been placed on the warning list and may continue to be selected to play and bowl for his team in a match,” a press release stated.

However if Narine is reported again for the same problem, he will be debarred from bowling further in the Champions League T20 although he can play as batsman.

Narine has been KKR’s primary weapon over the past four seasons and has helped the franchise co-owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan to win two IPL titles in last three He is also on top of wicket-takers list with 11 scalps to his credit in the current edition of CLT20.

The ICC has instructed the on-field umpires to be vigilant about suspected chuckers with Pakistan’s off-spinner Saeed Ajmal already suspended from bowling in competitive cricket. In this tournament, two Lahore Lions bowlers Adnan Rasool and Mohammed Hafeez have been reported for suspect actions.