Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed of Bangladesh suspended by ICC.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended Bangladeshi bowlers’ Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed from bowling in international cricket after bowling actions of both players were found illegal.

“Independent assessments have found the bowling actions ofBangladesh’sArafat SunnyandTaskin Ahmedto be illegal,” said a statement from ICC.

“Both the bowlers have been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect,” said the statement.

Arafat and Taskin were reported after Bangladesh’ match against the Netherlands in Dharamsala on March 9th.

Following the umpires report, the independent assessments of bowlers action were performed in Chennai.

Arafat’s analysis revealed that the elbow extension for majority of his deliveries had exceeded the 15 degrees’ level of tolerance permitted under theICC Regulations for the Review of Bowlers Reported with Suspected Illegal Bowling Actions, while not all of Taskin’s deliveries were legal.

The Bangladesh cricket team is permitted to apply to the event technical committee for approval to replace the two bowlers in the squad for the remainder of the event.