Calcutta: West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has once again been reported for a suspect action and will need to undergo tests within 14 days, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.
Narine, 27, was reported after the first one-day International against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Saturday, where he went wicket-less in the West Indies’ 19-run defeat.
This is the first time Narine has been reported in an international game, though he has undergone scrutiny of his action during the IPL and the Champions League T20. Narine’s action was first reported in the 2014 Champions League T20 when he was playing for Kolkata Knight Riders.
An ICC statement said Narine, who pulled out of the World Cup earlier this year to work on his action, will be allowed to play on till the results of the tests are declared.
Narine has played six Tests, 55 one-dayers and 32 Twenty20 Internationals since his debut in 2011.
The ICC launched a crackdown against suspect action in June last year, leading to several leading bowlers being reported.
Other bowlers who have been up hauled up include Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal and Mohammed Hafeez, Bangladesh’s Sohag Gazi, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, Sri Lanka’s Sachithra Senanayake and Tharindu Kaushal, and Zimbabwe’s Prosper Utseya and Malcolm Waller.
