Hyderabad: West Indian spinner Sunil Narine was reported for a suspect bowling action during a Champions League Twenty20 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Dolphins here on Monday.
The CLT20 organising committee issued a media advisory late in the night confirming that on-field umpires Anil Chaudhary and Chettihody Shamshuddin along with third umpire Kumar Dharmasena 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,” the release stated.
However, if Narine is reported again for the same problem, he will be banned from bowling in the competition.
“Under the CLT20 Suspected Illegal Bowling Action policy, if a player receives a report while on the warning list, the player shall be suspended from bowling for the remainder of the tournament and from bowling in any matches organised by the BCCI until such date as he is cleared.
“A player suspended from bowling may continue to be selected to play in matches, however he will not be entitled to bowl.”
Narine has been KKR’s primary weapon over the past four seasons and has helped the franchise to win two IPL titles in last three years.
He is also on top of the wicket-takers list with 11 scalps to his credit in the current edition of CLT20.
The ICC has instructed on-field umpires to be vigilant about suspected chuckers, with Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal already suspended from bowling in competitive cricket. In this tournament, two Lahore Lions bowlers, Adnan Rasool and Mohammed Hafeez, and Prenelan Subrayen of Dolphins have previously been reported for suspect actions.
