The West Indian spinner Sunil Narine, the world’s top-ranked bowler in both forms of limited-overs cricket, has been suspended from bowling in internationals after his action was ruled to be illegal.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement on Sunday that an independent assessment found his bowling action was illegal because his elbow extended beyond the maximum limit of 15 degrees.
The ICC said the suspension would take place with immediate effect, but Narine could reapply for a re-assessment after modifying his action.
The 27-year-old Narine is currently rated as the No.1 bowler in the ICC’s rankings for 50-over One-Day Internationals and Twenty20s.
His action was reported to the ICC earlier this month during the ODI series against Sri Lanka, a series marking his return to international cricket after more than a year when he was first reported during the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
He was not selected for the Test squad for the Australian tour and last played a five-day match for the West Indies in 2013.
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How come it has taken the ICC so long to ban him. Has his action fallen away so much since he began playing, or has he changed his action. Yet again we have players reaching international level of cricket with throwing actions. It is a blight on the game. We have a world record held by an out and our chucker, yet we still allow him to hold the record... and we continue to get chuckers in the game.
JGK
Roar Guru
Isn't he meant to be playing in the Big Bash?