Sunil banned from bowling in CLT20 final
" Sunil Narine suspended from bowling in CLT20 due to a suspected illegal bowling action. Kolkata Knight Riders player Sunil Narine will not be eligible to bowl in the Oppo CLT20 final following a report on his suspected illegal bowling action," read the Champions League T20 website.
"Mr Narine was reported for a second time in as many matches over a suspected illegal bowling action during this evening’s Oppo Champions League Twenty20 semi-final game against the Hobart Hurricanes at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad.After all video evidence of the match was taken into account, on-field umpires Rod Tucker and S. Ravi along with third umpire Vineet Kulkarni felt that there was a flex action in his elbow beyond the acceptable limit when bowling during the match," it said.
" Mr Narine is suspended from bowling, but may continue to be selected to play in matches, however he will not be entitled to bowl. The team will be advised to send the player to the SRMC (Sri Ramachandra Medical College) for testing as per the testing protocol set by the ICC. SRMC is accredited by the ICC as a testing center for suspected illegal bowling action," read the website.
Narine was first reported on 29 September 2014 during the Kolkata Knight Riders match played against the Dolphins on the same ground by on-field umpires Anil Chaudhary and Chettithody Shamshuddin along with third umpire Kumar Dharamsena.
KKR will face Chennai Super Kings in the final of the tournament.
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