IPL 2018: Sunil Narine’s participation in IPL in Doubt after Bowling action Reported in PSL

“Narine has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during Wednesday’s PSL T20 game between Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators at Sharjah,” said a Pakistan Cricket Board statement as quoted by AFP.

Lahore Qalandars are out of the playoffs and the team will play their last match against Peshawar Zalmi in Sharjah on Friday.

It was not the first time that the 29-year-old has faced suspect action problems after being first reported for an illegal action during the Champions League in 2014. To be on the safer side, he was withdrawn from the Windies squad for the 2015 World Cup and only joined the squad after making changes to his bowling action. And after that, Narine has reported again in an international match in Sri Lanka in November 2016 and his biomechanical tests handed him a suspension as the test proved that his action was beyond the 15-degree limit allowed under the ICC’s rules.

Narine, who has played six Tests, 65 ODIs and 48 T20Is, was first reported for an illegal action during the Champions League in India in 2014.

As a precaution, he was withdrawn from the Windies squad for the 2015 World Cup and only returned after remodelling his action.

Narine has then reported again in an international match in Sri Lanka in November 2015 and was suspended after biomechanical tests proved his action was beyond the 15-degree limit allowed under the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) rules.

Narine was only cleared in April 2016 before the Indian Premier League (IPL), where he plays for the Kolkatta Knight Riders.