IPL 2018 | Sunil Narine's participation in IPL in doubt after suspect action report

Ahead of the start of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League, Windies spinner Narine faced a big blow when his bowling action was again reported during the PSL T20 tournament in the United Arab Emirates. Narine is playing for Lahore Qalandars and his name was placed on the warning list but can participate in the event.

“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.

“The match officials’ report on Narine’s bowling action will be sent to Cricket West Indies (CWI) and he will have to go through the process that is followed by the CWI, for suspected illegal bowling actions,” the statement said.

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 To be on the safer side, he was withdrawn from the Windies squad for the 2015 World Cup and only joined the squad after making changes to his bowling action.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 was 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.

Before the 2016 IPL, he cleared the test and got a chance to play for Kolkata Knight Riders. But the latest report may fade his participation in the cash-rich league.