Narine out of World Cup

Port of Spain, January 27 

Off-spinner Sunil Narine has withdrawn from the West Indies World Cup squad while he continues to work on his controversial bowling action, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said on Tuesday.

Narine was reported for a suspect action twice during the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in September and was unable to play in the final for his team Kolkata Knight Riders.

Although not banned from international competition he was withdrawn from the West Indies squad for their tour of India and is not with the team currently playing in South Africa. He was named as part of the 15-man World Cup squad however and has been playing in regional cricket.

“Narine has undergone intense remedial work on his bowling action and preliminary tests have shown him bowling all his deliveries under the 15 degrees flexion allowance,” the WICB said in a statement. “However, he requires more time to be able to confidently bowl for a sustained period in international cricket with his new action.” — Reuters