Narine will have to appear for another test: Dalmiya

Kolkata, April 1 

Kolkata Knight Riders’ ace spinner Sunil Narine might have been cleared by the ICC but the West Indian will still have to appear for another test for his suspected illegal bowling action in Chennai, BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said today.

“I’ve spoken to them (KKR management), he has to appear for the test again. Be it once or twice,” Dalmiya said.

Narine was banned for his suspect action during the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 and was barred from playing in the final.

He was later dropped from West Indies’ tour of India in November and then the mystery spinner himself opted out of the 2015 World Cup.

The West Indian cricketer went back to the nets to rework on his action and was cleared by the ICC after his bio-mechanical test in Loughborough. 

However, BCCI refused to accept the ICC report and insisted that the off-spinner has to undergo another round of testing as KKR are apparently mulling legal route.

Hafeez to appear for reassessment of action

Pakistan all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez is all set to undergo a reassessment test on his bowling action on April 9 in Chennai to revive his international career. Hafeez’s bowling action was reported during the first Test match between Pakistan and New Zealand in Dubai last November. “Since then Hafeez has done a lot of remedial work on his action and is confident he is ready for the ICC test now,” a Pakistan Cricket Board official said. — PTI