CLT20: Narine reported again, suspended from bowling in final
Hyderabad: In a major blow to Kolkata Knight
Riders just after winning the semifinal against Hobart Hurricanes, their
Caribbean off-spinner Sunil Narine was today reported for the second
time for a suspect illegal bowling action and he will not be eligible to
bowl in the CLT20 final on
Saturday, the organisers of the tournament
said.
“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,” a media advisory from CLT20 said.
“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,” it said.
The organisers said that
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 Narine’s elbow beyond the
acceptable limit when bowling during the match.
“Under the CLT20
Suspected Illegal Bowling Action policy, if a player receives a report
while on the warning list, the player shall be suspended from bowling
for the remainder of the tournament and from bowling in any matches
organised by the BCCI until such date as he is cleared.
“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 advisory said.
“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.”
Narine was first reported on September 29 during
the Kolkata Knight Riders match played against the Dolphins on the same
ground here by on-field umpires Anil Chaudhary and Chettithody
Shamshuddin along with third umpire Kumar Dharamsena.
The West
Indian took 1/24 from his quota of four overs in KKR’s semifinal win
over Hobart Hurricanes by seven wickets here today to book a berth in
the final to be played in Bangalore on Saturday.
