Narine again reported for suspect action

West Indian spinner Sunil Narine has again been reported to have a bowled with a suspect action in an IPL match for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on 22 April.

Narine's action was first reported in the Champions League last year and he missed the World Cup earlier this year to work on his getting action within the legal limit.

He passed the ICC's biomechanical tests and joined the Knight Riders ahead of the ongoing IPL campaign. He will still be allowed to bowl in the competition until he undergoes more testing.

Anurag Thakur, secretary of the Indian cricket board said in statement: "A suspected illegal bowling action report has been filed by the match officials on certain deliveries bowled by Mr Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders during the Pepsi IPL 2015 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders played on April 22 2015 in Visakhapatnam.

"As per the provisions of the IPL suspected illegal bowling action policy, Mr Narine will still be eligible to bowl in forthcoming Pepsi IPL matches and may request a biomechanical analysis of the deliveries in question at the ICC and BCCI accredited testing facility, the Sri Ramachandra Arthroscopy and Sports Science Centre (SRASSC) in Chennai."

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