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Windies spinner Narine suspended for illegal action

Narine has taken 77 wickets in 55 One Day International’s since making his debut for the Windies in 2011 and he has also claimed 40 wickets in 34 appearances in Twenty20 matches.

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His action was reported to the ICC previously this month throughout the ODI series against Sri Lanka, a series which marked his go back to global cricket after more than a year.

However, the world governing body added that he may be able to play domestically in the West Indies with the consent of the West Indies Cricket Board.

Sunday banned West Indian cricketer Sunil Narine from bowling with immediate affect.

He is currently campaigning in the Bangladesh Premier League and will now have to abort his campaign for Comilla Victorians.

The ICC said in a statement yesterday that its assessment revealed that all variations of his deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations. The off-spinner underwent certain tests which proved that his bowling action is illegal.Sunil is a Trinidadian cricketer who belongs to Tobago.

The West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine. However, Narine can apply for re-assessment of his action after modifications in accordance to clause 2.4.

The ICC launched a world-wide crackdown on bowlers with illegal bowling actions in June previous year.

The test was performed on November 17 at the ICC’s accredited testing centre in Loughborough University, England.

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In May, he was cleared by the committee to continue bowling but handed a final warning.

Sunil Narine's bowling action has been found to be above allowed 15 per cent elbow angle