West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has withdrawn from the forthcoming
2015 ICC Cricket World Cup as he needs to spend more time remodelling his bowling action
The West Indies Cricket Board said he is not yet ready to "confidently bowl for a sustained period in international cricket with his new action".
"For both West Indies and my sake we have decided to delay my return to international cricket until I am 100% confident in all that I do," said Sunil Narine, who helped Trinidad and Tobago win the domestic Super50 competition
A replacement will be named shortly.
It means the top two bowlers in the ICC's ODI bowling rankings - Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal andSunil and Narine - will miss the2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
Note
Sunil Narine was twice reported for suspected action in September 2014 and October 2014 while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Champions League Twenty20.
That caused him to be barred from bowling in the CLT20 final, but as that event is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, it did not affect his participation in international cricket.
However, the WICB has not selected him for any international matches since then, amid fears that his action might be reported to the International Cricket Council (ICC) which has the power to suspend him from bowling.
The West Indies Cricket Board said he is not yet ready to "confidently bowl for a sustained period in international cricket with his new action".
"For both West Indies and my sake we have decided to delay my return to international cricket until I am 100% confident in all that I do," said Sunil Narine, who helped Trinidad and Tobago win the domestic Super50 competition
A replacement will be named shortly.
It means the top two bowlers in the ICC's ODI bowling rankings - Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal andSunil and Narine - will miss the2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
Off-spinners under ICC scrutiny |
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|---|---|---|
|
Marlon Samuels |
West Indies |
Reported in November 2013; cleared in December 2013 (but banned from bowling quicker deliveries) |
|
Shane Shillingford |
West Indies |
Reported in November 2013; suspended in December 2013; cleared to return in March 2014 (but banned from bowling doosra) |
|
Sachithra Senanayake |
Sri Lanka |
Reported in June 2014; suspended in July; cleared to return in December |
|
Kane Williamson |
New Zealand |
Reported in June 2014; suspended in July; cleared to return in December |
|
Saeed Ajmal |
Pakistan |
Reported in August 2014; suspended in September |
|
Prosper Utseya |
Zimbabwe |
Reported in August 2014; suspended in October; cleared to bowl seam in December (but banned from bowling off-spin) |
|
Sohag Gazi |
Bangladesh |
Reported in August 2014; suspended in October |
|
Malcolm Waller |
Zimbabwe |
Reported in November 2014; suspended in December |
|
Mohammad Hafeez |
Pakistan |
Reported in November 2014; suspended in December |
Note
Sunil Narine was twice reported for suspected action in September 2014 and October 2014 while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Champions League Twenty20.
That caused him to be barred from bowling in the CLT20 final, but as that event is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, it did not affect his participation in international cricket.
However, the WICB has not selected him for any international matches since then, amid fears that his action might be reported to the International Cricket Council (ICC) which has the power to suspend him from bowling.
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