Narine ineligible for CLT20 final Kolkata Knight Riders superstar Sunil Narine has been declared ineligible to bowl in the Oppo CLT20 final following another report on his suspected illegal bowling action. Narine was reported for a second time in as many matches over a suspected illegal action during KKR’s semi-final win over Hobart Hurricanes in Hyderabad, with umpires Rod Tucker and S. Ravi along with third umpire Vineet Kulkarni determining there was a flex action in his elbow beyond the acceptable limit. 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. While Narine can technically be selected to play in the final, he would not be allowed to bowl, effectively ruling him out of the match. The West Indian is the all-time leading wicket taker in CLT20 tournaments, and the No.2 ranked bowler in both one-day international and Twenty20 international cricket. KKR will be advised to send Narine to the Sri Ramachandra Medical College for testing as per the testing protocol set by the ICC. Narine was first reported on Monday during the Knight Riders’ win over South Africa franchise the Dolphins on the same ground by on-field umpires Anil Chaudhary and Chettithody Shamshuddin along with third umpire Kumar Dharamsena.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 17:25:17 +0000