Pakistan’s all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has been reported with a suspect bowling action during the third One Day International against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Pakistan wins the series against Sri Lanka currently leading 4-0, as final match is still left. The match official’s had report, which was handed over to the Pakistan team management, cited concerns about the legality of the 37-year-old’s bowling action. Hafeez’s bowling action will now be further under the ICC Illegal Bowling Regulations. He is required to undergo testing within 14 days and during this period; Hafeez is permitted to continue bowling in international cricket until the results of the assessments are known. It should be noted that Hafeez has been earlier handed suspension for his suspected bowling action.
It was not the suspended for the first time as Mohammad Hafeez was first suspended from bowling in December 2014. However, in April 2015, he was permitted to resume bowling following an independent re-evaluation where his action was found to be legal. Hafeez was suspended for a second time after an independent assessment revealed that he had employed an illegal bowling action after being reported in the Galle Test in June 2015.
As this was his second suspension within 24 months of the initial suspension in December 2014, he was suspended from bowling in international cricket for 12 months from July 2015. On November 17, 2016, Hafeez underwent the reassessment of his bowling action at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane and was allowed to resume bowling after his action was found to be legal.
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