Narine banned by ICC, ousted from BPL 3

The International Cricket Council yesterday banned West Indies spinner Sunil Narine from bowling after an independent assessment found his action to be illegal.

The assessment revealed that all variations of his deliveries exceeded the 15-degree mark. Narine therefore, will not be able to play any form of international cricket. The finger spinner will only be allowed to play in domestic competitions that are organised by the West Indian Cricket Board. Narine was reported following the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Pallekele earlier this month.

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s media committee chairman Jalal Younus in his prompt reaction to the media yesterday said, “From [today] onward, Narine will not be allowed to play. Before the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 got underway, we had strictly informed the franchises that whichever cricketer is barred from bowling by the ICC, he will not be allowed to play in the BPL.”