Bangladesh’s struggling cricket team suffered a further blow when fast bowler Al-Amin Hossain was reported for suspect bowling action during the side’s 10 wickets loss to West Indies in the first Test in St Vincent. Al-Amin is a second Bangladeshi bowler to be reported during this tour after off-spinner Sohag Gazi, who has returned home without playing the Test series and is now preparing to undergo a test in Cardiff next week,
The match officials’ report on Al-Amin, which was handed over to Bangladesh team manager Habibul Bashar after the Test concluded on Tuesday, cited concerns about the legality of the 24-year-old’s bowling action.
Al-Amin’s bowling action will now be scrutinised further under the ICC process relating to illegal bowling actions reported in Tests, ODIs and T20Is, said an International Cricket Council press release.
He is required to undergo tests within 21 days, said the ICC adding that during this period Al-Amin is permitted to continue bowling in international cricket until the results of the testing are known.
The ICC recently took a tough position about bowling action and reported a few other international bowlers, including Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal, Sri Lanka’s Sachithra Senanayake and Zimbabwe’s Prosper Utseya, with suspect action.
Senanayake returned to international cricket after rectifying his action but Ajmal on Tuesday was banned from bowling after all of his deliveries were found to be illegal during the testing.
-With New Age input
