Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny, who was reported with suspect bowling action, will travel to Chennai today for biomechanics test, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Friday.
BCB cricket operations committee chairman Akram Khan told New Age that Sunny’s fellow suspect paceman Taskin Ahmed will visit the same biomechanics centre at the Sri Ramachandra University on March 14.
‘Sunny will return in the afternoon and will be available for selection for the next match against Oman,’ said Akram. ‘Taskin will then have his action tested on Monday and will join the squad if we progress to the next round.’
Akram added that the International Cricket Council wanted both the players travel together today but the BCB somehow managed to convince them to split the process.
As per rule the ICC shall be responsible for determining the time and place at which the independent analysis shall be carried out if a player is reported with a suspect action.
‘ICC wanted both of them travel together on Saturday and return in the next morning before Oman match,’ he said. ‘But our Board president spoke to the officials and said that the players are tired due to a hectic schedule. So they finally agreed to split the process.’
Sunny and Taskin were both reported with a suspect action after Bangladesh’s match against Netherlands on Wednesday.
In ideal case, a bowler reported with a suspect action is required to undergo testing within 14 days, and, during this period he is permitted to continue bowling in international cricket until the results of the testing are known.
However, the timeframe for the biomechanics test of suspect bowling action is just seven days if a player is reported in an ICC event.
The players are allowed to play until the result is known. Officials said there is no time limit for the result to be made known, though the process is usually completed within seven days of the biomechanics test.
-With New Age input
