Is beleaguered Kolkata Knight Riders IPL franchise's champion off spinner Sunil Narine really bending his arm beyond the permissible 15 degree limit while tossing up certain deliveries or then are vested interests out to fix him and the IPL franchise he represents.........
Narine's "remodelled and revamped" bowling action was cleared by a Chennai based ICC accredited testing facility a mere three days before the commencement of the current IPL season and his troubles have only multiplied since the two on field umpires Messrs Richard Illingworth and Vineet Kulkarni raised their eyebrows and questioned the legality of certain deliveries bowled by Narine during the course of the truncated game held between KKR and SRH in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday April 22; 2015.........
Narine proved to be KKR's most potent and deadly bowling weapon for a little over three seasons and had amassed 21 wickets at an astounding average of 16 per wicket during the course of IPL VII; but since making a comeback with a considerably altered action Narine has floundered and only amassed two wickets at an exorbitant cost of nearly 55 runs per wicket in the five matches that he has featured in this year..........
As per the existing provisions of the IPL Suspected Illegal Bowling Action Policy; Narine can continue to bowl till his action is reported for a second time by the on field umpires during the course of the ongoing domestic tournament.........
In case Narine is reported for a second time he will be left with not other course of action apart from requesting a bio-mechanical analysis of the "suspect" deliveries at the ICC and BCCI accredited testing facility in Chennai which had incidentally cleared his action and deemed it legal just before the commencement of this IPL season.........
All said and done; this bolt from the blue must surely have dampened the heady spirits of the both the KKR team as well as it's management as Narine has been the lynch pin of their bowling attack ever since her turned out for them in their colours for the first time and the merest contemplation of a few games sans the iconic and sublime Sunil Narine must surely be causing considerable heartburn and a few sleepless nights amongst their ranks........
Narine's "remodelled and revamped" bowling action was cleared by a Chennai based ICC accredited testing facility a mere three days before the commencement of the current IPL season and his troubles have only multiplied since the two on field umpires Messrs Richard Illingworth and Vineet Kulkarni raised their eyebrows and questioned the legality of certain deliveries bowled by Narine during the course of the truncated game held between KKR and SRH in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday April 22; 2015.........
Narine proved to be KKR's most potent and deadly bowling weapon for a little over three seasons and had amassed 21 wickets at an astounding average of 16 per wicket during the course of IPL VII; but since making a comeback with a considerably altered action Narine has floundered and only amassed two wickets at an exorbitant cost of nearly 55 runs per wicket in the five matches that he has featured in this year..........
As per the existing provisions of the IPL Suspected Illegal Bowling Action Policy; Narine can continue to bowl till his action is reported for a second time by the on field umpires during the course of the ongoing domestic tournament.........
In case Narine is reported for a second time he will be left with not other course of action apart from requesting a bio-mechanical analysis of the "suspect" deliveries at the ICC and BCCI accredited testing facility in Chennai which had incidentally cleared his action and deemed it legal just before the commencement of this IPL season.........
All said and done; this bolt from the blue must surely have dampened the heady spirits of the both the KKR team as well as it's management as Narine has been the lynch pin of their bowling attack ever since her turned out for them in their colours for the first time and the merest contemplation of a few games sans the iconic and sublime Sunil Narine must surely be causing considerable heartburn and a few sleepless nights amongst their ranks........
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