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Windies spinner Narine suspended for illegal action

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Dubai: West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine was suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect after an independent assessment of his action was deemed illegal, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Sunday.

The assessment revealed that all variations of his deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations. The test was performed on November 17 at the ICC’s accredited testing centre in Loughborough University, England.

He was reported after the third One-Day International (ODI) match against Sri Lanka in Pallekele in November.

“In accordance with Article 6.1 of the regulations, Narine’s international suspension will also be recognised and enforced by all National Cricket Federations within domestic cricket events played in their own jurisdiction, save that, with the consent of the West Indies Cricket Board, Narine may be able to play in domestic cricket events played under the auspices of the West Indies Cricket Board,” an ICC statement said.

“The player can apply for a re-assessment after modifying his bowling action in accordance with clause 2.4 of the Regulations for the Review of Bowlers Reported with Suspected Illegal Bowling Actions.”

Narine was playing against Sri Lanka after a gap of more than a year in international cricket. He is currently the No.1 ranked bowler in the ODI and T20 rankings.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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