AFP, KARACHI: Pakistan’s new off-spinner Bilal Asif has been reported for a suspect action, team manager Intikhab Alam told AFP on Tuesday, making him the team’s third player within the last year to be investigated for illegal bowling.
Asif, 30, took 5-25 in the third and final one-day international against Zimbabwe in Harare on Monday to help Pakistan win the match by seven wickets, taking the series 2-1. But, during the match, umpires Jeremiah Matibiri of Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka’s Ruchira Palliyaguruge reported Asif’s action to match referee David Jukes of England.
Alam confirmed Asif’s action has been questioned. “The match officials have reported a few of Asif’s deliveries as suspect,” Alam told AFP by phone from Harare.
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