Hafeez clears bowling action test

AFP, KARACHI: Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez was cleared to bowl at the international level Wednesday, more than a year after his ban, cricket's world governing body said as tests found his action was within allowed limits.
The 36-year-old was banned from bowling for one year in July 2015 after his action was deemed illegal in a Test in Sri Lanka a month earlier.
But on Wednesday the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Hafeez is now eligible to bowl in international matches.
“Following remedial work and reassessment (in Brisbane in November), the bowling action of Hafeez has been found to be legal, and the player can now resume bowling in international cricket,” the body said in a statement.
Hafeez told AFP he was “very happy” with the decision.
ICC regulations allow bowlers to bend their bowling arm by 15 degrees, but anything beyond that is deemed illegal.
Hafeez was first reported for illegal action in November 2014 and was suspended after a bowling test.
He was cleared in April last year, but despite remedial measures his action was reported for a second time in June 2015. Under ICC rules if a bowler is reported twice within two years he is banned for 12 months.
Pakistan's one-day performance slid after Hafeez and fellow spinner Saeed Ajmal were reported in 2014, with the team plummeting to ninth in the one-day rankings.

Hafeez clears bowling action test

AFP, KARACHI: Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez was cleared to bowl at the international level Wednesday, more than a year after his ban, crickets world governing body said as tests found his action was within allowed limits. The 36-year-old was banned from bowling for one year in July 2015 after his action was deemed illegal in a Test in Sri Lanka a month earlier. But on Wednesday the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Hafeez is now eligible to bowl in international matches. Following remedial work and reassessment (in Brisbane in November), the bowling action of Hafeez has been found to be legal, and the player can now resume bowling in international cricket, the body said in a statement. Hafeez told AFP he was very happy with the decision. ICC regulations allow bowlers to bend their bowling arm by 15 degrees, but anything beyond that is deemed illegal. Hafeez was first reported for illegal action in November 2014 and was suspended after a bowling test. He was cleared in April last year, but despite remedial measures his action was reported for a second time in June 2015. Under ICC rules if a bowler is reported twice within two years he is banned for 12 months. Pakistans one-day performance slid after Hafeez and fellow spinner Saeed Ajmal were reported in 2014, with the team plummeting to ninth in the one-day rankings.