Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan in motion. —AFP/ File
Bangladesh’s veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended from bowling in all competitions organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for exceeding the utmost permitted elbow extension of 15 levels.
The 37-year-old’s motion was scrutinised by on-field umpires in his one-off look for Surrey in September — his first look within the County Championship because the 2010-11 season.
“Shakib completed an independent assessment at Loughborough University earlier this month, which found that the elbow extension in his bowling action exceeded the 15-degree threshold as defined in the Regulations,” the ECB stated in an announcement.
“This suspension takes effect from the receipt of the independent assessment on December 10, and follows the process set out in the ECB’s Regulations for the Review of Bowlers Reported with a Suspected Illegal Bowling Action.”
Shakib, who is taken into account the best cricketer Bangladesh has produced, couldn’t be instantly reached for remark.
To overturn the ban, the left arm spinner might want to endure a reassessment demonstrating a narrower elbow extension.
Shakib, who has been surrounded by controversy of late because of political unrest in Bangladesh, retired from Twenty20 internationals in September and determined to not return house for a farewell Take a look at in opposition to South Africa in Mirpur in October.
However the former captain will doubtless characteristic in subsequent 12 months’s Champions Trophy.
Shakib was a member of parliament for the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina, whose 15-year rule as prime minister resulted in August together with her fleeing to India following lethal protests.
In 2019, he acquired a two-year ban from enjoying after the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) discovered he had breached its anti-corruption code.
