ICC clears Hafeez to bowl in international cricket

All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez will resume bowling in international cricket following as International Cricket Council (ICC) clears his suspect bowling action after a remedial work and re-assessment.

Mohammad Hafeez undergoes a bowling re-assessment test on April 17 at the Loughborough University where the experts have found that the amount of elbow extension in his bowling action was within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC Illegal Bowling Regulations.

Although he’s cleared by the ICC but match officials can still report him in future if they found him with the suspect action, the ICC said in the press release. To assist the match officials, they will be provided with images and video footage of the bowler’s remodeled legal bowling action.

Reacting on the news on social media website, Hafeez said that “he was happy to be allowed to bowl again and made a special mention of the NCA staff, thanking them for remedying his action”.

It is to be mention here that Hafeez was first reported on November 2014 and suspended from bowling in December 2014 during a test series but after he was permitted to resume bowling in April 2015. Off-spinner was once again suspended to bowl in July 2015 for 12 months following a second suspension within 24 months. He was re-assessed and permitted to resume bowling in November 2016.

He was reported for the third time in October 2017 during the ODI series against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi and suspended in November 2017 after an independent assessment revealed he had employed an illegal bowling action.