Mohammad Hafeez cleared to bowl once more

[ad_1]<br/><br><div><p>Pakistan will once more have the complete services of allrounder <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/41434.html">Mohammad Hafeez</a> at their disposal, after his rejigged bowling action was cleared by the ICC.</p><p>Hafeez, 37, was <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21074924/mohammad-hafeez-reported-suspect-action-yet-again" target="_blank">reported</a> for a suspect action during an ODI against Sri Lanka in October, with an assessment at Loughborough University <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21432526/mohammad-hafeez-suspended-bowling-again-illegal-action" target="_blank">finding </a> his action illegal - the third time that had happened in his career.</p><p>After working on his action over the past few months, Hafeez was tested again at Loughborough University a fortnight ago, and the results today declared his bowling action to be legal once more. It will come as a major boost to Pakistan, who had relied heavily on Hafeez's all-round game in the months leading up to his action being found illegal, rising to the top of the T20I rankings, and winning the Champions Trophy in June last year.</p><p>Hafeez's bowling was crucial in allowing Pakistan to field attacking bowling line-ups with more wicket-taking options without compromising on their batting depth.</p><p>Hafeez had enlisted the services of spin bowling consultant Carl Crowe, who also worked with West Indies spinner Sunil Narine on his action. He had also helped Hafeez overturn a one-year ban the second time he was reported. Hafeez also worked with biomechanics specialist Dr Paul Herron in England in December. He failed an unofficial test at a laboratory at LUMS university in Lahore days before the start of the Pakistan Super League - albeit very narrowly. But he did not bowl during the PSL.</p><p>Hafeez's problems with his bowling action go back a long way. He was first reported <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/145389.html" target="_blank">over 13 years ago</a> during an ODI tri-series in Australia in 2005. Regulations concerning illegal actions were different back then and he soon returned. In 2014, his action <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/content/story/785311.html" target="_blank">was reported during</a> the Champions League T20, and <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-new-zealand-2014/content/story/799081.html" target="_blank">then again</a> following a Test match against New Zealand later that year. Having twice been found over the legal limit for elbow extension, Hafeez was banned from bowling for 12 months.</p><p>He returned to bowling after his ban and cleared a bowling test in 2016, before the issue arose again leading to his current suspension.</p><br/></div><br/><br>[ad_2]<br/><br><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1144963.html?CMP=OTC-RSS">Source link </a>

Mohammad Hafeez cleared to bowl once more

[ad_1] Pakistan will once more have the complete services of allrounder Mohammad Hafeez at their disposal, after his rejigged bowling actio...

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