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Harbhajan reported for suspect action |
March 21st, 2005:
 India’s
off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been reported
for a suspect bowling action for his second
consecutive Test match and the third time in his
career, the International Cricket Council (ICC)
said on Monday.
ICC match referee Chris Broad reported Harbhajan
at the end of the second Test against Pakistan
in Calcutta on Sunday. He called for an
investigation into the delivery of the doosra –
a ball that spins away from right-hand batsmen.
“The report relates specifically to the bowler’s
action when delivering the doosra,” Broad said,
adding he arrived at the decision after
consulting on-field umpires Darrell Hair and
Steve Bucknor.
The 24-year-old, who did not play in the drawn
first Test in Mohali, was reported by the same
match referee, a former England batsman, after
his previous Test against Bangladesh in
December. Harbhajan, who was also reported and
cleared in 1998, will have to undergo
independent analysis of his action by a member
of the ICC’s panel of human movement specialists
within the next one month.
Harbhajan will be allowed to play till
investigations are completed, meaning he will be
available for the third and final Test against
Pakistan starting in Bangalore on Thursday and
the subsequent six-match one-day series.
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