Hafeez’s bowling action to be tested on February 6

 

January 23, 2015 - Updated 1519 PKT
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LAHORE: The bowling action of Pakistani all-rounder Mohammed Hafeez will be tested on February 6 in Brisbane.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a bio-mechanic test of Hafeez’s action.

The PCB is hoping to have him cleared to bowl in time for the World Cup that begins on February 14.

While Hafeez is part of Pakistan's World Cup squad he will not be allowed to bowl in the tournament unless cleared having been suspended from bowling in international cricket in December.

Pakistan are already without the services of Saeed Ajmal for the World Cup who has also been banned.

Hafeez's action was tested at an ICC accredited centre in Loughborough England.

The analysis an ICC statement said found the flex in his action to exceed the 15 degree limit for all deliveries. Later he was sent to Chennai to undergo remedial work and unofficial tests on his bowling action at Sri Ramachandra University.

He had failed one of those unofficial tests in January. He bowled 11 deliveries in that test and of those the flex in six deliveries was above the 15 degree limit.

Hafeez was first reported while playing for Lahore Lions during the Champions League T20 in September but that sanction did not apply to international cricket. He was reported again after the first Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi in November.

Saeed Ajmal who is not part of the World Cup squad will undergo official ICC testing in Chennai on January 24.