ISLAMABAD: Pakistani right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain has been suspended after his bowling action, analyzed via biochemical testing last month, was ruled illegal on Friday.
Hasnain, who is one of the fastest Pakistani bowlers and can regularly clock above 145kmph, was first reported by umpire Gerard Abood after he made his debut in the Australian cricket league, the Big Bash League (BBL), on Jan. 2.
Biochemical testing was conducted at the Lahore Management of University Sciences (LUMS) on Jan. 21. It revealed that Hasnain breached the ICC's 15-degree limit for elbow extension on his "good length delivery, full-length delivery, slow bouncer and bouncer.”
“As per the Illegal Bowling Action Regulations, until Mohammad Hasnain clears his reassessment, he will remain suspended from bowling in international cricket,” the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement.
The PCB will appoint a bowling consultant who will work with Mohammad Hasnain so that he can "rectify his bowling action and be ready for a reassessment."
Until then, the board said, he would not be allowed to play in the ongoing HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Australia’s tour of Pakistan next month, and will use this time to work to modify his action so that he becomes "eligible to return to international cricket as quickly as practically possible.”
The 21-year-old cricketer has represented Pakistan in eight one-day internationals and 18 Twenty20s and has taken 29 wickets. He is considered one of Pakistan’s top young fast bowlers.
