Following criticism from the umpires during his lone outing for Surrey in this season’s County Championship, the England and Wales Cricket Board has requested that Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan have his bowling action examined.
Shakib, 37, made his first appearance in the Championship since a brief spell with Worcestershire in 2010–11, taking nine wickets for Surrey in an exciting match against Somerset at Taunton in September.
He had accepted a short-term contract as a left-arm spinner to support Surrey’s championship challenge at a period when eight players, including their two front-line spinners, Will Jacks and Dan Lawrence, were away on England duty.
Although Shakib had an instant effect, he was unable to stop Somerset from winning by an incredible 111 runs, which momentarily halted Surrey’s progress towards their third consecutive Championship championship.
He bowled more than 63 overs during the match, and although he was never no-balled for throwing, it has since come to light that the on-field umpires, David Millns and Steve O’Shaughnessy, thought his bowling motion was questionable.
Although he can participate, ESPNcricinfo knows that discussions are ongoing to have Shakib undergo more tests in an approved location, and this should occur in the coming weeks.
Over the course of his two-decade career, he has taken 712 wickets in 447 international appearances, including 246 in 71 Test matches.
Following protests that prompted his removal from Bangladesh’s Test team to play South Africa in Mirpur last month on security reasons, Shakib’s international future is presently in doubt. He had previously served as a member of parliament for the long-standing Awami League-led administration, which student demonstrations overthrew in July.
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