St.John's (Antigua), Jan 28 (IANS) Off-spinner Sunil Narine has withdrawn from the West Indies squad for nextís month World Cup requesting more time to correct his suspect bowling action, its board has confirmed.
The West Indies Cricket Board'a (WICB) announcement Tuesday comes after former West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) president Dinanath Ramnarine revealed the news on social media, reports CMC.
Narine, widely regarded as one of the best spinners in the world, was banned for a suspect bowling action while playing in the Champions League Twenty20 Tournament in India last September.
ìNarine has undergone intense remedial work on his bowling action and preliminary tests have shown him bowling all his deliveries under the 15 degrees flexion allowance,î said the WICB statement.
ìHowever he requires more time to be able to confidently bowl for a sustained period in international cricket with his new actionî.
Narine grabbed six wickets to help lead Trinidad and Tobago Red Force to a massive win over Guyana Jaguars in Sundayís Super50 finals and finished with 12 as the leading wicket taker in the tournament.
ìPlaying for Red Force and winning the Super50 has been a big boost, but going in to the World Cup is a little too much too soon and, after consulting the WICB, for both the West Indies and my sake we have decided to delay my return to international cricket until I am 100 percent confident in all that I do,î Narine said.
"Whilst I am very happy with the progress made to date with my action, and I express my thanks to the coaches working with me in Trinidad and Daryl Foster in Perth, Australia, I am withdrawing from the World Cupî.
The WICB says it supports Narineís decision to withdraw from the Cup squad since to risk his exposure to ìthe intensity of the cricket World Cup would be both unfair to him and the West Indies squadî.
WICB says a replacement will be named shortly.
In 52 One-Day International appearances, Narine has taken 73 wickets at an average of 26.49 runs.
The West Indies Cricket Board'a (WICB) announcement Tuesday comes after former West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) president Dinanath Ramnarine revealed the news on social media, reports CMC.
Narine, widely regarded as one of the best spinners in the world, was banned for a suspect bowling action while playing in the Champions League Twenty20 Tournament in India last September.
ìNarine has undergone intense remedial work on his bowling action and preliminary tests have shown him bowling all his deliveries under the 15 degrees flexion allowance,î said the WICB statement.
ìHowever he requires more time to be able to confidently bowl for a sustained period in international cricket with his new actionî.
Narine grabbed six wickets to help lead Trinidad and Tobago Red Force to a massive win over Guyana Jaguars in Sundayís Super50 finals and finished with 12 as the leading wicket taker in the tournament.
ìPlaying for Red Force and winning the Super50 has been a big boost, but going in to the World Cup is a little too much too soon and, after consulting the WICB, for both the West Indies and my sake we have decided to delay my return to international cricket until I am 100 percent confident in all that I do,î Narine said.
"Whilst I am very happy with the progress made to date with my action, and I express my thanks to the coaches working with me in Trinidad and Daryl Foster in Perth, Australia, I am withdrawing from the World Cupî.
The WICB says it supports Narineís decision to withdraw from the Cup squad since to risk his exposure to ìthe intensity of the cricket World Cup would be both unfair to him and the West Indies squadî.
WICB says a replacement will be named shortly.
In 52 One-Day International appearances, Narine has taken 73 wickets at an average of 26.49 runs.
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