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| Sachithra Senanayake, the off-spinner who was Sri Lanka’s most successful and economical bowler in the one-day series against England, has been banned from bowling in international cricket after he was found to have an illegal action. | Sachithra Senanayake, the off-spinner who was Sri Lanka’s most successful and economical bowler in the one-day series against England, has been banned from bowling in international cricket after he was found to have an illegal action. |
| Four deliveries sent down in the fourth one-day international at Lord’s were deemed to be in breach of the 15-degree elbow extension permitted under International Cricket Council rules, and he has been suspended from international cricket with immediate effect. | Four deliveries sent down in the fourth one-day international at Lord’s were deemed to be in breach of the 15-degree elbow extension permitted under International Cricket Council rules, and he has been suspended from international cricket with immediate effect. |
| Senanayake, a 29-year-old who has made 51 appearances since his debut in January 2012, had his action cleared by the ICC’s biomechanical testing after it had been reported during Sri Lanka’s A-tour of England that summer. However, he was forced to undergo further tests after being reported by umpires Marais Erasmus and Ian Gould during Sri Lanka’s ODI match with England at Lord’s on 31 May. | Senanayake, a 29-year-old who has made 51 appearances since his debut in January 2012, had his action cleared by the ICC’s biomechanical testing after it had been reported during Sri Lanka’s A-tour of England that summer. However, he was forced to undergo further tests after being reported by umpires Marais Erasmus and Ian Gould during Sri Lanka’s ODI match with England at Lord’s on 31 May. |
| It was a match that Sri Lanka won by seven runs, with Senanayake taking the key wicket of Eoin Morgan and conceding just 49 runs from his 10 overs, giving him eight for 100 in the series at an economy rate of less than four per over. | It was a match that Sri Lanka won by seven runs, with Senanayake taking the key wicket of Eoin Morgan and conceding just 49 runs from his 10 overs, giving him eight for 100 in the series at an economy rate of less than four per over. |
| Controversy surrounded the referral with the Sri Lanka captain, Angelo Mathews, suggesting that the investigation was prompted by a possible complaint from the England team, or officials of the England & Wales Cricket Board. | Controversy surrounded the referral with the Sri Lanka captain, Angelo Mathews, suggesting that the investigation was prompted by a possible complaint from the England team, or officials of the England & Wales Cricket Board. |
| Asked to confirm that the England camp had not prompted the umpires to refer the Sri Lanka bowler, the captain, Alastair Cook, was less than forthright: “I think everyone saw his action and I think concerns were raised – you only had to watch TV and see that.” Worse was to follow when Cook was asked if the controversy might give him reservations about allowing England’s spinner Moeen Ali to bowl his doosra. “No, because you don’t have to bowl a doosra by throwing it.” | |
| Mathews responded: “When you travel to some parts of the world and people find a certain bowler difficult to handle they tend to report.” | Mathews responded: “When you travel to some parts of the world and people find a certain bowler difficult to handle they tend to report.” |
| Senanayake was also involved in the controversial ‘Mankading’ run out of England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler in the final ODI at Edgbaston, when the Sri Lankan bowler removed the bails of Buttler who was backing-up at the non-striker’s end. | Senanayake was also involved in the controversial ‘Mankading’ run out of England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler in the final ODI at Edgbaston, when the Sri Lankan bowler removed the bails of Buttler who was backing-up at the non-striker’s end. |