West Indian all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been banned from bowling by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for one year after an independent assessment report Sunday confirmed that his elbow extension exceeded 15 degrees while bowling.
The bowling action of the 34-year-old was questioned by the match officials during West Indies’ first Test defeat against Sri Lanka in Galle in October this year. Following the report, Samuels underwent the independent assessment of his bowling action in Brisbane earlier this month.
The assessment revealed that Samuel’s elbow extension exceeded 15 degrees while bowling and, therefore, he employed an illegal bowling action.
Samuels was earlier suspended from bowling his faster deliveries in international cricket in December, 2013.
As this report constitutes the player’s second suspension within a two-year period, he is now automatically suspended from bowling in international cricket for a 12-month period.
