Marlon Samuels given 12-month West Indies bowling ban
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been banned from bowling in international cricket for 12 months because of an illegal action.
Match officials reported the spinner, 34, during his side's first Test defeat by Sri Lanka in October.
An independent assessment revealed his elbow extension exceeded the permitted 15 degrees while bowling.
He was handed a year-long ban because he had already been banned from bowling his faster deliveries in December 2013.
An International Cricket Council statement read: "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.
"Samuels is entitled to appeal any procedural aspect of the independent assessment that has led to this automatic suspension. However, only after the expiry of this one-year period will he be entitled to approach the ICC for a re-assessment of his bowling action."
Samuels has taken 145 wickets in 279 matches for his country across Test, one-day and Twenty20 formats.
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been banned from bowling in international cricket for 12 months because of an illegal action.
Match officials reported the spinner, 34, during his side's first Test defeat by Sri Lanka in October.
An independent assessment revealed his elbow extension exceeded the permitted 15 degrees while bowling.
He was handed a year-long ban because he had already been banned from bowling his faster deliveries in December 2013.
An International Cricket Council statement read: "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.
"Samuels is entitled to appeal any procedural aspect of the independent assessment that has led to this automatic suspension. However, only after the expiry of this one-year period will he be entitled to approach the ICC for a re-assessment of his bowling action."
Samuels has taken 145 wickets in 279 matches for his country across Test, one-day and Twenty20 formats.
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