HARARE: Pakistan spinner Bilal Asif who was chosen Man of the Match for his five-for in 3rd and final One Day of the series has been reported for suspected bowling action, TheNewsTribe.com reported.
Match officials reported against his action after watching his videos at the end of the match.
PCB officials have also confirmed the reports.
“Bilal’s action has been reported after the third ODI and we are following the procedure with the ICC,” Intikhab Alam, Pakistan’s team manager, told ESPNcricinfo.
Asif will have to get his action tested at an ICC-accredited facility within two weeks of the PCB receiving the report from the ICC, but he is eligible to bowl in international cricket until the result of the test is out.
The development is a setback for Pakistan because Asif had been retained in the ODI squad in Zimbabwe – after not playing the preceding T20Is – because they wanted to assess him ahead of the series against England in the UAE.
Pakistan’s two off spinners, Mohamad Hafeez and Saeed Jmal have already been reported for the same.
Ajmal managed to clear his remodeled action while Hafeez has been banned from bowling in international arena for 1 year.
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