Narine's bowling action reported

TT Red Force and West Indies T20 off-spinner Sunil Narine's bowling action has been called into question again, as he has been reported for a suspect action after Saturday's Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

According to a media release from the IPL, "The report was made by the on-field umpires according to the IPL's Suspected Illegal Bowling Action Policy, Narine will be placed on the Warning List and is permitted to continue to bowl in the tournament."

Kolkata Knight Riders won Saturday's game by two runs with Narine claiming two wickets for 28 runs in his allotted four overs.

The 32-year-old Narine will be suspended from bowling in this year's IPL if he is reported for a second time. He will then have to get his action cleared by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) Suspect Bowling Action Committee to bowl again in the tournament.

Narine's action has been called on numerous occasions. He was reported twice in the Champions League 2014 tournament and missed the 2015 ICC World Cup to work on his action. He was reported during the 2015 IPL as well and was eventually suspended from bowling in November that year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) cleared his action in April 2016 but he had to pull out of the T20 World Cup in India that year. In March 2018, he was reported again during the Pakistan Super League.

Narine has worked extensively with Carl Crowe, an off-spinner himself during his playing days, to remodel his action. KKR got a Leicester-based biomechanist into the picture to help the allrounder.