Narine reported for suspect action

The bowling action of West Indian Sunil Narine has come under scrutiny once again after the mystery spinner was reported during the ongoing Pakistan Super League on Thursday.

The 29-year-old, who is playing for Lahore Qalandars, was placed on the warning list but can continue to take part in the event being held in the United Arab Emirates.

"Narine has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during Wednesday's PSL Twenty20 game between Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators at Sharjah," said a Pakistan Cricket Board statement.

"The match officials' report on Narine’s bowling action will be sent to Cricket West Indies (CWI) and he will have to go through the process that is followed by the CWI, for suspected illegal bowling actions."

The latest report may jeopardise his participation in the Indian Premier League starting early next month.

Narine's unique action, which stems from his days playing soft ball cricket as a youngster in Trinidad, has come in for constant scrutiny over his career.

He was first reported for an illegal action during the Champions League in India in 2014. As a precaution he was withdrawn from the West Indies squad for the 2015 World Cup and only returned after remodelling his action.

Narine was then reported again in an international match in Sri Lanka in November 2016 and was suspended after biomechanical tests proved his action was beyond the 15-degree limit allowed under the International Cricket Council's rules.

The right-armer, who sits third on the all-time T20 wicket-taking charts, was only cleared in April 2016 before the IPL, where he will again feature for the Kolkata Knight Riders alongside the likes of Australians Mitchell Starc, Chris Lynn and Mitchell Johnson.

Narine has worked tirelessly on his arm doesn't exceed the 15-degree limit, with a focus on getting his body more side on at the crease.

"It's a learning process. I'm happy to be back and hopefully this can be where I can start back my career without any stoppages, apart from injury," Narine told cricket.com.au during Australia's ODI tri-series in the Caribbean in 2016.

"I think all cricketers go through some stress in their career. 

"This is mine and hopefully I can get over it and go from strength to strength."

Narine's Lahore Qalandars are already out of the PSL play-offs and will play their last match against Peshawar Zalmi in Sharjah on Friday.