Ajmal ban: A list of leading bowlers reported for illegal actions in the past

As part of International Cricket Council’s (ICC) crackdown on illegal bowing actions, Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal was suspended from bowling in international cricket after his bowling action was found illegal. Since June 2014, ICC have banned three bowlers (Sachithra Senanayake, Kane Williamson, Saeed Ajmal) and reported two others (Prosper Utseya, Sohag Gazi) for suspected illegal bowling action. [caption id=“attachment_1706087” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File picture of Saeed Ajmal. Getty Images[/caption] Here’s a list of Leading bowlers who have been reported for illegal actions in international cricket: Australia: Ian Meckiff, Brett Lee Bangladesh: Sohag Gazi, Abdur Razzak England: James Kirtley India: Harbhajan Singh Pakistan: Saeed Ajmal, Shabbir Ahmed, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Riaz Afridi, Shahid Afridi New Zealand: Kane Williamson South Africa: Johan Botha Sri Lanka: Muttiah Muralitharan, Sachithra Senanayake West Indies: Shane Shillingford, Marlon Samuels, Jermaine Lawson Zimbabwe: Prosper Utseya, Grant Flower, Henry Olonga AFP