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.

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