ICC clears bowling action of Sohag Gazi

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AP, Islamabad :The ICC has approved the contentious bowling actions of offspinners Saeed Ajmal and Sohag Gazi, allowing both players to resume bowling in international cricket.Pakistan’s Ajmal and Gazi from Bangladesh are not part of their respective World Cup teams after both were suspended last year due to illegal bowling actions.The ICC said Saturday that testing in India showed the elbow flexing during the delivery action of both bowlers was within the allowed 15-degrees level of tolerance.International umpires will be given video and photos of both players’ legal bowling actions, for comparison if either bowler comes under future suspicion of ‘chucking’.Ajmal was reported during the first test against Sri Lanka in August while Gazi was also reported in August after a one-day international in West Indies.

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