Pakistan yesterday suspended 16 domestic bowlers with suspect actions, a senior official said, in a major crackdown against chucking following the ban of ace spinner Saeed Ajmal.
Ajmal was suspended earlier this month after he was found to straighten his elbow up to 43 degrees, well above the prescribed limit of 15.
The ban jolted the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) into action to avoid further international embarrassment.
“We have 29 bowlers reported for suspect bowling actions in the current home cricket season and half of them were reported twice, so we have banned around 16 from domestic matches,” said director of domestic cricket Inthikab Alam.
“All these bowlers will not be allowed to play in domestic matches and will go to the national cricket academy to get their actions altered.”
