Pakistan's promising off-spinning allrounder Shoaib Malik has been cleared of suspected bowling action, a Pakistan cricket official said Monday. "Malik went to the sports institute of South Africa last month and now we have received the report which says that he is bowling within the tolerance level of 15 degrees," Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) director Salim Altaf told AFP. "After his action was questioned, we did some remedial work on it and he bowled in four one-day matches in India and was not reported," said Altaf. The report clearing Malik of suspected action would be sent to the International Cricket Council (ICC) as a normal procedure, Altaf said.
Malik's bowling was reported as suspect by ICC match referee Jeff Crowe of New Zealand for a second time in October last year.
Malik, 23, was reported for the first time in 2002. The ICC rules now allow a bowler to straighten his arm by 15 degrees but once a bowler's action is questioned it is mandatory for him to consult a human movement expert to get the all-clear.
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