West Indies' Marlon Samuels is to undergo independent analysis of his suspect bowling action on Monday at England's National Cricket Academy at Loughborough University, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement on Wednesday.
The analysis will be performed by Dr Mark King, a member of the ICC panel of human movement specialists. Samuels, primarily a batsman, was reported by the umpires last month for a suspected illegal bowling action with regard to his 'faster ball' during the third Test against South Africa in Durban. He has taken just seven Test wickets as an off-spinner at an expensive average of 127.
But the 27-year-old got through more overs than usual in Durban because of an injury to Chris Gayle. On-field umpires Simon Taufel (Australia) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan), together with third umpire Brian Jerling, were concerned by Samuels's action.
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