da dobrowin： Suresh Perera, the Sri Lanka fast-medium bowler, has been reported for asuspect bowling action by umpire Steve Bucknor to International CricketCouncil (ICC) match referee Cammie Smith, according to a Sri Lanka cricketboard release on Saturday.This is
Sa'adi Thawfeeq18-Aug-2001Suresh Perera, the Sri Lanka fast-medium bowler, has been reported for asuspect bowling action by umpire Steve Bucknor to International CricketCouncil (ICC) match referee Cammie Smith, according to a Sri Lanka cricketboard release on Saturday.Perera, a right-arm bowler playing in only his second Test, sent down 12overs in the Indian first innings, but did not take a wicket. He was notused by skipper Sanath Jayasuriya in the second innings.He is the third Sri Lankan bowler to be reported for a suspect bowlingaction in the past six years. Spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and KumarDharmasena were the others. Both of them were later cleared by the ICC andcontinue to play international cricket.This is not the first time that Perera has been reported by an umpire forhaving a suspect action. Two years ago umpire Asoka de Silva, who also stoodin the First Test, reported Perera to the Sri Lankan cricket board after adomestic match between Sinhalese Sports Club and Sebastianites.Perera, however, has been retained in the unchanged 16-member squad for theSecond Test against India starting at Asgiriya International Stadium, Kandy on August 22.According to the revised three-stage process adopted by the ICC for bowlerswith suspect actions, the ICC will now acquire detailed video footage ofPerera during the First Test and send to the Sri Lankan board, who arerequired to conduct an assessment of Perera’s action within a six-weekperiod. The BCCSL’s bowling advisors will review this report and work withPerera to make any necessary changes.If Perera’s action is reported again within 12-months then there is a stagetwo review process, which will involve an ICC advisor working directly withPerera. If he is reported for a third time, within the same 12-month period,the the ICC will appoint a Bowling Review Group to conduct a hearing andmake a judgment on the action’s legality.