Pakistan opening batsman Mohammad Hafeez has failed an unofficial test on his remodeled bowling action in Chennai, India. The failing of unofficial test of Muhammad Hafeez does not mean that PCB may not apply for ICC Official biomechanical test and the allrounder could be picked in the World Cup squad as a specialist batsman. Due to this you can see Muhammad Hafeez as a batsman. In the place of All-Rounder’s Shoaib Malik or Haris Sohail may in World Cup 2015 Squad.
The test was conducted at Sri Ramachandra University. According to a report in cricinfo.com, the off-spinner bowled 11 balls and six of them had his arm bending above the 15-degree limit. The average flex in the deliveries bowled over the wicket was 16 degrees. Of the five bowled round the wicket, two had 17 and 19 degrees of flex respectively. Hafeez, 34, was first reported for a suspect action while playing for Lahore Lions in the Champions League T20. He was reported again in November in the first Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi. The ICC found his action to be illegal in December. Analysis had shown that the flex for all his deliveries was above the 15-degree limit.
As batsman, Hafeez’s performance in the last 12 One-day matches is not too impressive. He has aggregated 360 runs at a modest average of 30. But Hafeez make place in the team as a all-rounder due to his good bowling average. Hafeez may be replace with Shoaib Malik or Haris Sohail in the World Cup 2015.
Muhammad Hafeez Fails the Unofficial Bowling Test In Chennai
