The only downside to the tactic of sending in a pinch-hitter in T20s is the risk of the pinch-hitter getting into a rut, and slowing things down rather than speeding them up. Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine has been reported for bowling with a Suspected Illegal Action during the IPL 2020 match against Kings XI Punjab at Abu Dhabi on Saturday. (Trinidad Guardian) Mystery spinner Sunil Narine will be twirling his magical deliveries for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) when the Indian Premier League (IPL) gets going tomorrow after he was cleared to bowl after being reported by the umpires during the recently concluded Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) tournament which ended on September 10 with his team the Trinibago Knight Riders (TKR) defeating the St Lucia Zouks in the final by eight wickets at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, San Fernando. But with four successive games of swinging and missing, hanging on the back foot and unable to capitalise on the balls that didn't hit that length, it was on the cards that Narine would be moved down the order. Sunil Narine, the Kolkata Knight Riders spinner, has been cleared by the IPL’s suspect bowling action committee. IPL 2020: Sunil Narine was reported for bowling with a suspected illegal bowling action during Kolkata Knight Riders' match against Punjab last … He pulled out of West Indies’ World Cup 2015 squad to give himself time to work on his bowling action following that, returned during the IPL, and was reported once again during that tournament. When Narine came on to bowl, ESPNcricinfo's Smart Stats tool gave the Super Kings a win probability of 78.72%. 4 in this match. What they actually needed, was what Karthik and the Knight Riders think-tank sussed correctly: Narine operating entirely at the back end of the chase. Log in for full access to stabroeknews.com. Second, Narine's entry would have left MS Dhoni with two options: either continue using spinners and risk them going for plenty, or bring back one of his fast bowlers and risk having a few less overs of pace at the death than he would like. Before coming into this game, Narine's match-up with the Super Kings' top order was excellent: Shane Watson had scored 88 runs off 83 balls against Narine, being dismissed eight times (89 off 85 with nine dismissals after the match). A well-placed source close to the developments told Guardian Media Sports yesterday  that Narine, who played five of his team’s 12 matches took six wickets, has already done his work and has been cleared. Instead, Dinesh Karthik and the Knight Riders used Narine tactically. Talking Points: Why did Sunil Narine bowl so late. This action was reported by the on-field umpires. Get all the IPL action at your fingertips. Among other things, it also probably played a part in Dhoni not calling on Ravindra Jadeja to bowl at all. "If you give an opportunity to an IPL team, an opening, and they've got quality players to take it - today with Narine holding overs back, it made it very difficult in the back end," Stephen Fleming, the Super Kings coach, would say later. For two connected reasons. He was suspended from bowling – even while being the No. CRR: 3.09, Wellington won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining), Sudr Paschi won by 3 wickets (with 102 balls remaining), Lumbini need 74 runs from 19.5 overs. Du Plessis fell, Watson and Rayudu bedded in, and Narine continued to prowl the outfield, with Karthik rotating all his other bowlers. In 2014, he was reported twice in two matches and missed the Champions League final. When bowling, the Super Kings had gone to 94 for 1 in 11 overs before Narine was handed the ball. The question was asked in both innings when the Kolkata Knight Riders took on the Chennai Super Kings. Narine made a typical Narine score of 17 off 9, and the third-wicket stand brought 28 runs in 2.5 overs. Faf du Plessis had 16 off 26, out once. The report was made by the on-field umpires according to the IPL’s Suspected Illegal Bowling Action Policy. He was cleared to bowl again ahead of IPL 2016. Bowling Mat Balls Runs WKTS BBM Ave Econ SR 4W 5W; Career: 120: 2,786: 3,147: 127: 5/19: 24.77: 6.77: 21.93: 6: 1: 2020: 10: 228: 302: 5: 2/28: 60.40 ... Unacademy Lets Crack It Sixes of the Match – Sunil Narine. Till the last edition, Narine had bowled 426.1 overs in the IPL while conceding 6.67 per over, making him the only other bowler apart from Ashwin (econ: 6.78) to bowl … Kolkata Knight Riders star spinner Sunil Narine has been reported by match officials for a suspected illegal bowling action, the Indian Premier League confirmed in a media release on Saturday night. The tactic could have failed if the Super Kings had got off to a blazing start, the kind that reduces the required rate by a whole point. The name of Knight Riders’ ace spinner Sunil Narine has been taken off the suspect action warning list, and he is likely to bowl soon in the cash-rich league. 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Narine, the ace bowler of Queen’s Park Cricket Club player, was reported for a suspect bowling action on March 14, 2018 during the Pakistan Super League game between Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators. Karthik gambled by bowling out Pat Cummins the over before he brought Narine on. With the new ball, but failing that, within the powerplay at least? The source continued: “Kesrick made a slight change to his bowling action at the start of the CPL and the umpires were not happy with him and he was reported. Had he left Trinidad and Tobago to go directly into Grenada he would have had to face a quarantine situation because of the COVID-19 scenario in Trinidad at the moment. When bowling, the Super Kings had gone to 94 for 1 in 11 overs before Narine was handed the ball. ALSO READ: Talking Points: Why did Sunil Narine bowl so late? According to the source, “Sunil Narine sent in his video footage, it was analysed by the experts and he was cleared after that and will be taking part in the IPL with the ball as well. "With the ball, yes he came in late in the piece but jeez the job he did at the back end of the innings," Mills gushed. “Sunil Narine, the Kolkata Knight Riders player, has been cleared by the IPL’s Suspect Bowling Action Committee,” IPL said in a statement on Sunday. Sunil Narine starred with the ball for KKR on Saturday as he defended 14 runs off … While batting, Narine didn't walk out to open. Meanwhile, Williams, who played all 12 matches for the Zouk, finished joint-third place on the standing with 13 wickets, the same as Fawad Ahmed of the TKR, has not been cleared as yet because he has to send footage of his action to the University. They went for Narine, keeping faith in his ability to tie down, and fox, even set batsmen. Of course, if the match had shaped differently, Karthik might well have called on Narine to bowl before the 12th over. The question was asked in both innings when the Kolkata Knight Riders took on the Chennai Super Kings. Both players were made aware during the tournament that reports had been made against them about their suspected bowling actions. Sunil made his debut in first-class cricket for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2009 during the Regional Four Day Competition, bowling thirteen overs without taking a wicket. Surely the time to bring Narine was early on? Cummins needed to strike, but failing that, keep things quiet. KKR's Sunil Narine cleared by IPL's suspect bowling action committee Narine was reported for a suspect action during his team's clash against Kings XI Punjab last Saturday and another such instance could have led him to being barred from bowling in the league. Both Narine and Williams played in the finals of the HERO CPL with the TKR battling the Zouks and winning the match to claim their fourth CPL title. Mr Narine will be placed on the Warning List and is permitted to continue … While batting, Narine didn't walk out to open. Narine's entire career as an opener has been fashioned in the vein of what street cricket calls the 'hit out or get out' method. The experts also monitored him during the rest of the tournament and they said they found nothing wrong with his action.”. It could have failed even if some of the Super Kings batsmen had made better decisions. They kept faith in his match-up with Dhoni which is even more startling than the rest, standing now at 39 runs off 80 balls with two dismissals and no boundaries. Narine's wicket was more expendable than Morgan's at that stage, and what was needed was to inject some momentum into the innings in the middle overs, where traditionally bowling sides control the run rate more. Narine has been placed on the 'warning list' and is permitted to bowl … When Sunil Narine was bought for US$ 700,000 in the 2012 IPL auction, it felt like Kolkata Knight Riders had overpaid for a player who was, till then, only a promising talent. The Knight Riders could have either had one of their rookie pacers partner Russell at the death, or Narine. The Knight Riders had only got 167, about 25 to 30 runs short of what they looked like getting halfway into their innings. With inputs from Shiva Jayaraman, Root vs Embuldeniya as century drives England, Niroshan Dickwella's dance of destruction. KKR edged KXIP by 2 runs in Abu Dhabi, and Narine played a … Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine has been reported for suspect bowling action after its Indian Premier League encounter against Kings XI Punjab in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Where is Sunil Narine? And they kept faith in the tactical ploy that had been devised to mount a successful defence. But although Watson and Rayudu were cruising towards the target, they weren't doing it at breakneck speed. A FREE roundup of top news from Guyana you might otherwise miss. Following the report, Narine was placed on the IPL warning list. Tactically, the move worked perfectly. Simmons wants strong finish despite series loss, Hercules cultivating mindset for play at higher levels, Figueira slams Ramson Jnr, for political intervention in affairs of sports associations, Jr. Pan Am rescheduling buys Guyana hockey time, Roberts is new president of Flying Ace Cycle Club, Narine reported for suspect bowling action again, Sunil Narine reported for suspected illegal action, IPL clears KKR’s Narine to bowl after elbow bend warning. KKR spinner Sunil Narine was reported for illegal bowling action during his match against KXIP. The Knight Riders had lost Nitish Rana on the first ball of the ninth over, with Karn Sharma bowling his legbreaks. After testing, his offbreaks were banned, but later in the tournament he was given a “final warning” by the BCCI and struck off the watch list. RRR: 3.73, S Rajesh. 3,958 00:41 24 Oct 20. https://livesportworld.com/sunil-narine-cricketer-wife-family So he decided to go home to St. Vincent and after a few days he will fly into Grenada to have it done.”. Narine bowled the final over, where he defended 14 off six balls as Punjab lost a thrilling encounter by a narrow margin of two runs. However, another report will result in Sunil Narine being suspended from bowling in the Dream11 IPL 2020 until cleared by the BCCI Suspect Bowling Action Committee. Maybe, the Knight Riders had demoted Narine a match early? Narine has reworked on his bowling action in the past (Image Credit: BCCI) Sunil Narine has been reported for a suspect bowling action after Kolkata Knight Riders' win against Kings XI Punjab on Saturday (10th October). Kolkata Knight Riders have expressed "surprise" about their premier offspinner Sunil Narine being reported for suspect action in … Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine's bowling action has been reported again after Saturday's IPL match against Kings XI Punjab, the league has said. The West Indies offspinner has had his action reported several times in the past. It could have failed if Narine had an off-day with the ball. Narine was also out early enough that it left space for Morgan and Andre Russell to launch at the death. Essentially, that's what Narine was doing at the top of the order anyway; he just did it at No. Narine was reported for suspected action in 2015 IPL and banned from bowling off-spinners that season. Ambati Rayudu's figures were 41 off 50, and dismissed thrice (44 off 55 after the match). IPL 2020: KKR releases statement on Sunil Narine's reported suspect bowling action - Sunil Narine was Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) hero who turned the game on its head as they won by two runs against the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on Saturday. "So comforting sitting on the sidelines to know you've got an experienced individual with four overs up his sleeve out of the nine overs left in the innings.". ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Kolkata Knight Riders offspinner Sunil Narine has been reported for a suspect bowling action and put on a “warning list” in the Indian Premier League. As it turned out, they hadn't. Kolkata Knight Riders off-spinner Sunil Narine was reported for bowling with a Suspected Illegal Bowling Action during his side’s Indian Premier League (IPL) … It's possible that Narine's failures at the top of the order were playing on his mind to an extent where he would be more liability than asset in that position. That they fell cheaply didn't diminish the tactical use of Narine. 1 bowler in the ICC rankings for ODIs and T20Is – at the end of November, and missed the 2016 World T20 as well to work on his action. Mills described the role he performed as that of a "pinch hitter". On the day, Narine repaid that faith handsomely. They were then required to send video footage of their bowling action to the University for further analysis. He did not play another first-class match until nearly a year later, and after going wicketless in the first innings claimed a single scalp in the second, that of tail-ender Lionel Baker. They could have either had one of their rookie pacers partner Russell at the death, or Narine. 'Fortunate to play against these guys': Kane Williamson reacts after beating Steve Smith and Virat Kohli to becoming No.1 batsman in Tests “He is yet to be cleared because he still has to officially follow the process to get cleared and one of the things is that he has to send in video footage of his bowling action. In order to do this, he has to travel to Grenada to have it done with his Windwards Volcanoes coach Andrew Richardson. Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) bowler Sunil Narine has been cleared by the Indian Premier League (IPL) suspect bowling committee and has been dropped from the suspected illegal bowling action list. He hadn't had a great time at the top of the order, true, with 27 runs off 31 balls in four innings in IPL 2020; each time he was troubled by short bowling delivered at pace. Narine has gone to Carl Crowe to help rework his action for the remaining games of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). A change is as good as a holiday they say," the Knight Riders' bowling coach Kyle Mills would say after the match. According to the source, “Sunil Narine sent in his video footage, it was analysed by the experts and he was cleared after that and will be taking part in the IPL with the ball as well. Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo, Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. They went for Narine, keeping faith in his ability to tie down, and fox, even set batsmen. Didn't open, didn't bowl in the first six, but still made quite an impact. Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor at ESPNcricinfo. The bowling plan was harder to fathom in the first half of the Super Kings' chase. Except, the Super Kings didn't have the kind of attack that could pull off a sustained short-ball barrage. Narine was reported for bowling with a suspected illegal Bowling action during his team’s match against Kings XI Punjab at Abu Dhabi on October 10. He hadn't had a great time at the top of the order, true, with 27 runs off 31 balls in four innings in IPL 2020; each time he was troubled by short bowling delivered at pace. You can also post comments, and manage your email subscription. Narine got reported for bowling with a presumably illegal bowling action during KKR's thrilling win over Kings XI Punjab at Abu Dhabi on October 10. He returned to international duty in November 2015, only to be reported once again during his first series back – limited-overs games against Sri Lanka. Sunil Narine, the Kolkata Knight Riders player, has been reported for bowling with a Suspected Illegal Bowling Action during his side’s Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match against Kings XI Punjab at Abu Dhabi. He kept things quiet. After they were reported both players continued to play during the CPL and they were monitored by experts from Loughborough University in England. IPL 2020: KKR’s Sunil Narine cleared of illegal bowling action Sunil Narine has been reported for suspect bowling action after the match against Kings XI Punjab in Abu Dhabi. They kept faith in his ability to bowl against a daunting asking rate. They've identified Russell as one of their death-overs specialists. With Narine, that risk is minimal: 'hit out or get out'. When he had completed his second over, the match had altered radically with the win probability more than halved at 36.81%. Only one active session is allowed per subscriber. After this, he went back to his original action and the experts saw no problems with his action for the rest of the tournament. The batting position wasn't as important as the stage of the game he came in at. Day 3 - Session 2: England trail by 129 runs. So why not send in Eoin Morgan, in great touch himself and one of the world's most accomplished white-ball batsmen? Narine began wheeling away. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Sunil Narine, who was reported and warned for suspect action after the match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on October 10, has been cleared by … It seemed baffling because what the Knight Riders seemingly needed after a below-par total was early wickets. Guardian Media Sports on Thursday understands that Narine, 32, a right-arm-off-break bowler and Zouks fast bowler Kesrick Williams, 30, were both reported at the end of the fourth round for a suspect bowling action. The Knight Riders have not used Cummins at the death since he got pasted in their first game. Narine Cleared Of Suspect Bowling Action By IPL The bowling action of Kolkata Knight Riders’ offspinner Sunil Narine has been cleared by the Indian Premier League … "Just hasn't quite worked for him at the top of the order in the first few games of the tournament so far. Delivered every morning. Narine has had issues with his action over the years. 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