DHAKA: Sohag Gazi, the Bangladesh offspinner, has been reported for a suspect bowling action following the second ODI against West Indies in St George's.

The match officials' report, according to an ICC release, "cited concerns regarding Gazi's bowling action for all deliveries". He will need to undergo testing within 21 days, as per ICC regulations.

The BCB is currently looking at options for ICC-accredited testing facilities as the team is in the West Indies, which doesn't have one. The board is trying to manage his appearances in the current series, which has an ODI, a T20 and two Tests remaining.

Gazi, who has played ten Test matches, 19 ODIs and nine T20s since his international debut in 2012, was reported once, two years ago, by an umpire in a tournament in Bangalore where he was playing for Bangladesh A.

Gazi is the fifth bowler - and the fifth offspinner - to have been reported for a suspect action over the past few months. Zimbabwe's Prosper Utseya, Sri Lanka's Sachithra Senanayake, New Zealand's Kane Williamson and Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal are the others.

Source: cricinfo

BDST: 1025 HRS, AUG 25, 2014