Sharjah: The bowling style of Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine has once again caused a heated debate in the IPL. Narain, who was distracted by a fine bowling attack in the match against Punjab on Saturday, has been sidelined by the controversial 11-run match against Royal Challengers.
Narain’s bowling was the main reason for KKR team to win the match against Punjab. Narain had taken a crucial turn of wickets in the match. However, after the match, the umpires doubted Narain’s bowling style. In this backdrop, IPL officials have also informed the KKR team.
The IPL has issued a statement against Narain’s bowling style. In this statement, Anfield umpires have expressed doubts about bowling style and Narain’s name will be added to the Warning List as per rules. However, it was made clear that he would be excluded from the tournament until further action was taken. Read also: Pooran Boulder, Kolkata’s hard-hitting Kolkata
KKR leader Dinesh Karthik, who has reacted to Narain’s dismissal during the toss, said the franchises have already issued a statement. We have made our request and you will notice this. He told us our statement.
KKR allowed Tom Banton to drop Narain for the match against Bangalore. Once again Narain was given the opportunity to bowl out of the tourney for a suspicious bowling. It was in this backdrop that the KKR team dropped Narain from the playing 11.
This is not the first: This is not the first time Sunil Narine has been accused of bowling. In 2015, the ICC banned Narine. Narain, who had changed his bowling style over the course of a year, had re-entered.
Mumbai Indians will face Mumbai Indians in a match in Abu Dhabi on Friday. It is doubtful whether Narain will be bowling style at the moment.
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