Three months after being called out for the legality of his bowling action, Mohammad Hasnain has gone through an official test with the intention to revive his international career.
The right arm seamer was barred from action internationally after failing a bio-mechanics test, which revealed that the majority of his deliveries were exceeding the 15-degree elbow bent rule established by the International Cricket Council.
Since then, the 22-year-old had been working extra hard to remodel his action and pass the biomechanics test. He has gone through one and is now awaiting the result, which, ESPNcricinfo reported, is “expected to be compiled in two weeks”. The result will then be shared with the ICC and its member nation.
If the result comes out positive, Hasnain will be able to resume his international career. An adverse outcome, however, will mean having to remodel his action again and bring the elbow flex down below the 15-degree mark.
Hasnain, notably, was first reported for his action in January by Cricket Australia match officials during his stint in the Big Bash League. The Sydney Thunder seamer awaited an immediate result for the same but could play any cricket in January. Subsequently, he was allowed to turn out for Quetta Gladiators for their first three games.
But the player was soon seen warming the bench after the Pakistan Cricket Board pulled him out, recognising that the pacer’s action was indeed illegal.
PCB need not have done so, as the ICC regulations allow the member boards to green signal the participation of bowlers with reported action in their domestic tournaments. However, the Pakistan board chose to act on the matter and ensured PSL’s standards as one of the top T20 leagues were maintained, with fairness of rules and regulations for all involved.
The PCB sent Hasnain to the High Performance Centre in Lahore to modify his action under the supervision of the coaches involved. Hasnain, ESPNcricinfo’s report mentioned, was made to bowl around 5,000 balls in the nets and practice to fix his bowling action. It is understood that the jerk in the fast-bowler’s action was caused by an inconsistent rotation of his bowling arm to try and extract swing.
