Bowling Action Advisory Panel assesses flawed bowling actions at ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup

A three-man Bowling Action Advisory Panel (BAAP) of ICC-appointed experts will identify bowlers with potentially flawed actions at the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.

In a repeat of a process that took place at the previous tournament in Bangladesh two years ago the BAAP will identify and report to the ICC any bowlers with suspected illegal actions before they graduate to full international cricket.

The BAAP in Sri Lanka is made up of former Indian pace bowler Javagal Srinath, Richard Done, the ICC's High Performance Manager, and biomechanist Marc Portus who is a member of the ICC's panel of human movement specialists.

The review panel's aim is to identify and report on bowlers who need help with their actions.

ICC General Manager - Cricket David Richardson believes the presence of the three experts is an important step towards dealing with the problem of illegal actions in international cricket.

"The game's elite young cricketers are all in Sri Lanka and it is expected many of them will graduate to full international cricket over the coming years," said Mr Richardson.

"By identifying any player who has a flaw in their technique now, there is the opportunity to address the problem before they graduate to senior international cricket."

Members of the BAAP have already been attending matches and will continue to do so through the rest of the tournament.

If any bowler is identified as having a suspect action then a report will be tabled to the ICC after the tournament.

The bowler reported cannot then be selected for any national team until an assessment by the Board's bowling advisors confirms that either the action is legal or that, although it was illegal, it has now been remedied.

A bowler may still be no-balled by the on-field umpires in accordance with the Laws of Cricket so the fact any report will be made after the tournament does not give any player the ability to throw without being `called'.

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