Narine likely to be tested in Chennai

West Indies spinner Sunil Narine is likely to visit the bio-mechanical facility at the Sri Ramachandra Sports Medicine Centre here to get his bowling action cleared ahead of IPL-11.

According to the IPL guidelines, any bowler who has been ‘reported’ has to come to a BCCI-accredited clinic and the facility in Chennai is the only such centre in the country.

Narine, who was ‘reported’ in the recent Pakistan Super League, and then put on a ‘warning’ list and allowed to bowl in the competition, will have to go through the process in India since IPL guidelines are stricter.

He will be racing against time as well since his team, Kolkata Knight Riders, plays its first match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Kolkata on April 8.

A source told The Hindu here on Friday, “We have to first look at the videos of his earlier faulty action, and then see his remodelled one now.”

After Narine is tested using 3-D technology and sensors for assessing elbow flexion from different angles, a report will be sent to the BCCI Suspect Action Committee comprising S. Venkatraghavan, Javagal Srinath and A.V. Jayaprakash for a decision.