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Brian Vitori suspended from bowling in international cricket by ICC [Update #7]

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that following remedial work and a retest, the bowling action of Zimbabwe’s Brian Vitori has been found to be legal, and the left-arm fast bowler can now resume bowling in both international cricket and domestic cricket events worldwide.

At the retest, it was revealed that the amount of elbow extensions in Vitori’s bowling action for all his deliveries that were tested was within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC regulations for the review of bowlers reported with suspected illegal bowling actions.

The umpires are free to report Vitori in the future if they believe he uses a suspect action.

The retest was performed at the University of Pretoria on 10 June.

Vetori was reported after the third T20I against Bangladesh in Khulna on 20 January 2016 and subsequently banned.

http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/201...ling-action-of-brian-vitori-found-to-be-legal
 
I am not sure what techniques are applied to cast doubt on any bowler in the fast place! Destroys confidence of bowlers and can be cause of defeats also.

Surely there needs to be better technical analysis of actions before being reported?
 
Zimbabwe fast bowler Brian Vitori has been suspended from bowling in international cricket for 12 months following an independent assessment of his bowling action, which took place at the University of Pretoria on 12 December.

The 26-year-old left-arm bowler was assessed after the legality of his bowling action was brought under question by the match officials during the recent tri-series final against Sri Lanka in Bulawayo on 27 November.

Vitori was reported by the match officials pursuant to the ICC Regulations for the Review of Bowlers Reported with Suspected Illegal Bowling Actions (the “Regulations”) and subsequently underwent the independent assessment in Pretoria in accordance with the regulations.

The assessment revealed that some of Vitori’s deliveries exceeded the 15-degree level of tolerance, thus, he employed an illegal bowling action.

Vitori was originally suspended from bowling in January 2016 but was permitted to resume bowling in June 2016 after remedial work and a subsequent reassessment.

As this report has constituted the player’s second report within a two-year period, the first of which led to a suspension, he is now automatically suspended from bowling in international cricket for a period of 12 months.

Vitori can appeal against any procedural aspect of an independent assessment that has led to this automatic suspension. However, only after the expiry of this one-year period will he be entitled to approach the ICC for a re-assessment of his bowling action.
 
https://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/vitoris-action-clean-chit/288579

Brian Vitori, the left-arm fast bowler from Zimbabwe, has been cleared to bowl in international cricket after his bowling action was found to be legal following remedial work and reassessment, the International Cricket Council announced on Saturday (January 20).

As Vitori passed an independent reassessment of his bowling action after serving a 12-month suspension, if he is reported again, it will be deemed as his first offence.

Vitori was originally suspended from bowling in January 2016, but he was reassessed and permitted to resume bowling in June 2016.

He was again reported during the Bulawayo One-Day International against Sri Lanka in November 2016 and was subsequently suspended for 12 months in December 2016 after his action, for some deliveries were found illegal for the second time in space of two years.

Earlier this month, on January 8, Vitori underwent a reassessment of his bowling action at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria and it was found that his elbow extension was within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC Illegal Bowling Regulations.

In case, the umpires find that Vitori is still bowling with a suspect action, they are at liberty to report again. To assist the umpires, the ICC will provide them with images and video footage of the bowler’s significantly remodelled legal bowling action.

Vitori, who will be turning 28 next month, made his international debut in August 2011 and has taken 29 wickets in 20 ODI so far, including two five-wicket hauls. He also featured in four Tests and 11 Twenty20 Internationals.
 
ZIMBABWE’S BRIAN VITORI SUSPENDED FROM BOWLING IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

Zimbabwe’s Brian Vitori has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect after the Event Panel of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 confirmed that the left-arm fast bowler uses an illegal bowling action.

The 28-year-old was reported by the match officials following his side’s non-broadcast match against Nepal on Sunday.

As per Article 3.6.2 of the ICC Illegal Bowling Regulations, Vitori’s bowling action was filmed in the next match he played after being reported, which was against Afghanistan on Tuesday, and the video footage of his bowling spells were provided to the Event Panel of Helen Bayne and Mark King, who are both members of the ICC Panel of Human Movement Specialists, for analysis and assessment.

Following its review, the Event Panel concluded that Vitori employs an illegal bowling action, and, as such, in accordance with Article 6.5 of the regulations, he has been immediately suspended from bowling in international cricket.

Vitori’s suspension shall remain in place until such time he submits to an assessment of his bowling action at an ICC approved Testing Center and the assessment concludes that his bowling action is legal.

Meanwhile, the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 has allowed the Zimbabwe cricket team to replace Vitori with Richard Ngarava.

Ngarava is a left-arm fast bowler and a lower-order batsman, who has played in six ODIs, taking eight wickets and scoring 12 runs. His last ODI for Zimbabwe was against Scotland in Edinburgh in June 2017.

BACKGROUND:

Vitori was originally suspended from bowling in January 2016

He was permitted to resume bowling in June 2016 following an independent reassessment where his action was found to be legal.

He was again reported during the Bulawayo ODI against Sri Lanka on 29 November 2016 and was subsequently suspended for 12 months in December 2016 after an independent assessment revealed he had employed an illegal bowling action

On 8 January 2018, Vitori underwent reassessment of his bowling action at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria and was allowed to resume bowling after his action was found to be legal

Vitori’s latest reporting has been dealt with in accordance with the regulation, for a Specified Event, which includes the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018.
 
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