Aziz reported for a suspected illegal bowling action

The United Arab Emirates off-spinner Nasir Aziz has been reported with a suspected illegal bowling action during the final of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 2 against Namibia which was played on Friday.

The 24-year-old was reported after the end of the game by on-field umpires Sarika Prasad and Buddhi Pradhan of the ICC Associates and Affiliates Umpires' Panel, along with third umpire Gary Baxter of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires.

ICC Tournament Referee Graeme La Brooy handed over the copy of the report to UAE team manager Mazhar Khan on Saturday morning.

The umpires' report has cited concern over Aziz's bowling action with the possibility of it being illegal.

Where a bowler is reported by the umpires due to a suspected illegal action in a Pepsi ICC WCL match, the policy requires the relevant member board - in this case the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) - to instigate an assessment. In the mean time, the player is still free to take part in international cricket.

The ICC has asked the ECB to make arrangements for the assessment of Aziz's bowling action within 21 days from today (17 April). As soon as the assessment has been completed, the ECB must formally report back to the ICC as to what the results of the tests were and what action has been taken.

Details of the ICC regulations for the review of bowlers reported with suspected bowling actions can be found at http://static.icc-cricket.com/ugc/documents/DOC_C26C9D9E63C44CBA392505B49890B5AF_1285831722391_859.pdf