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Mohammad Hafeez confident of clearing bowling action assessment test

Mohammad Hafeez missed out on playing the World Cup due to injury.

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Published: Apr 08, 2015, 11:59 AM (IST)
Edited: Apr 08, 2015, 11:59 AM (IST)

Mohammad Hafeez was picked for the World Cup purely as a batsman but missed it due to a calf injury © Getty Images
Mohammad Hafeez was picked for the World Cup purely as a batsman but missed it due to a calf injury © Getty Images

Karachi: Pakistan’s premier all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said that he is confident of clearing his bowling action assessment test, which is scheduled to be held in Chennai on April 9. Hafeez was suspended from bowling with immediate effect after the International Cricket Council (ICC) ruled his action was illegal.  Mohammad Hafeez to undergo reassessment test on his bowling action

The off-spinner was reported after the first Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi in November, which Pakistan won by 248 runs. Hafeez, a veteran of 155 One-Day Internationals (ODI) said that he was an ordinary bowler with no special deliveries such as doosra or teesra, but had been effective for Pakistan the way he bowls naturally, the Dawn reported. Mohammad Hafeez seeks more time before bowling action assessment by ICC

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Hafeez further said that he had been bowling with the same action since the start of his career, insisting that no objections were raised back then. The all-rounder admitted that he has just worked to modify his action as per the new protocol set by the  ICC. Hafeez, who had already failed two unofficial bio-mechanics tests, was selected for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 purely as a batsman but had to be withdrawn after injuring a calf muscle. Mohammad Hafeez slams Indian media for conspiring to malign Pakistan national team