Akila Dananjaya Banned For 12 Months For Illegal Bowling Action

Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya was on Thursday banned from bowling in international cricket for 12 months following an independent assessment of his action, an International Cricket Council (ICC) statement said. The 25-year-old was assessed after the legality of his bowling action came under question by match officials in the first test against New Zealand in Galle from August 14-18.

Dananjaya subsequently underwent the independent assessment in Chennai on 29 August, which revealed that he employed an illegal bowling action.

Dananjaya was originally suspended from bowling in December 2018. Following remedial work on his bowling action, he was reassessed and permitted to resume bowling in February 2019.