West Indies bowler Marlon Samuels, whose “fast” deliveries came under scrutiny last month, will undergo an independent analysis of his bowling action at the National Cricket Academy, at Loughborough University in England on February 11.Member of the ICC Panel of Human Movement Specialists, Dr Mark King, will analyse Samuels’ bowling action, according to a statement issued by the ICC on Wednesday.Samuels was reported for a suspected illegal bowling action in respect of his “fast” deliveries by the on-field umpires Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar of the ICC’s Elite Panel of Umpires and third umpire Brian Jerling following completion of the third Test match between South Africa and the West Indies played in Durban from January 10-12.Match referee Roshan Mahanama had informed both the ICC and the West Indies team management of the report, as per the ICC regulations governing the reporting process.Within 14 days of the independent analysis being carried out, the appointed specialist will supply the ICC with a report advising the outcome of the biomechanical assessment.
