Zimbabwe Under-19 bowler, Victor Chirwa has received a suspension from bowling in international cricket as ICC’s event panel confirmed that he used an illegal bowling action during the group stage. Chirwa was reported by match officials after Zimbabwe’s opening game against Papua New Guinea on Saturday.
ICC U-19 World Cup 2022 started on January 14, and the final of the tournament is scheduled to be played on February 5. Zimbabwe has played a couple of matches in the tournament so far and has won one against Papua New Guinea and lost against Pakistan. The team’s World Cup campaign has suffered a blow as their bowler Victor Chirwa has been suspended from bowling in international cricket due to an illegal bowling action.
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The Zimbabwe bowler was reported after the team’s tournament opener against Papua New Guinea on Saturday, January 16. ICC said in a release that the event panel concluded that Chirwa’s bowling action can’t be termed legal.
Young left-arm spinner Victor Chirwa will have a good support system following his ban from bowling due to an illegal bowling action. Zim's coach at the on-going Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Prosper Utseya, also a spinner, was himself suspended under similar circumstances in 2014. pic.twitter.com/JO0ZaXZMsU
— Enock Muchinjo (@eno_muchinjo) January 20, 2022
ICC’s press release read: “Chirwa was reported by the match officials during Zimbabwe’s match against Papua New Guinea on Saturday. Video footage of him bowling in the event was shared with the Event Panel for review.”
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It further added, “The Event Panel concluded that Chirwa employed an illegal bowling action and, as such, in accordance with Article 6.7 of the regulations, he was immediately suspended from bowling in international cricket. The Event Panel comprised members of the ICC Panel of Human Movement Specialists.”
The Zimbabwe bowler finished with figures of 7-3-11-2 in the fixture against Papua New Guinea. He leaked 73 runs from nine overs against Pakistan without taking a wicket.
