DUBAI: Zimbabwe´s Brian Vitori was suspended on Thursday after the ICC adjudged that the fast bowler uses an illegal action, just months after resuming his career.

Vitori, a 28-year-old left-arm fast bowler, was reported by the match officials following his side´s match against Nepal on Sunday.

An ICC panel then studied video of his action in Tuesday´s match against Afghanistan which Zimbabwe won by two runs with Vitori taking their last wicket.

He must now undergo an assessment of his bowling action at an ICC-approved testing centre.

Vitori has been suspended before over his action, in January 2016, but was allowed to resume international cricket in June of that year after assessors passed his action as legal.

But in December 2016 he was banned again, this time for 12 months, and was only reinstated in January this year.

Zimbabwe will replace Vitori with Richard Ngarava, a left-arm fast bowler and lower-order batsman for the 2019 World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe next month.

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Zimbabwe left-arm seamer Brian Vitori has been allowed to bowl in international cricket again after his bowling action, following remedial work and reassessment, was found to be legal.

Vitori had been reported for a suspect action in January 2016 and had been suspended for an illegal bowling action a month later.

Vitori had been reported following a T20 against Bangladesh in Khulna nearly two years ago in which he conceded 45 runs in four overs. He then underwent assessment in Chennai, where all variations of his deliveries exceeded the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under ICC’s regulations.

Vitori has played domestic matches for Tuskers in Zimbabwe since then, most recently in a first-class match in December 2017. Overall, the 27-year old has played four Tests, 20 ODIs and 11 T20Is for Zimbabwe after making his international debut in August 2011.

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