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West Indies' Sunil Narine clear to play after suspension for suspect bowling action

West Indies bowler Sunil Narine was forced to miss the World Twenty20 tournament
Image: West Indies bowler Sunil Narine was forced to miss the World Twenty20 tournament

West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has been cleared to resume his career following a suspension for a suspect bowling action ruled him out of his team's World Twenty20 title-winning campaign.

The 27-year-old was suspended in November last year after being cited during a one-day match in Sri Lanka having also been reported for a similar problem at the 2014 Champions League T20 tournament.

Narine can now play in the Indian Premier League for Kolkata Knight Riders, with the two-time champions' opening game in the competition coming against Delhi Daredevils on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 3.

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The ICC tweeted on Thursday: "Sunil Narine's action found to be legal, can now resume bowling in international cricket and domestic cricket events worldwide."

Narine has played six Tests in his stop-start career, taking 21 wickets. He also has 77 wickets in 55 ODIs and 40 victims in Twenty20.

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He was forced to drop out of the original 15-man West Indies squad for the World Twenty20 in India, which the West Indies won in dramatic fashion on Sunday with a four-wicket win in the final against England.

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