Shoaib Malik to have suspect action examined

Shoaib Malik's bowling action will be examined today in Lahore by a three-man advisory committee representing the Pakistan Cricket Board, after the ICC received report that his action was potentially flawed.

Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar, the umpires in the Paktel Cup final in October, reported Malik's offspinning action as suspect after the match. The match referee Jeff Crowe later referred the matter to the ICC.

The PCB set up a panel to assist Malik as part of a six-week programme which is expected to last six weeks. At the end of that period, the PCB will present a specialist report to the ICC, which will indicate any remedial action that is required.

This will be the second time that Malik, 22, has modified his action, since he made some changes when he was reported in Sharjah in 2002. And if he is cited again within a year of this report, the ICC could suspend him for one year.

The three-man advisory panel is made up of the former international bowlers Aqib Javed, Iqbal Sikandar and Ijaz Faqih.