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Ruchira under scrutiny
By Bilal Yusuf
Left arm fast bowler Ruchira Perera will be making a come back to international cricket after a lapse of two years. Ruchira Perera who was reported for a suspect action in England two years ago was forced out of international cricket and struggled to impress afterwards with certain alterations being made to his bowling action. However Perera has been able to attract the selectors attention with some good performances in the provincial tournament.

Despite Perera's impressive showing in the provincial tournament there have been certain doubts raised about the legitimacy of his bowling action.

The Sunday Times contacted Bandula Warnapura regarding this issue "The necessary steps were taken to correct his bowling action some time ago, and his bowling action is fine" When asked whether Perera’s action was within the fifteen degree tolerance level Warnapura said "we believe his action to be within the tolerance level of the ICC". So in the forth coming tour of New Zealand Ruchira Perera will not have to only prove to the selectors that he can still perform at international level, but will also have to prove to many cricket followers that his bowling action is legal.

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