5 suspended bowlers who returned after a modified action

Sachithra Senanayake

The tall off-spinner from Colombo is one of the handful of mystery spinners to emerge on the international scene in this decade. He uses his fingers to impart variation in his deliveries, and relies on subtle movement of his wrists to deliver the wrong ‘uns.In a thirteen month period in 2014, Senanayake was one of the nine bowlers hauled up by the BCCI for a suspect bowling action. He had it remodelled and returned to play against the England team in an ODI at the fag end of 2014.

Before correcting his action, Senanayake bowled with a visibly bent arm and a quick jerk of his elbow.

He was one of the stars for the Kolkata Premier League in the 2013 edition, picking up nine wickets from 8 matches.