Tendulkar's namesake Sachin Chaudhari held up for suspect bowling action

Sachin Chaudhari

Sachin Chaudhari, the Maharashtra fast bowler, has been called upheld for an illegal action during a Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad.

The two standing umpires Nitin Pandit and Virender Sharma called no-ball on Chaudhari twice during the third day of the game that ended in a draw at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal. Chaudhari was finally barred from bowling anymore when he was called for the third time in the post-lunch session on the final day.

Chaudhari will now have to go to the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and get his action cleared by a three-member expert committee.

“When a bowler is called during a match by the on-field umpires, he cannot play for his team till his corrected action is approved. The video footage of the match (when he is called) is sent to the three-member committee and it recommends the corrections in his action and then inspects him again after he undergoes the corrective measures.” - Ratnakar Shetty, BCCI’s general manager of cricket operations said.

The three-member expert committee that will look into his suspect bowling action comprises of the former India captain and international umpire S Venkataraghavan, former international umpire AV Jayaprakash and former India fast bowler and current ICC match referee Javagal Srinath.