BBL’s Chris Green handed 90-day bowling ban after action found illegal

Sydney Thunder off-spinner Chris Green on Wednesday was handed a three-month ban from bowling after his bowling action was found to be illegal.

The 26-year-old was reported by the umpires after Thunder’s Twenty20 Big Bash League clash with the Melbourne Stars in Sydney on January 2.

“We’d like to commend Chris and the Thunder for the way they have approached this process with complete cooperation and respect,” said Cricket Australia’s head of operations Peter Roach.

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“Chris undertook testing at the earliest possible time and satisfactorily replicated his bowling action in the controlled environment.

“We look forward to working with Chris in the coming months and conducting further testing once the suspension period has elapsed.”

Green can still be picked as a batsman but withdrew from Wednesday’s return showdown against the Stars in Melbourne.