Shakib failed an independent assessment of his action at Loughborough University, an ICC-accredited test center in the UK, earlier this month after being reported by a suspect action during an English county cricket match in September. This prompted the ECB’s action and, under clause 11.3 of the ICC Rules for Illegal Bowling Actions, where a national federation suspends a bowler from its domestic competitions, the suspension it is automatically recognized and applied by the ICC in international cricket and by all national cricket federations in their respective domestic competitions. This applies immediately, once the official notification is received, without the need for further procedures.
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