Gibson assures 100 percent support to Shane Shillingford
The West Indies team management has shown its full support for the off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Shillingford-c89689, who was reported to the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday for a suspected bowling action, by the match referees of the first
Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka.
Ottis Gibson, the head coach of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 cricket team, while talking to the media at the conclusion of the training session at the Singhalese Sports Club today said that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and management is hundred
percent behind the twenty-seven year old off-spinner.
"I had a very good chat with Shane and he understands what is going on", said Gibson. "We are 100 percent behind Shane. The entire team is behind him and he knows he has our full support. Our job is to keep Shane focused on the upcoming
match and the series”.
The head coach also told the reporters that the bowler is allowed to play international cricket till a verdict against his suspected action comes from the International Cricket Council panel of human movement specialists.
He also praised Shillingford’s performance in the first Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in Galle where the Dominican right-arm off-break bowler returned with impressive figures of 4 for 123 in the first innings and a total of five match wickets.
“Shane bowled very well for us in the last Test, and he's a key part of our bowling unit".
Shillingford’s bowling action was suspected illegal by the whole panel of umpires including on-field umpires Richard Kettlebrough and Steve Davis, Asad Rauf, the TV umpire and Tyron Wijewardene, the fourth umpire. It was the straightening
of West Indian off-spinner’s arm, which raised concerns over his bowling action.
The bowler has 21 days from the date the WICB received the report to submit an independent analysis of his bowling action conducted by a member of the ICC panel of human movement specialists. Shillingford, however, will be allowed
to continue bowling in international cricket until the West Indies board receives an assessment report.
The first Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka ended in a tame draw while the second match is scheduled to be played at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
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