Ridiculous to stop an off-spinner from bowling off-breaks, says Andy Roberts

West Indies spinner Sunil Narine was virtually made redundant after ruling by the Board of Control for Cricket India BCCI in which the 26yearold was banned from bowling his offspin in any matches organised by the Indian cricket board including the Indian Premier League IPLSunil NarineIf Narine bowls his offbreaks again for Kolkata Knight Riders he would be noballed and the spinner would automatically be banned from bowling in BCCIorganised matchesAlthough Narine has been allowed to bowl his other deliveries the knuckle ball and the quicker straight ball former West Indian fast bowling great Andy Roberts feels the ruling has virtually finished him If Narine cannot bowl his offspin then he cannot bowl He is an offspinner stressed RobertsIf he cannot bowl his offspin then which other delivery can he bowl I havent really followed it IPL I just saw a headline about Narine and it is just ridiculous Roberts told midday from AntiguaNarine who was IPLs Player of the Tournament in 2012 has been an important part of Kolkata Knight Riders over the years However ever since the West Indian returned to action after correcting his action his effectiveness isnt quite the same In five IPL8 matches Narine has managed to claim only two wickets and conceded 147 runs at an economy rate of 735Andy RobertsRoberts felt Narine is being singled out Narine is not the only one There are plenty of offspinners in India with the same problem Why dont they look at them as well They should look at all the bowlers who have illegal actions bowling offspin leg spin doosra or whatever Why single out only Narine he fumedRoberts who undertook Test tours to India in 197475 and 198384 believed the International Cricket Council ICC should not have allowed any leeway for bowlers with suspect actionsIt all started when the ICC allowed the 15 degree flex It was done to accommodate certain individuals and now it is backfiring on them as these individuals have retiredAny bowler with a suspect action should be banned Offspin is the main weapon of an offspinner and you want him to stop bowling that Oh cmon ICC needs to get real They should have tackled this problem years ago Roberts signed offStats7350Sunil Narines average in IPL this season The West Indian has claimed two wickets in five matches570Sunil Narines economy rate in 32 Twenty20 internationals for West Indies The offspinner conceded 666 runs in 700 balls claiming 38 wicketsWhere Narine went wrong againSunil Narine was again reported for an illegal action during the Indian Premier League tie between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Visakhapatnam on April 22On reviewing footage the BCCI decided to ban his offspinners as per the provisions in IPLs Suspected Illegal Bowling Action PolicyThe BCCI press release states The Committee has concluded that Narines bowling action for his offspinner contravenes Law 242 as read with Law 243 of the Laws of Cricket and therefore the player is now banned from bowling the offspinner in matches organised by the BCCI including the IPL He may however continue to bowl his other deliveriesThe BCCI had earlier banned Narine whose doosra was under the scanner during the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 where he was not allowed to represent Knight Riders in the final after being reported twice in as many games for a suspect action