Phangiso reported for suspect action , World T20 place in jeopardy

Aaron Phangiso's rough go of it continues. A week after he was caught on camera pretending to sniff an unknown substance off his leg during South Africa's T20 win against England at the Wanderers. Phangiso has now been reported for an illegal action following his domestic team's win in the semi-finals of the Momentum One Day Cup.

Quote:Phangiso, who has played 16 ODIs and nine T20Is and has taken a combined tally of 29 wickets for South Africa, is part of their squad for the upcoming World T20 in India. The time frame for his testing means that Phangiso's performance in the World T20 could be affected. Even if he is tested immediately, the 14-day period for the analysis would only conclude on March 10, after the first round of the tournament begins. Changes to squads are allowed until March 8, which may see South Africa's selectors look for another back-up spinner to Imran Tahir.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/...76143.html

wow ....some spirit is out to get him !

Better a seance sacrifice of white fowls

or hire a Guyana obeah woman 

Recent testing has confirmed that Phangiso's action does indeed exceeded the maximum 15 degrees of tolerance. As a result, he will not be allowed to take part in South Africa’s two T20 warm-up matches against Australia. He will undergo a second test on Monday. Failure to pass this test will result in Phangiso not being able to participate in the World T20. I wonder if that opens the door for Eddie Leie to come into the squad?

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ma...gal-action

I didn't realise, but Eddie Leie has a hamstring problem that was exacerbated over the weekend, so it looks like he is not in contention to replace Phangiso. I guess that leaves either Dane Piedt or Tabraiz Shamsi. Piedt would be a decent replacement. He impressed during the Test series against England.

Good news for South Africa and Phangiso as his action has been declared legal. I must admit, that is some remedial work for his action to be declared legal in the space of a fortnight after all of deliveries at his previous test were found to be illegal.

Quote: After the initial test where his action failed, Phangiso was kept in the South Africa squad for the T20s against Australia with a view to him playing the final match if he was cleared, but he will now be given extra time to work on his remodelled action away from the spotlight of an international fixture before flying to India for the World T20.

"It's a huge relief to be cleared and to have my bowling action passed, it has been a tough and challenging few weeks for me," Phangiso said. "Many thanks to Cricket South Africa and the Proteas management for their support and for giving me the best opportunity of making it to India for the ICC World T20.

"In saying that, I'd really like to use the next few days ahead of the tournament to gain playing confidence, especially with some of the technical adjustments we have made to my action. My focus is on the World Cup and I'd really like to head into the competition with good form and confidence."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/...79745.html

Its a miracle ...OR he took my advice !    :-\

Quote:or hire a Guyana obeah woman 

It's should be a really great relief for Phangiso now that he has been cleared to bowl in the Tournament. However, I believe that there may be a could hanging over his head because he should have now  realised that the authorities may be watching like a hawk for any infringement of resulting from his bowling action. I hope, however, the awareness of the possibility of the added scrutiny will not adversely affect his level of performance