SYDNEY: Australia spin bowler Matthew Kuh­n­emann has been cleared to continue bowling in international cricket after his action was deemed to be legal by the sport’s global body following an independent assessment.

Kuhnemann was repo­rted by match officials for a suspected illegal bowling action after he took 16 wickets in Australia’s 2-0 Test series win over Sri Lanka this month and he underwent an assessment at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane.

A bowler is allowed 15 degrees of extension in their elbow before a delivery is considered illegal.

The International Cric­ket Council added on Wednesday the amount of elbow extension for all of Kuhnemann’s deliveries was found to be within the level of tolerance permitted under the ICC Illegal Bowling Regulations.

Kuhnemann’s case had generated debate in Austr­alia because of the 28-year-old’s previously spo­tless record in more than 100 professional mat­ches dating back to 2017, including five tests and four One-day Intern­ationals.

Published in Dawn, February 27th, 2025