PCB requests extension for test on Hafeez's action

The PCB has requested the ICC for an extension to the July 4 deadline for offspinner Mohammad Hafeez to undergo a test on his bowling action, which was reported as suspect after the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. The board cited extraordinary circumstances because Hafeez had not yet been granted an Indian visa to travel to the ICC-accredited testing centre in Chennai.

According to ICC regulations, Hafeez is allowed to bowl until the results of the tests are out and he bowled 14 overs in the second Test in Colombo, which Pakistan lost by seven wickets. He has travelled to Pallekele, the venue for the third Test from July 3, to join the squad.

"With the extraordinary circumstances, we have requested the ICC to give a new date," Pakistan's team manager Nadeem Akram Cheema told ESPNcricinfo. "We have tried everything to make sure he had his test within 14 days but the visa hasn't been granted by the Indian embassy here in Colombo. "We have asked for another date between third Test and ODI series."
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