Karachi, Jan 26: Two Australian specialists have told Pakistan bowler Shabbir Ahmed they are willing to try to correct his suspect bowling action, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said today.
Shabbir, who had been reported for a suspect action during games in Toronto and Sharjah in 1999, was reported for a third time by umpires Billy Bowden and Darrell Hair after the fifth one-day international against New Zealand earlier this month.
Cricket coach Daryl Foster and biomechanics professor Bruce Elliot, who both worked with Shoaib Akhtar to correct his bowling action, have offered to work with Shabbir if he came to Australia, PCB chief executive Rameez Raja said.
"It is a very gracious offer from two people who are experts in their field and have done a lot of good work with Shoaib," said Raja.
Raja said the PCB was still waiting for the video tapes of Shabbir's action from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and they would make a decision on what steps to take then.
"But if he is required to be sent to Australia we will send him because we know Foster and Elliot can deliver," he added.
He said former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis had also agreed to assist Shabbir, who previously worked with former West Indies' fast bowler Michael Holding to correct his problems.