On return, off-spinner Narine hits 64 runs, goes wicketless

Abu Dhabi, Oct 24 : On his return to Indian Premier League after missing four games due to suspect action, off-spinner Sunil Narine provided impetus to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batting, scoring a 32-ball 64 against Delhi Capitals (DC) here on Saturday.
But when he came on to bowl, Narine, who bowls ‘mystery spin’, went wicket-less in his quota of four overs and conceded 37 runs.
The West Indian was reported for bowling with a Suspected Illegal Bowling Action during KKR’s match against Kings XI Punjab in Abu Dhabi on October 10, the Indian cricket board had announced. And on October 18, the board announced that Narine was cleared by the IPL’s Suspect Bowling Action Committee.
“The committee also noted that Mr. Narine should reproduce the same action going forward in the IPL 2020 matches as presented to the committee in the video footage,” said the board statement.
On Saturday, Narine shone as a batsman against DC. He was particularly severe on spinner R Ashwin, taking as many as 32 of the 45 runs the India off-spinner conceded in his three overs. But KKR went on to beat DC by 59 runs.
“It was a part of the plan, whatever the situation was. I back myself to play spin, to get going against spinners is good for me. It is been a while. I am happy to be back and performing so hopefully it gives me the momentum to carry forward,” said Narine after his knock.