Despite the recent end of his ban, the 35-year-old hasn't bowled in Pakistan's ongoing Test series in England, since the remedial work on his action was delayed by the knee injury sustained in 2016 ICC World Twenty20. However, Intikhab Alam, the team manager, is hopeful that Hafeez will be able to appear for a re-test at Loughborough after the conclusion of the second Test in Manchester.
"Final decision on Mohammad Hafeez's test on his bowling action in the ICC-accredited facility at Loughborough shall be taken in the next few days," Alam said in a statement on Saturday (July 24). "Since his recovery from the injury in the right knee that he sustained during the ICC World T20, Hafeez has recommenced remedial work on his bowling action.
"But owing to the time lost due to injury as well as his concentration on batting practice afterwards, Hafeez has not been able to devote adequate time to the remedial work. In the last couple of weeks however, he has resumed working on it in the nets. Hafeez is confident that in the next few days he would be able to present himself for the test."
Hafeez, who was reported for the second time within a two-year period after being reassessed and cleared by the ICC, was handed a one-year suspension before being eligible to apply for reassessment again. He was reported for the first time in international cricket during the first Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi, in November 2014. The off spinner's action was found to have exceeded the permissible 15-degree limit. Hafeez appeared for a re-test and was cleared in 2015. However, the player was reported once again, in the Galle Test against Sri Lanka later that year, and subsequently banned from bowling in international cricket.
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