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LEFT-ARM seamer Brian Vitori’s bowling action has been cleared following remedial work and a retest, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday.

Vitori (26) was reported for suspect action after Zimbabwe’s third Twenty20 International against Bangladesh in Khulna on January 20 and subsequently banned.

However, after undergoing a retest at the University of Pretoria on June 10, Vitori has now been cleared by the ICC to resume bowling in both international and domestic cricket.

The retest revealed that the amount of elbow extensions in Vitori’s bowling action for all his deliveries were within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC regulations for the review of bowlers reported with suspected illegal bowling actions.

Vitori, who made his international debut in August 2011, has played four Tests, 19 one-day internationals and 11 T20Is for Zimbabwe.