Malik's bowling action reported

Pakistan's off-spinner Shoaib Malik has been reported to the Interna-tional Cricket Council (ICC) for a suspect bowling action, an official said Sunday.

Malik was reported by Australian umpire Simon Taufel and Pakistan's Aleem Dar to the ICC match referee Jeff Crowe of New Zealand during the tri-series final played in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore on Saturday.

"Pakistan team management has been conveyed the report," a Pakistan cricket official told AFP.

The 22-year old, who scored 260 runs and took seven wickets, was declared man of the tri-series tournament on Saturday.

Malik was first reported over his bowling action in the United Arab Emirates city of Sharjah two years ago but he subsequently changed his action.

The current ICC regulations detail a two-stage process for bowlers reported for suspect actions and Malik will undergo stage one.

That means Malik will have to work with a bowling expert and a human movement specialist from an ICC panel.

A detailed report will then be compiled by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and submitted to the ICC.