PRETORIA: At the game between the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals played out at the Centurion in Pretoria last evening, the on-field umpires Mr. Rudi Koertzen and Mr. G. A. Baxter, observed that Rajasthan Royals left-arm fastmedium bowler Kamran Khan had a suspect illegal bowling action on certain deliveries.

On completion of the match, footage was obtained and examined by all the three umpires including Mr. Amish Saheba who was the TV Umpire for the match and it was their collective belief that further action was necessary under the MCC's Laws of Cricket section 24.3 that governs the game. The match referee for the game at the Centurion was G. R. Viswanath.

The matter has now been referred by the Indian Premier League to the team management of the Rajasthan Royals and the IPL's Technical Committee as per the MCC's Laws of Cricket that govern the game.

Indian Premier League Chairman & Commissioner Lalit Modi today stated "I have officially received a copy of the match umpires report duly signed by all the three umpires and the video footage for the game at the Centurion. The matter has now been referred to the team management of the Rajasthan Royals and the IPL's Technical Committee. I now await the report from the Technical Committee and will then decide on the future course of action."