Blackcaps skipper Kane Williamson has been cleared to bowl in international cricket.
Umpies reported the part-time off-spin bowler to the International Cricket Council in August, after the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Williamson bowled just three overs during the six-wicket loss, but drew the attention of officials for a suspect bend in his delivery arm.
He underwent testing at Loughborough and on Friday, the ICC announced he was free to resum bowling for the Blackcaps again.
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"It was revealed that the amount of elbow extension for all his deliveries was with the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC illegal bowling regulations," confirmed the council.
This isn't the first time Williamson's bowling action has been called to question - he was reported during a test against West Indies in 2014, but cleared to resum bowling five months later.
But the NZ captain has already been ruled out of the current T20 series against England with a hip injury.
While he has never considered himself a front-line bowler, Williamson has shown himself a surprising source of wickets, with 29 in the test arena (best of 4/44) and 37 in onde-day internationals (4/22).
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