The International Cricket Council said Sunday that during the West Indies' first test in Sri Lanka in October "Samuel's elbow extension exceeded 15 degrees while bowling and, thus, he employed an illegal bowling action."The ban is automatic after a second offense. Samuels had also been suspended for an illegal bowling action in international cricket in 2013.
Samuels can appeal any procedural aspect of the decision.
However, the council adds in the statement that "only after the expiry of this one-year period will he be entitled to approach the ICC for a re-assessment of his bowling action."
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