FORMER Barbados player-turned-coach Franklyn Stephenson believes it could be tough but not impossible for Windies pacer Ronsford Beaton to remodel his bowling action.  

Beaton was suspended from international cricket last week after failing an independent assessment of his action, after being called during a One-Day International (ODI) against New Zealand in December.

In hopes of remedying the situation, the 25-year-old Beaton has joined up with the ongoing Cricket West Indies (CWI) bowling camp in Antigua.  Beaton, who made his debut for the Windies ODI team in New Zealand, has claimed one wicket in two matches.

While admitting it will be tough for the player to remodel his action based on his age, Stephenson admits it will ultimately come down to the player’s attitude.

“It is an individual thing to work on something like that; it is going to take a lot of discipline. Obviously, he is going to have to rein himself back and still have the discipline to keep that change he is seeking to make, even in pressure situations,” Stephenson told Barbados Today.

“Because he is not a youngster now that is just starting cricket, every time he bowls, somebody is trying to hit him somewhere to the boundary.

So, he has got to be on top of his form, he is going to have to strive to produce that extra every time. So yes, it can happen, but it is not going to be an easy thing.” (Sportsmax)