The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed that Mohammad Hafeez will undergo work in Chennai on his bowling action after he was suspended by the ICC.

The off-spinner was punished after he was deemed to have breached the limits on elbow extension during a Test match against New Zealand last month.

Hafeez has been provisionally named in Pakistan's 30-man squad for next year's World Cup, but his bowling action will need to be cleared by the ICC before the January 7 deadline.

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan said: "We have decided to withdraw Hafeez from the one-day series against New Zealand and he will go to Chennai for unofficial tests and some remedial work."

Saeed Ajmal is suspended for a similar offence.