Tsotsobe banned for eight years

“I was, at the time, in a very vulnerable financial state and this dilemma too easily persuaded me to participate in spot fixing”

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Former South Africa left-arm seamer Lonwabo Tsotsobe has been handed an eight-year ban for his involvement in the 2015 Ram Slam T20 Challenge corruption scandal.

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Flanagan: NCA tip-off led to PSL corruption probe

“Before the PSL match we received intelligence that was passed to us by the British National Crime Agency”

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Sir Ronnie Flanagan, head of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption and safety unit (ACSU), has revealed that intelligence passed on by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) spearheaded the corruption investigation into the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

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Pietersen: Amir should not be allowed to play international cricket

"If you get caught you have to be given a life ban"

“If you get caught you have to be given a life ban”

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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes that Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir should not be allowed to play international cricket again and should have been banned for life for being involved in the spot-fixing scandal that shocked the cricketing community in 2010.

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Sir Ronnie Flanagan defends decision to allow Amir to make domestic comeback

"He was very co-operative with us and has assisted us in the education programme"

“He was very co-operative with us and has assisted us in the education programme”

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Sir Ronnie Flanagan, who is the head of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption unit, has defended his decision to allow Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir to make his domestic comeback.

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Srinivasan allowed to take part in BCCI elections if he gives up commercial interest in Super Kings

Srinivasan has to give up his commercial interest in the Super Kings if he wants to take part in the next BCCI elections

Srinivasan has to give up his commercial interest in the Super Kings if he wants to take part in the next BCCI elections

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The Supreme Court has made it clear that Narayanaswami Srinivasan will not be allowed to take part in the next Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) elections unless he gives up his commercial interest in the Chennai Super Kings.

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Amir to undergo six-month assessment before being allowed to make international comeback

"We also want to be completely satisfied he will not repeat his mistakes again if he gets a chance to play for Pakistan"

“We also want to be completely satisfied he will not repeat his mistakes again if he gets a chance to play for Pakistan”

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has revealed that disgraced left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir will undergo a six-month assessment before being allowed to make his international comeback.

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