ECB clears Robinson for playing cricket after his 8 match suspension ends

Updated : Jul 03, 2021 18:30
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Editorji News Desk

England cricketer Ollie Robinson will be available for selection for the 5 Test series against India, as the ECB clears him of his suspension that was handed to him over his old discriminatory tweets. 

On June 30, ECB suspended the English pacer for 8 matches with 5 of those suspended for 2 years. For the remaining 3, ECB suspended him from the 2nd Test against New Zealand and later he opted out of the 2 T20 matches, which have been taken into consideration.

Further he has also has to pay a fine of 3200 pounds. 

Robinson who made his debut in the first NZ Test faced flak after his very old tweets that were allegedly racist and sexist in nature. 

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