The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday introduced a six-month suspension on Maharashtra Cricket Association's pitch curator Pandurang Salgaonkar following its investigations over alleged charges of corruption made by India Today in October 2017.
Salgaonkar was once charged with a failure to report an method however no evidence was once discovered of him in fact having been engaged in corruption and therefore no charges had been laid towards him on that basis.
ICC General Manager - Anti-Corruption Alex Marshall mentioned: "We have performed an in depth investigation according to the allegations made by India Today and the fabric they shared with us.
"I am glad that Salgaonkar has no case to respond to at the extensive allegations of corruption made by India Today. However, as he is bound by the ICC Anti-Corruption Code as a participant of the sport, he has been charged with breaching phase 2.4.4 of the Code for his failure to report an technique to interact in corrupt habits.
"Salgaonkar has accepted that he has committed the offence and has received a six-month suspension, which has been backdated to 25 October 2017, being the date he was internally suspended by MCA, and he will therefore be free to resume his duties on 24 April 2018."
Salgaonkar was once charged with a failure to report an method however no evidence was once discovered of him in fact having been engaged in corruption and therefore no charges had been laid towards him on that basis.
ICC General Manager - Anti-Corruption Alex Marshall mentioned: "We have performed an in depth investigation according to the allegations made by India Today and the fabric they shared with us.
"I am glad that Salgaonkar has no case to respond to at the extensive allegations of corruption made by India Today. However, as he is bound by the ICC Anti-Corruption Code as a participant of the sport, he has been charged with breaching phase 2.4.4 of the Code for his failure to report an technique to interact in corrupt habits.
"Salgaonkar has accepted that he has committed the offence and has received a six-month suspension, which has been backdated to 25 October 2017, being the date he was internally suspended by MCA, and he will therefore be free to resume his duties on 24 April 2018."
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