Pace bowler Ollie Robinson cleared to play immediately

LONDON: Pace bowler Ollie Robinson, who was banned from representing England last month after his old racist tweets emerged on social media, has been cleared to play cricket immediately, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Saturday.

"A Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) Panel today announced its decision in relation to two charges brought against Ollie Robinson," the ECB said in a statement.

"Robinson had previously admitted breaching ECB Directives 3.3 and 3.4 in relation to a number of offensive tweets which were posted between 2012 and 2014, when he was aged between 18 and 20. The tweets came to light on 2 June 2021, which was also the first day of his first Test match for England," added the statement.

The ECB had held a hearing on June 30 and had decided that he would be suspended from playing eight cricket matches. Five of those will be suspended for two years. IANS

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