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Published 19:25 IST, October 29th 2019

Michael Vaughan on Shakib's Ban: No sympathy, 2 years not enough'

Former cricketer Micheal Vaughan took to Twitter and lashed out at Bangladeshi Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan asserting that no sympathy should be shown towards him

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Former English cricketer Micheal Vaughan took to Twitter and lashed out at Bangladeshi Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan asserting that no sympathy should be shown towards him. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended from all cricket for two years after he accepted three charges under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

Vaughan, who has always been vocal about his view pertaining to the sport, in his Tweet stated that this should have been reported straight away and the tenure for the suspension should have been more.

As per the ruling of ICC, Shakib will be suspended for a year from all forms of cricket. As per the decision announced on Tuesday evening, he will only be able to resume international cricket on 29 October 2020. 

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Harsha Bhogle comments on Shakib's ban

Cricket commentator and analyst Harsha Bhogle took to Twitter and stated the ban on Shakib Al Hassan a huge loss for Bangladesh ahead of their series with India. He further mentioned that no player can afford to breach the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

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Updated 01:35 IST, October 30th 2019