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Former South Africa bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe has been charged with match-fixing and has been suspended immediately after a lengthy investigation, Cricket South Africa said on Monday.
The 33-year-old, who played five Tests and 61 One Day Internationals but has not played for more than a year, faces charges relating to the South Africa domestic Twenty20 Series in 2015. Six other players have already been banned for their part in attempting to fix the outcome of games.
Tsotsobe is charged with contriving to fix or improperly influence a match or matches in the 2015 T20 Challenge Series and seeking to accept, accepting or agreeing to accept a bribe, a statement said.
Gulam Bodi, Jean Symes, Pumi Matshikwe, Ethy Mbhalati, Thami Tsolekile and Alviro Petersen were previously banned for between two and 20 years for their part in the affair, although the CSA has long held that no actual matches were fixed.
Nasir challenges spot-fixing charges against him
Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed has challenged the alleged spot-fixing charges framed against him by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Nasir has also asked the PCB to keep him out of any investigation until the UK's crime investigation agency concludes its inquiry against him.
"Basically Nasir has informed the Board through a legal response that he will be contesting the charges laid out against him in the notice sent to him earlier," a source in the PCB said.
Nasir, who is in the eye of a storm over the spot-fixing scandal in the Pakistan Super League, has not been available for questioning to PCB officials as he resides in the UK.
Nasir, who is also being questioned by the UK's national crime agency, has been allowed to extend his bail to June 21 in London.
The PCB has suspended five Pakistani cricketers including Nasir under its anti-corruption code for their allege involvement in spot-fixing in the PSL.
Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Irfan and Shahzaib Hasan are the other four players.