England bowler Ollie Robinson suspended for abusive tweets
London, Jun 7: England fast bowler Ollie Robinson was suspended from international cricket pending an investigation into discriminatory tweets he posted from 2012-13.
Robinson will not be available for the second test against New Zealand starting Thursday, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Sunday.
Robinson made his test debut in the first match of the series at Lord's, taking seven wickets across New Zealand's two innings and also hitting 42 in England's first innings.
The tweets he posted when he was 18 and 19, which were racist and sexist in nature, resurfaced during the first day of the test and Robinson was close to tears as he issued an apology after stumps.
Robinson will leave the England camp immediately and return to his county, England said about the Sussex bowler.
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Kolkata, Apr 26: Kolkata Knight Riders scored an imposing 261/6 against Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
Sent into bat, KKR rode on a 138-run partnership between openers Phil Salt (75 off 37 balls) and Sunil Narine (71 off 32 balls).
The batters that followed the openers then consolidated the home team's position and took them to an imposing total, as the PBKS bowlers struggled to get their act right in the face of a sustained assault.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders: 261/6 in 20 overs (Philip Salt 75, Sunil Narine 71).
