Pakistani cricketer suspended on corruption charges.

LAHORE -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that it had placed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's left-arm spinner Asif Afridi under provisional suspension as of September 12 (Monday).

The bowler has been suspended under Article 4.7.1 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code, the board said in the statement released Tuesday.

The suspension means Afridi cannot take part in any cricket-related activity, pending the conclusion of the investigation being carried out by PCB's Anti-Corruption Unit.

The PCB said that Afridi has...

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