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Summary An Indian TV channel accused six umpires of taking bribery.
The International Cricket Council says any of the umpires implicated in a match fixing sting on India TV wont be appointed to any domestic or international matches pending ongoing investigations.The ICC says the officials named are not contracted by the international federation and those national boards who employ and nominate the umpires directly Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will conduct the investigations as a matter of urgency.The ICC launched what it called an urgent investigation following allegations by India TV on Monday that purportedly exposes six international level umpires as corrupt.The ICC said none of the six officiated in any official matches at the World Twenty20 which finished Sunday and was won by West Indies.The umpires have denied the allegations.
