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Sethi lambasts ICC for ‘vague’ judgment in compensation case against BCCI

Former PCB chairman believes verdict was ‘politically influenced’

Sethi lambasts ICC for ‘vague’ judgment in compensation case against BCCI PHOTO: AFP
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