Shalabh Jagdishprasad Srivastava (born 22 September 1981 in

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) is an Indian

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er. He is a left arm fast-medium bowler who played for

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and

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before he was banned. Srivastava represented India in the

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where he topped their wicket taker's list with 14 victims. He was part of

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winning side in 2006–07. Shalabh Srivastava was suspended by the

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for spot fixing on 15 May 2012, after a local news channel, ''

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'' reportedly accused him along with 4 others based on a

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* 1981 births Living people Indian cricketers Uttar Pradesh cricketers Central Zone cricketers Cricketers from Allahabad Punjab Kings cricketers Delhi Giants cricketers Cricketers banned for corruption {{India-cricket-bio-1980s-stub