Pakistan’s opening batsman Nasir Jamshed faced a huge blow from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on December 11. He has been slapped with a ban for being involved in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) spot-fixing scandal. He was found guilty of not co-operating with the board in the investigation process. PCB’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has further stated that there are possibilities that more charges will be imposed on the Pakistani cricketer.
As reported by the Cricbuzz.com, Jamshed has breached the article 2.4.6 and article 2.4.7 of the Anti-Corruption Code which includes “obstruction and non-cooperation” during the investigation. The reports also stated that Jamshed was earlier arrested in the UK but released later on bail after the corruption scandal surfaced. He was provisionally suspended by the PCB for alleged breaching of the board’s anti-corruption code.
One point which should be noticed is that the Pakistani batsman has not been put under any direct spot-fixing charges. The reports state that PCB didn’t find any proof of his involvement in fixing the game. He has been banned for not co-operating with the officials during the probe. However, the ban imposed on him will be lifted on February 13, 2018 — one year after he was originally suspended by the board.
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According to another report in Dawn, the PSL spot-fixing scandal surfaced earlier this year, on the opening day of the second PSL Twenty20 series. Pakistani cricketer Sharjeel Khan turned out to be the first cricketer found guilty in the spot-fixing case and was banned for five years last month.
