Nasir Jamshed banned for one year in PSL spot-fixing case

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has banned  opening batsman Nasir Jamshed for one year for non-cooperation with the board in the PSL spot-fixing case. 

The PCB’s Anti Corruption Unit on Monday declared the batsman guilty of violating its code for obstruction and non-cooperation in the spot-fixing case. The main charges will be brought against him soon by the ACU.

The PSL spot-fixing scandal surfaced earlier this year, on the opening day of the second PSL Twenty20 series held in Dubai, with the final staged in Lahore.

The former opener was charged with violating two articles, 2.4.6 and 2.4.7, of the PCB’s anti-corruption code, one of which was “obstruction and non-cooperation” under which he has now been banned from cricket for a year.

The PCB’s anti-corruption unit is soon to bring forward main charges against him in the fixing case.

According the board, it is believed that Jamshed played a central role in the spot-fixing scandal which hit PSL earlier this year. He was arrested by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) in February, the same day he was provisionally suspended by the PCB for allegedly violating its anti-corruption code. He was later released on bail.

Sharjeel Khan was the first cricketer in the spot-fixing case, who was banned for five years last month.

In September, the Anti Corruption Unit handed batsman Khalid Latif a five-year ban and Rs1 million fine for involvement in the spot-fixing case.

He was charged on six counts, including persuading or attempting to persuade three other cricketers — Mohammad Irfan, Shahzaib Hasan and Sharjeel Khan to get involved in spot-fixing.