Shahzaib Hasan banned for one year, fined Rs1 million for spot fixing

LAHORE: An anti-corruption tribunal on Wednesday imposed one year ban and a fine of one million Rupees on cricketer Shahzaib Hasan for his involvement in spot fixing scandal that rocked Pakistan Super League last year.

Pakistan Cricket Board's Anti-Corruption Unit had charge sheeted him on three counts of luring cricketers into scam and hiding information regarding his contacts with bookies .

Hassan was suspended on March 17 after his name appeared in the scandal.

Shahzaib Hasan, who represented Karachi Kings in PSL last year, was the fifth player to be suspended in the spot-fixing probe. The 27-year-old opener, who has represented Pakistan in three one-day internationals and 10 T20 matches, was suspended on March 17, 2017 and charged with three violations of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) anti-corruption code.

The PCB’s anti-corruption unit had charged him for violating three clauses of its anti-corruption code: for luring cricketers into the scam, not reporting approaches by the bookies, and hiding information regarding his contacts with the bookies.

The tribunal hearing the case against Shahzaib had reserved its verdict on January 31.

Along with Shahzaib, Islamabad United openers Khalid Latif and Sharjeel Khan were handed five-year bans last year after they were found guilty of spot-fixing and other breaches of the board’s anti-corruption code.

Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan and all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz were also suspended for twelve and two months, respectively, for not reporting the corrupt approach to the board in a timely manner. The probe is ongoing against former Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed.