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PCB Charges Jamshed in Spot-Fixing Case

by AFP

Michael Bradley—AFP

Statement claims batsman did not cooperate with investigation, contributed to obstructing it.

Pakistan cricket charged former Test batsman Nasir Jamshed on Tuesday with obstructing and failing to cooperate in an investigation into a spot-fixing case which rocked their Twenty20 league.

Jamshed, 27, is the fifth player charged in the scandal which saw a one-year ban—six months suspended—and a fine meted out to fast bowler Mohammad Irfan last month. Three other players—Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif and Shahzaib Hasan—will fight the allegations before a three-member tribunal headed by a retired judge.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Jamshed, who was arrested in Britain in February and bailed until this month in the same case, was charged on two counts. “Jamshed has been charged for violation of articles 2.4.6 (not cooperating with investigation) and 2.4.7 (obstructing and delaying investigation) of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code,” said a PCB statement.

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) in February-March was hailed as a step toward restoring international cricket in Pakistan. But on Feb. 10 Khan and Latif were suspended for allegedly meeting a man linked to an international betting syndicate.

Khan was charged with accepting a fixing offer and not reporting it to the PCB’s anti-corruption unit while Latif’s alleged violation was to lure other players into fixing. Hasan was also charged with getting players into fixing.

Jamshed was allegedly a link between the bookies and players. He denies the charges.

Jamshed was seen as a talented opener whose career was lifted with back-to-back hundreds against India in 2012 but was discarded after the 2015 World Cup due to lack of form and fitness. Khan and Latif appeared before the tribunal last month and have until May 5 to respond to the charges.

The tribunal is set to start day-to-day proceedings from May 19.

Irfan confessed to “not reporting a fixing offer” and opted for “agreed sanction.”

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