Published: Apr 09, 2017, 07:54 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 10, 2017, 03:17 PM (IST)
Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed’s wife Dr. Samara Afzal has taken a subtle dig at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after it alleged non-cooperation on the part of the cricketer with the spot-fixing inquiry in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The PCB had, on Saturday, said that Jamshed will be punished in absentia under its anti-corruption code of conduct if he does not cooperate with the spot-fixing inquiry. The board chairman Shaharyar Khan had said that Jamshed has been avoiding the PCB’s anti-corruption officials and lawyers by constantly changing his numbers and addresses in the United Kingdom (UK) where he is currently staying.
“If he does not cooperate with us then he will be punished as per rule under the anti-corruption code even if he does not come to Pakistan,” Shaharyar was quoted as saying by a PTI report. “He is seen as a central figure in the fixing investigations by our experts and they want to go to London and interview him but so far he has avoided contacts and has kept on changing his phone numbers and addresses,” the report further read.
Jamshed was also questioned by the UK’s crime investigation agency but was released on bail. However, his passport has not been returned to him yet. When the PCB chief’s statement was shared on Twitter by a Pakistani cricket journalist Saj Sadiq, Jamshed’s wife reacted to it in a sarcastic manner. Here’s how the conversation panned out:
PCB Chairman “our experts want to go to England & interview Nasir Jamshed but he keeps on changing his phone numbers and addresses” #Cricket
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) April 8, 2017
So the person I see at home every day who looks like my husband … I wonder who that is https://t.co/uijetQGKfv
— Dr Samara Afzal (@SamaraAfzal) April 8, 2017
@SamaraAfzal haha you had better remind the PCB where you live and your phone number. They seem to be a forgetful bunch
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) April 8, 2017
@Saj_PakPassion Quite a difference between forgetfulness and confabulation !
— Dr Samara Afzal (@SamaraAfzal) April 8, 2017
The left-handed opener, who has played 2 Tests, 48 ODIs and 18 T20Is for Pakistan, is suspected of being the link between bookmakers and Pakistani players including Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif and Shahzaib Hasan — all of whom are now suspended under the PCB’s code. His wife is a doctor by qualification, but is also a part time cricketer for Walmley CC Ladies in the UK. She is also a qualified Level 1 ECB coach.
