Published: Feb 13, 2017, 10:28 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 13, 2017, 10:34 PM (IST)
Karachi: The match-fixing scandal that has rocked Pakistan Super league (PSL) grew in proportion today as another player Nasir Jamshed, a Test discard, was suspended from all forms of cricket for his alleged involvement in the controversy. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement that Jamshed will remain suspended from all forms of cricket for violation of its anti-corruption code. Nasir, 27, a left-handed opening batsman has appeared in two Tests, 48 ODIs and 18 T20 internationals but last turned out for the national team in the 2015 World Cup. According to well-informed sources, the suspended Pakistan players Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif, who were sent back home from the PSL in Dubai last week had claimed during their questioning by anti-corruption officials that Jamshed had asked them to meet with the person suspected to be part of an international betting syndicate. Nasir also came under investigation two years back by the Bangladesh Premier League anti-corruption officials. PSL 2017 spot-fixing: Sharjeel Khan’s father assures his son is innocent
Earlier, Sohail Khan, father of Pakistani cricketer Sharjeel Khan who was suspended from the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) amid corruption allegations, has said that his son “did not do anything wrong”. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has provisionally suspended Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif under its Anti-Corruption Code as part of an ongoing investigation into an international syndicate which is believed to be attempting to corrupt the T20 league being played in Dubai, reported ANI.
“When you are on an international tour, or are playing abroad, then you interact with many people,” the Express Tribune quoted Sohail as saying. “So maybe he met with someone unknowingly who was under the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) radar. But I talked to him and I can assure you he did nothing wrong.”
