Nasir Jamshed Banned for 10 Years in 2017 PSL Spot Fixing Case; Ineligible for Management Role in PCB for Life
Jamshed was found guilty by an independent anti-corruption panel set-up by the PCB in five of the seven charges (in context to PCB’s anti-corruption code) levelled against him.
Nasir Jamshed, the out-of-favour Pakistan cricketer, was banned for ten years by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Friday. Jamshed was found guilty by an independent anti-corruption panel set-up by the PCB in five of the seven charges (in context to PCB’s anti-corruption code) levelled against him in a spot-fixing case in Pakistan Super League 2017.
The left-handed batsman was not only banned from playing at any level of cricket but will now also be ineligible to hold any management role in Pakistan cricket for life.
The verdict was delivered by a three-member panel constituted by the PCB. Retired judge Justice Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan headed the committee, and also had former cricketer Aaqib Javed and Supreme Court advocate Shahzaib Masood as other members.
According to the PCB, Jamshed was the central figure in the entire spot-fixing scandal that erupted during PSL 2017. Pakistan Cricket Board’s advisor Tafazzul Rizvi said that the cricketer would not be allowed to participate in cricket or its administration even after the ban.
"The tribunal has reached the verdict that the PCB's multiple charges against Nasir Jamshed have been proved and he was banned for ten years," Rizvi told reporters. "He will not be allowed to be involved with cricket or cricket administration even after his period of the ban is over," he further added.
This is not the first time the cricket board was punishing the Pakistani cricketer. Last year, he was banned for a year for not supporting and co-operating in the 2017 PSL spot-fixing case. Also, Jamshed is not the only player who has come under PCB’s radar.
As many as six players, including Jamshed, had been punished and suspended by the PCB. Other players who were found guilty in the PSL spot-fixing case by the anti-corruption unit were Khalid Latif, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Nawaz, and Shahzaib Hasan.
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