The Pakistan Cricket Board suspended Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif on corruption charges, and they have dumped the cricketers out of the Pakistan Super League tournament too. The duo has been suspended under the PCB's Anti-Corruption Code, and the
The duo has been suspended under the PCB's Anti-Corruption Code, and the International Cricket Council is supporting it. The PCB and ICC believe that these measures will protect the integrity of the sport, and the investigation in this regard is now on the way.
More details on the charges faced by these cricketers are yet to be revealed.
However, it has been learned from undisclosed sources that the duo is reportedly linked in a spot-fixing scandal, an illegal betting way which has been gulping the reputation of the Pakistan Cricketing fraternity for the past two decades.
Sharjeel Khan is a t20 specialist
Sharjeel Khan, the 27-year-old cricketer, is widely considered as a T20 specialist, and as of now, he has played 25 One-Day Internationals and 15 T20s for the National team. Khan was also part of the recently concluded Australian tour, and he played all the five One-Day matches and one Test wearing the green jersey.
Khan was also part of the recently concluded Australian tour, and he played all the five One-Day matches and one Test wearing the green jersey.
On the other hand, Khalid Latif has played 13 T20s and five ODIs for the Pakistan team.
Both suspended from Pakistan Super League
Najam Sethi statement on 2 suspended players #SharjeelKhan
— Ihtisham ul Haq (@iihtishamm) February 10, 2017
& Khalid Latif from IslamabadUnited .#PSL2017 pic.twitter.com/5Xh21XFA2f
Pakistan Super League Chairman, Najam Sethi told that it is not at all wise to comment more details about the case now, but the investigation carried out by the board clearly indicates its determination to expel corruption out of the sport.
Sharjeel Khan has met spiritual leader Pir Sufi Jameel ur Rehman Khani in Karachi to seek prayers over what he calls baseless allegations pic.twitter.com/g8Wa28Hh02
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 19, 2017
Najam also added that the Pakistan Cricket Board would not tolerate any kind of corrupted activities, and he indicated that appropriate decisions would be taken if these cricketers are found to be guilty in the case.
#BREAKING
— Pulak.S. (@pulak49s) February 10, 2017
Pics of #SharjeelKhan & #khalidlatif with the fixer has been released ! Dey were in contact since last July 😱#PSL2017 #Fixing pic.twitter.com/ifuXMO4dcg
This is not the first time that Pakistani players are getting trapped in the clutches of the match-fixing mafia. Earlier, in 2000, Pakistan former captain Salim Malik was banned for a lifetime as he tried to tempt Australian cricketers Shane Warne, Mark Waugh and Tim May to take a bribe to underperform during a tour in 1995.
