Umar was sidelined by the national selectors during the recent World Cup after being given a comeback chance in the preparatory one-day series against Australia in the UAE in March-April.
Pakistani player Umar Akmal in action during the final match of the Asia Cup tournament between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh, on March 8, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
In a startling revelation, Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal on Wednesday reported a match-fixing offer which was made to him during the ongoing Global T20 Canada league.
Umar Akmal has accused a former Test player Mansoor Akhtar of corrupt approach, reporting the matter to PCB’s anti-corruption unit.
The 61-year-old Mansoor, who is currently based out of the United States has played around 19 Tests and 41 ODIs between 1980 and 1990. He has reportedly gone incommunicado since the complaint came to the light.
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According to highly placed PCB sources, a few days back, Umar had reported the matter to the organizers as well as the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Anti-Corruption Unit.
Akmal is plying his trade with Winnipeg Hawks in the T20 league.
“Canada is handling Global T20 League’s administration. Pakistan Cricket Board has nothing to do with it,” a PCB spokesperson was quoted as saying by www.cricketpakistan.com.pk.
Meanwhile, according to the report, the PCB said they had nothing to do with the league.
Umar was sidelined by the national selectors during the recent World Cup after being given a comeback chance in the preparatory one-day series against Australia in the UAE in March-April.
But the flamboyant middle-order batsman has a tendency to get involved in controversies and last year came under the spotlight when he made claims in a television interview about being approached to fix matches by some bookmakers during the 2015 World Cup and during Hong Kong Super Sixes.
(With agency inputs)
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