Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal allowed to resume club cricket
The right-handed batsman was banned in February 2020 for failure to report approaches related to fixing
The right-handed batsman was banned in February 2020 for failure to report approaches related to fixing
Umar, was in April, been banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board from all forms of cricket for three years after pleading guilty to failing to report match-fixing approaches.
Kamran Akmal also said that the team management is to blame for his brother Umar Akmal's suspension after failing to report match-fixing approaches.
Umar Akmal had filed an appeal on May 19 against PCB's decision, seeking a reduction in the duration of sanctions slapped on him.
Umar Akmal was charged with two breaches of Article 2.4.4 of PCB Anti-Corruption Code in two unrelated incidents for failing to report spot-fixing offers.
Shoaib Akhtar tore into the legal department of the PCB and called out the incompetency of the governing body to eradicate the issue of match-fixing.
After the hour-long hearing of the panel held on April Monday in Lahore, where Umar appeared himself to plead his case, Justice (retd) Miran Chohan announced a three-year ban on the batsman for failing to report corrupt approaches.
Shoaib Akhtar said that Umar Akmal was always a controversial figure and now by falling prey to a fixing scandal he has ruined his career.
Raja feels that Pakistan should pass legislative laws against match-fixing as such offenders need to put behind the bars.
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been banned from all forms of cricket for three years for failing to report spot-fixing offers.
