Pakistan Cricketer Umar Akmal Faces Ban Over Corruption Charges | Cricket News

Pakistan’s perennial problem-maker Umar Akmal may just face an entire life ban if convicted of match-fixing fees unveiled Friday through Pakistan cricket government. The 29-year-old outdated used to be provisionally suspended through the anti-corruption unit of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on February 20, the day when Pakistan Tremendous League commenced in Karachi. PCB mentioned Umar violated its code on two counts.  

“The PCB has charged Umar Akmal with two breaches of the anti-corruption code which relates not to reporting a solving be offering,” mentioned a PCB unencumber.

Beneath the PCB anti-corruption code a participant is needed to instantly report back to a workforce supervisor or the officers of the anti-corruption unit when he receives an be offering to mend a tournament.  

Beneath the code if a participant is located responsible the penalty levels from a suspension of six months to an entire life ban, the discharge provides.

Umar has 14 days (until March 31) to answer the fees in writing.

Umar has a historical past of disciplinary issues, having been arrested and detained for an afternoon after a brawl with a visitors warden in 2014. 

He used to be banned for 3 months after a spat with the then Pakistan head trainer Mickey Arthur in 2017.

Additionally, remaining month he escaped punishment after making impolite remarks to a health instructor in Lahore.

Steadily described as a skilled but undisciplined cricketer, Umar has performed 16 Checks, 121 one-day internationals and 84 Twenty20 internationals since his debut in 2009.

He remaining performed for Pakistan within the Twenty20 sequence towards Sri Lanka 4 months in the past, failing to attain in each suits.

Umar’s anti-corruption case is the newest of many who had hit Pakistan cricket within the remaining 20 years, leading to existence bans and fines on a number of avid gamers.

The PSL used to be hit through a spot-fixing case in 2017 when openers Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif have been banned for 5 years.