2017 Pakistan Super League spot-fixing scandal
betting scandal in cricket
The 2016 Pakistan Super League spot-fixing scandal arose in February 2016 when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suspended several cricketers under its anti-corruption code in an ongoing investigation on spot-fixing, backed by International Cricket Council (ICC)'s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, during the 2016 Pakistan Super League. The six cricketers that were suspended by the PCB were: Sharjeel Khan (on 10 February), Khalid Latif (on 10 February), Nasir Jamshed (on 13 February), Mohammad Irfan (on 14 March), Shahzaib Hasan (on 17 March) and Mohammad Nawaz (16 May).
In March 2016, the PCB banned Irfan for one year from all forms of the game after he pleaded guilty to the charges. After several months of hearing, in August 2016, Sharjeel was found guilty on five counts of the charges and banned for five years from all forms of cricket. Latif was banned for five years in September 2016, being found guilty on six counts of the charges. Jamshed and Shahzaib were each handed a one-year ban in December 2016 and February 2018, respectively. In August 2018, Shahzaib's ban was extended to 4 years and Jamshed received a 10-year ban from all forms of cricket.
Allegations
Sharjeel allegedly received 2 million Pakistani rupees in order to play two dot balls in the match against Peshawar Zalmi.
Latif was allegedly given bat grips by bookies which he had rolled on to his bat to indicate that he would go through with the spot-fixing. He was also accused of persuading three other players to participate in the fixing.
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