The most highlighting topic has been this week is the spot fixing allegations thanks to Al Jazeera, who claimed 15 International matches were involved in spot fixing in the year 2011-12. In the hour long documentary of Al Jazeera, players from England, Australia, Pakistan are seen to be involved in the spot fixing. And Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are furious over the allegations and labeled their allegations as ‘unsubstantiated’.
PCB released a statement on Monday.
“The PCB is committed to its fight against corruption in cricket. It has and continues to cooperate, assist and coordinate with the ICC’s anti-corruption unit in respect of investigations related to international cricket.”
Meanwhile, an independent adjudicator on Monday have upheld the 10-year ban imposed on Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed. He was involved in a spot-fixing in 2017 along with six other players. The adjudicator termed the ban as perfectly justified.
PCB in the past set up an independent tribunal for the hearings in the PSL spot-fixing matter and charged Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Nawaz and Shahzaib Hasan for failing to report approaches along with the two. And the board insisted that they are always pro-active about these issues.
“PCB in the recent past has been proactive in uprooting the menace of corruption and has charged and banned numerous cricketers for failing to abide by the Anti-corruption Code. It stands by that resolve.”.
