PCB Suspends Sharjeel, Khalid In corruption Probe

TIL Desk Sports/ The Pakistan Cricket Board Friday provisionally suspended Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif under its Anti-Corruption Code and dumped the pair out of the Pakistan Super League. “Sharjeel and Latif have been suspended and the rigorous and wide-ranging investigation by the PCB supported by the International Cricket Council will continue as part of collective efforts to protect the integrity of the sport,” the board said in a statement.

No further details were released but the pair were thought to be linked to spot-fixing, an illegal betting practice rife in Pakistan cricket in recent years. Sharjeel, 27, was part of the Pakistan team which toured Australia and featured in a Test and all five one-day internationals. He has totalled 25 one-day internationals and 15 Twenty20s.

Latif, 31, was part of Pakistan’s World Twenty20 squad in India last year and has played five one-day internationals and 13 Twenty20s. Najam Sethi, chairman of the Pakistan Super League said: “It would not be appropriate to comment on the specifics of the case, however this investigation is a clear demonstration of our determination to drive corruption out of our sport.