LAHORE: While an independent adjudicator of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) tribunal upheld on Monday the 10-year spot-fixing ban on former opener Nasir Jamshed, it waived off two other penalties imposed by the PCB anti-corruption unit in the scam reported during the second edition of the Pakistan Super League held in the UAE last year.

“Justice (r) Mian Hamid Farooq, the independent adjudicator hearing the appeal filed by Nasir Jamshed against the decision of the Anti-corruption Tribunal has today announced the order,” said the PCB press release issued on Monday.

“The 10-year ban imposed on Nasir Jamshed has been found to be ‘perfectly justified’ and shall continue to remain in force. The two additional sanctions imposed by the Anti-Corruption Tribunal regarding, A: Inclusion of Nasir in the list of players to be avoided by cricketers and all stakeholders;

B: Not to be given an important role in the management or administration of cricket have been set aside as they fall outside the confines provided under Article 6.2 of the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Code.

“Meanwhile, PCB’s fight against corruption in the game continues, the Board will take all necessary steps in order to root out corruption at all levels,” the press release concluded.

Nasir’s lawyer in the meantime has announced that his client would file a case before the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) against the 10-year ban.

Dawn learnt that the PCB has never fought for the two waived sanctions. Therefore, it will not make any appeal against the decision. It is further learnt that the PCB’s Anti-corruption Tribunal gave these two penalties because Nasir could neither give any reply nor share any detail during the proceedings regarding a similar fixing case in England involving him.

Left-handed Nasir, who featured in two Tests, 48 ODIs and 18 T20s for Pakistan until 2015, was also arrested by the National Crime Agency in England on spot-fixing charges but was later released on bail in February last year.

Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2018

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