PCB slaps corruption charges on Nasir Jamshed

Sports Desk: Left-handed batsman Nasir Jamshed was sent a notice of charge by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday according to which he was found to have violated five anti-corruption articles.

“The Pakistan Cricket Board has today issued a notice of charge to cricketer Nasir Jamshed, wherein he has been charged with multiple violations of Articles 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4 and 2.4.4 of the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Code for Participants (“the Code”),” a PCB statement read.

It added, “Nasir Jamshed now has fourteen (14) days to respond to the notice of charge.”

Jamshed is already serving a one-year ban for non-cooperation in the investigation of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) second edition’s spot-fixing scandal.

2.1 Corruption: 2.1.1 Fixing or contriving in any way or otherwise influencing improperly, or being a party to any agreement or effort to fix or contrive in any way or otherwise influence improperly, the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of any Domestic Match, including (without limitation) by deliberately underperforming therein.

2.1.2 Ensuring for Betting or other corrupt purposes the occurrence of a particular incident in a Domestic Match.

2.1.3 Seeking, accepting, offering or agreeing to accept any bribe or other Reward to (a) fix or to contrive in any way or otherwise to influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of any Domestic Match or (b) ensure for Betting or other corrupt purposes the occurrence of a particular incident in a Domestic Match.

2.1.4 Directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, enticing, instructing, persuading, encouraging or intentionally facilitating any Participant to breach any of the foregoing provisions of this Article 2.1.

2.4.4 Failing to disclose to the PCB Vigilance and Security Department (without unnecessary delay) full details of any approaches or invitations received by the Participant to engage in Corrupt Conduct under this Anti-Corruption Code.

 

Source: Agencies

 

risingbd/Dhaka/February 9, 2018/A K Azad