Umar Akmal banned for 3 years from all forms by PCB Disciplinary Panel on corruption charges
Controversial cricketer Umar Akmal has been banned from all forms of cricket for a period of 3 years on corruption charges by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Disciplinary Panel.
The PCB Anti-Corruption officials had charged Umar with in two separate cases of not reporting an approach made to him to spot fix matches in the Pakistan Super League 5.
Umar, who was provisionally suspended on Feb 20 and barred from playing in the Pakistan Super League for his franchise Quetta Gladiators, has been charged for breaching Article 2.4.4 of PCB’s Anti-Corruption Code.
Umar had until March 31 to respond to the show cause notice sent to him by the PCB but he had decided not to challenge it.
Source: India Today
