IPL 2017

Evidence insufficient for corruption charges: Sharjeel's lawyer

by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on

Sharjeel Khan has until May 5 to respond to the court. © Getty

The Pakistan Cricket Board, on Friday (April 14), presented evidence against Sharjeel Khan for his alleged involvement in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) corruption scandal to the three-man tribunal looking after the case. However, the player's lawyer Shaigan Ijaz said that the evidence is insufficient to prove him guilty.

"They have presented the evidences to the tribunal that contain statements of witnesses and some recording of interviews they had done during the investigations," Ijaz said. "I want to insist to my media friends that everybody is innocent until or unless proven guilty.

"Sharjeel Khan is our national asset and our national team player and until the matter is in proceeding and until things are not proved, he is innocent. We will assess the evidence in detail but we understand that these are insufficient."

The player and his counsel were also presented with the material and have been asked to respond by May 5. Khalid Latif, the other Islamabad United player who was accused of being involved in the corruption scandal, too has been handed over the evidence material and been asked to respond by May 5.

Both the players were alleged for breaching PSL's Anti Corruption Code, during the second season of the tournament. The players were accused and provisionally suspended from the tournament after the opening game of the season in which Sharjeel was dismissed for a 3-ball 1 and Latif didn't get to play.

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