PSL CORRUPTION SAGA

Shahzaib Hasan provisionally suspended in PSL corruption case

by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on

The suspension bars Hasan from participating in all forms of cricket with immediate effect. © Getty

Pakistan batsman Shahzaib Hasan was formally charged and provisionally suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday (March 17), in relation to the corruption scandal in the second edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

The Karachi Kings' batsman was summoned before the PCB Anti-Coruption Unit (ACU) for the third time on Friday and then handed a Notice of Charge for violating PCB's anti-corruption code. The 27-year-old has been charged with violations of code Articles 2.1.4, 2.4.4 and 2.4.5. The suspension bars Hasan from participating in all forms of cricket with immediate effect.

Shahzaib and pacer Mohammad Irfan were both summoned by the ACU earlier this week, as the board expanded its investigation into the alleged spot-fixing scam that rocked the second edition of the league in the opening week. Irfan was formally charged and provisionally suspended after admitting that he had been contacted by bookies during the tournament. The pacer had failed to report the approaches to PCB.

Hasan becomes the fifth player, after Sharjeel Khan, Nasir Jamshed, Khalid Latif and Irfan, to face this suspension. He has 14 days to respond to PCB's notice.

Hasan played for Pakistan in 10 T20Is and 3 ODIs, the last of which was in November 2010 against South Africa in Dubai. He opened for Pakistan in the final of 2009 ICC World Twenty20, where they beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets to lift the title.

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