PSL SPOT-FIXING

PCB bans Shahzaib Hasan for one-year in PSL spot-fixing row

by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on

Hasan's ban is said to end on March 17, 2018. © AFP

The Pakistan Cricket Board's Anti-Corruption Tribunal on Wednesday (February 28) handed batsman Shahzaib Hasan a one-year ban and a fine of Rs 1 million for his involvement in the spot-fixing row that rocked the Pakistan Super League last year. Hasan is now the sixth player to be banned by the tribunal after Sharjeel Khan, Nasir Jamshed, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Nawaz.

Hasan was found guilty of breaching two counts of clause 2.4.4 of the PCB's anti-corruption code where he failed to report a corrupt approach and one count of clause 2.4.5 which deals with players failing to report incidents that they are aware of.

With the suspension beginning on March 18 last year, Hasan's ban is all set to end on March 17, 2018. However, the 28-year-old, who represented Karachi Kings last season in the PSL, will have to complete his rehabilitation process before becoming eligible to play.

"Another player has been banned following the PSL scandal," PCB's legal adviser Tafazzul Rizvi said. "The young cricketers should learn lessons from this and stay away from any such activity. He has been found guilty in three out of four allegations and will face a year-long ban with a hefty fine.

"He cannot come in the field right away. He will have to go through the process and the first step of that process is acceptance of guilt. He will have to admit and regret on what he has done and then only, after PCB's Anti-Corruption Unit is satisfied, he will be allowed to play."

Hasan has so far played three ODIs and ten T20Is for Pakistan with his last appearance coming in October 2010. He was a part of the Pakistan squad that won the World T20 in 2009.

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