PCB suspends Irfan in PSL fixing scandal
KARACHI: Pacer Mohammed Irfan was on Tuesday suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for being in touch with a suspected bookmaker, making him the third player to be charged in the ongoing probe of alleged corruption in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
“The Pakistan Cricket Board in furtherance to its investigation into potential corrupt practices has today issued a Notice of Charge to Mohammed Irfan under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code,” the PCB said in a statement on Tuesday.
“Irfan has been charged with two violations of Code Article 2.4.4 and now has 14 days to respond to the Notice of Charge. He has also been provisionally suspended with immediate effect from participating in all forms of cricket,” it added.
Irfan is the third Pakistani player to be suspended under the anti-corruption code following the PCB’s decision to send back batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif from Dubai on the second day of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were also provisionally sus- pended under the anti-corruption laws. Irfan appeared before the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) and top legal expert on Monday in Lahore and according to sources in the board, he admitted to meeting with a suspected bookie who asked him to spot fix in matches.
Irfan, 34, has played four Tests, 60 ODIs and 20 T20Is in his career, which has been plagued by issues due to his tall demeanour. Irfan has denied accepting any offer but conceded that he did not report the matter to the Board. Irfan claimed that he was under great mental stress due to the death of his mother in the last three months.