PCB’s anti-corruption unit is made up of incapable people: Shoaib Akhtar

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Arguably the fastest bowler of all time, Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar has lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB) anti-corruption unit and has directly blamed them for the spot-fixing scandal which hit the tournament during the initial phases with several players interrogated. PCB provisionally suspended opener Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing and also interrogated fast bowler Mohammad Irfan but later cleared him of any wrongdoing.

“PCB’s anti-corruption unit is made up of incapable people,” Akhtar was quoted as saying by Z News. He also added that the officials should have been able to catch the cricketers before they carried out the alleged spot-fixing during the ongoing PSL. “If a stranger had approached these two players in their hotel, then the anti-corruption unit should have been able to stop this. These two players, because of their stupidity, brought a bad name to the PSL,” Akhtar lamented.

He also blamed the board for saving these two tainted players from life imprisonment. “PCB has saved both players [Sharjeel and Latif] from imprisonment,” he said, further adding that the tainted duo should be thankful to the board for letting them off the hook with a small reprimand. PSL fixing case should be resolved as per the law and should be investigated thoroughly [for future as well],” he added.

After the provisional suspension from the PCB, Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif was sent back home from the United Arab Emirates where the PSL is staged currently. The PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan has made it pretty clear that the final of the tournament will be played in Lahore irrespective of whether the foreign players travel to Pakistan or not.

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Former Aussie batsman and the current head coach of the Islamabad United team in the PSL, Dean Jones said that he will travel with his team to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore if they managed to qualify for the PSL Final.

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