Pakistan Super League spot-fixing: Khalid Latif’s plea against 5-year ban overruled

Tainted Pakistan batsman Khalid Latif’s appeal against his five-year ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Anti-corruption Tribunal over his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing case has been overruled by the Appellate Tribunal.

Latif, however, has been offered some relief by waiving away his fine of Rs 1 million Pakistan Rupees ($9,489 approximately) keeping in view that the cricketer’s career has effectively ended.

The 32-year-old had filed an appeal with the independent adjudicator after he was banned from the cricket last September by the PCB, for his alleged role in the spot-fixing scandal that marred the second edition of the Pakistan Super League​ (PSL) in 2017, the Express Tribune reported.

Latif was charged with six major breaches of the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Code, including attempting to spot-fix, accepting an offer by a bookmaker, which he did not report on time, and luring other players to take part in fixing.

The spot-fixing allegations relate to a match between Latif’s team Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi in Dubai in February during the second edition of the PSL.

Earlier on March 6, a three-member tribunal was formed by the PCB to investigate the spot-fixing case allegedly involving Sharjeel Khan and Latif. Sharjeel was the first player to …read more