Umar Akmal has been handed a three-year ban from all representative cricket by PCB’s Chairman of Disciplinary Panel, Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan, for his two breaches of PCB’s anti corruption code. These breaches correspond to Akmal not reporting corrupt approaches ahead of PSL 2020.
The decision was formally revealed by the PCB on Monday following Akmal pleading guilty during his hearing with the panel at the National Cricket Academy at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore.
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Akmal, 29, was provisionally suspended on February 17 when he was withdrawn from PSL 2020 and later formally charged by the PCB on March 20 for breaches of Article 2.4.4 which deals with Failing to disclose to the PCB Vigilance and Security Department (without unnecessary delay) full details of any approaches or invitations received by the Participant to engage in Corrupt Conduct under this Anti-Corruption Code”.
His case was transferred to the Disciplinary Panel after he opted against contesting the charges before the Anti-Corruption Tribunal. His decision to forego a challenge, effectively left him having to accept the sanctions of Justice Chauhan.
The ban is a latest in a series of missteps that have derailed Umar Akmal’s career. Just before the corruption allegations surfaced in February ahead of the PSL season, Akmal was alleged to have behaved inappropriately with a staff at a failed fitness test. However, the PCB put the incident down to a “misunderstanding” after an inquiry.
Umar Akmal’s timeline of trouble
- Apr 2020 – Banned for three years for failing to report corrupt approaches
- Feb 2020 – Reprimanded for inappropriate behaviour at fitness Test
- Apr 2019 – Fined for breaking team curfew in Dubai during series versus Australia
- Jun 2018 – Served notice to explain his comments on a television show about spot-fixing requests
- Sep 2017 – Banned for his outburst on former coach Mickey Arthur, his NOCs to play foreign leagues revoked
- May 2017 – Recalled from England ahead of the Champions Trophy for failing fitness Test
- May 2016 – Left out of the England tour along with Ahmed Shehzad on disciplinary grounds
- Jan 2016 – Banned for a T20I against New Zealand for misconduct
- Nov 2015 – Left out of England T20Is for “bringing PCB into disrepute” after reportedly attending a party without permission
- Feb 2014 – Charged by Lahore police for allegedly misbehaving with warden after committing a traffic violation
- Oct 2012 – Fined for ignoring umpires while going for a change of gloves in a T20 against Sri Lanka
- Jun 2011 – Issued show-cause notice for giving unauthorized interviews to television media
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