PSL fixing scam: Latif in deep trouble, as PCB set to announce verdict

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) anti-corruption tribunal is all set to announce its verdict against Khalid Latif in the PSL spot-fixing scam.

The tribunal had issued the order about announcement of the decision, a PCB official told Dawn.com.

The-31-year-old is expected to get the strict punishment, as he is being considered one of the main culprits in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) fixing case.

Latif is currently facing six charges including that of persuading three other cricketers — Mohammad Irfan, Shahzaib Hasan and Sharjeel Khan — to get involved in spot-fixing.

“Khalid is facing six charges, which is the maximum in number when compared with three other cricketers named in the case. Therefore, [it is likely that] there will be no leniency for him and he will also be fined besides being banned for seven, eight years,” the site quoted the official.

“Sharjeel was not fined but the case of Khalid is totally different as he is facing six charges, including that of persuading other cricketers to engage in spot-fixing,” the official added.

It is pertinent to mention here that the anti-corruption tribunal had imposed a five-year ban on opening batsman Sharjeel Khan.

Sharjeel Khan will not be allowed to play domestic and international cricket, for next two and a half years, Khan will and for the rest of the terms, the board will put him under close observation, stated the interim order.