Sharjeel Khan has filed an appeal against his five-year ban for spot-fixing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) earlier this year.

According to Sharjeel’s lawyer Shaigan Ijaz, the appeal had been filed, and he was confident of getting the decision overturned.

"We have filed an appeal against the verdict of with the board of governors," Ijaz told media.

On the other hand, PCB chairman Najam Sethi took to Twitter, announcing that the PCB would also appeal the decision, believing the sentence handed to Sharjeel to be too lenient.

"PCB has appealed the sentence imposed on Sharjeel by the tribunal and is seeking a stiffer sentence," tweeted Sethi.

 

PCB has appealed the sentence imposed on Sharjeel by the Tribunal and is seeking a stiffer sentence.

— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) September 21, 2017

It is pertinent to mention here that, the 28-year-old left hander was found guilty by a three-man tribunal of all five charges brought against him by the board, and had the minimum punishment - a five-year ban, half of which was suspended - handed down to him.

The charges relate to spot-fixing allegedly committed by the player during the opening game of the Pakistan Super League earlier this year, where he stands accused of pre-arranging with a bookie to play two dot balls. He potentially faces a life ban.