Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed banned for 10 years for spot fixing

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned former opener Nasir Jamshed for a period of 10 years in connection to the spot-fixing scandal that surfaced in the 2017 Pakistan Super League (PSL).

The 28-year-old Jamshed has played 48 One-day Internationals and two Tests matches and was already banned for one-year for his failure to co-operate with the investigation team in the issue.

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Nasir Jamshed was the ‘lynchpin’ in the spot-fixing row which erupted in 2017 PSL.

Other than Jamshed, five other Pakistani players have been banned for their part in the scandal.

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The five other players who were banned are Sharjeel Khan, Shahzaib Hasan, Mohammad Irfan, Khalid Latif and Mohammad Nawaz.

"The tribunal has reached the verdict that the PCB's multiple charges against Nasir Jamshed have been proved and he was banned for 10 years," said PCB’s legal advisor Taffazul Rizvi.