Pakistan batsman Shahzaib in spot-fix ban

Batsman Shahzaib Hasan has been provisionally suspended and charged for spot-fixing - the fifth T20 player to be banned in the Pakistan Super League.

Batsman Shahzaib Hasan has become the fifth player to be suspended for spot-fixing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 tournament.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday the 27-year-old had been provisionally suspended and charged as part of an anti-corruption investigation into spot-fixing in the PSL.

Shahzaib, who has represented Pakistan in three one-day internationals and 10 T20 matches, has been charged with three violations of the PCB's anti-corruption code and has 14 days to respond.

"The Pakistan Cricket Board has today issued Shahzaib Hasan a notice of charge and provisionally suspended him with immediate effect from participating in all forms of cricket," the PCB said in a statement.

The board said last month it was investigating whether an international betting syndicate had tried to influence PSL matches.

Pace bowler Mohammad Irfan, batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif were provisionally suspended last month, while former opener Nasir Jamshed was suspended and arrested in England as part of the same investigation

Jamshed was later released on bail.


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