Pakistan Cricket Board suspend Nasir Jamshed
Tuesday 14 February 2017 10:40, UK
Nasir Jamshed has become the third player to be suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as part of its ongoing investigation into corruption.
The former Test opener joins Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif, who were provisionally suspended at the weekend and sent home from Pakistan Super League's (PSL) Twenty20 tournament currently being played in Dubai.
Jamshed, 27, who played two Tests in 2013, was not playing in the PSL but was suspended from all forms of cricket for violating the anti-corruption code, according to the PCB.
Jamshed played 48 ODIs for Pakistan but fell out of favour following a disappointing World Cup campaign in 2015 and did not feature in the first two years of the PSL.
Board chairman Shaharyar Khan also told reporters in Lahore that Sharjeel and Latif had been sent "show cause" notices for "spot fixing not matchfixing".
Sharjeel is a regular member of Pakistan's limited-overs team and made his Test debut against Australia in Sydney last month, while Latif has played five ODIs and 13 T20 matches.
The PCB is investigating whether an international syndicate had attempted to influence matches in the PSL.
Shaharya added that two other players who were questioned in the probe, Zulfiqar Babar and Shahzaib Hasan, would be allowed to continue to play in the tournament.
Fast bowler Muhammad Irfan had not been suspended but might be sent a show cause notice over the next couple of days, the PCB chairman added.
