Former Pakistan cricketer and commentator Ramiz Raja has on Monday lashed out at Umar Akmal after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) banned him for three years from all forms of cricket on corruption charges, earlier in the day.
Taking to Twitter, Raja said that it was high time for Pakistan to pass a law against match fixing. he wrote, “So Umar Akmal officially makes it to the list of idiots! Banned for 3 years. What a waste of a talent! It’s high time that Pakistan moved towards passing a legislative law against match fixing. Behind bars is where such jack a*** belong! Otherwise brave for more!!”
So Umar Akmal officially makes it to the list of idiots! Banned for 3 years. What a waste of a talent! It’s high time that Pakistan moved towards passing a legislative law against match fixing. Behind bars is where such jack asses belong! Otherwise brave for more!!
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) April 27, 2020
Earlier, Umar Akmal was handed a three-year ban from all forms of cricket on corruption charges by the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Disciplinary Panel.
Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan announced the decision on Monday after a hearing.
PCB Media took to Twitter to write: “Umar Akmal handed three-year ban from all cricket by Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan.” Akmal was charged for two breaches of Article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code in two unrelated incidents. Article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code reads: “Failing to disclose to the PCB Vigilance and Security Department (without unnecessary delay) full details of any approaches or invitations received by the Participant to engage in corrupt conduct under this Anti-Corruption Code.”
Akmal had been provisionally suspended on February 20 and was issued the notice of charge on March 17. The PCB formally charged Akmal with two breaches of its anti-corruption code for two unrelated incidents on March 20.
Umar Akmal banned from all cricket for three yearshttps://t.co/GLlmpDJwtA https://t.co/M2cp0A9vQV pic.twitter.com/rgIXZ32O6a
— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) April 27, 2020
His suspension came after alleged misconduct during a fitness test. Akmal allegedly misbehaved with a staff member after a failed fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.
After determining that Akmal had not requested for a hearing before the Anti-Corruption Tribunal, the Pakistan Cricket Board had referred the matter to the Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan, former Lahore High Court Judge on April 9.
(With ANI inputs)