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Umar Akmal banned for three years over corruption charges

Umar Akmal’s disturbed cricket profession has hit its greatest barricade yet, with the PCB giving him a restriction from all agent cricket for a long time after he neglected to report subtleties of degenerate methodologies made to him in front of the current year’s PSL. 

During the consultation on Monday, Akmal acknowledged that the episodes which framed the premise of the two charges squeezed against him by the PCB had occurred, yet brought up that the conditions were with the end goal that they didn’t justify answering to the board. 

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday restricted Umar Akmal from all types of the game for a long time, two months in the wake of starting an enemy of defilement examination against the batsman. 

What will happen to him now?

The PCB had officially accused Akmal of two breaks of its enemy of defilement code for two inconsequential occurrences on March 20. The charges go under Article 2.4.4, which manages: “Neglecting to unveil to the PCB Vigilance and Security Department (immediately) full subtleties of any methodologies or solicitations got by the Participant to participate in Corrupt Conduct under this Anti-Corruption Code”.

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Lt Col Asif Mahmood, the ­director of PCB security and hostile to defilement, stated: “The PCB doesn’t take any ­pleasure in observing a promising ­international being announced ineligible for a long time on debasement accusations however this is an opportune suggestion to all who figure they can escape by breaking the counter ­corruption code. I demand all ­professional cricketers to avoid the ­menace of defilement and ­immediately advise significant ­authorities when they are drawn nearer. This is in their just as their groups’ and ­country’s well being.”

A PCB representative included: “He can’t play cricket at any level at this point. The point by point decision will be given by the board later.”

When was Umar Akmal last played an International cricket match?

The 29-year-old, who has played in 16 Tests, 121 one-day internationals and 84 Twenty20s, was charged by the ­Pakistan Cricket Board for two penetrates of its enemy of defilement code, having been temporarily suspended in February before the beginning of the ­Pakistan Super League. He was expected to speak to Quetta Gladiators in the PSL’s initial game in Karachi.

Akmal’s profession has been defaced by disciplinary issues since he made his Test debut 11 years prior. He was sent home from England in 2017 when he bombed a wellness test before the ­Champions Trophy that Pakistan won. He made a century in his presentation Test against New Zealand in 2009 however just played 15 more for his nation, scoring 1,003 runs. His last Test was against Zimbabwe in 2011.

Akmal, who last played for Pakistan in October, has included in 16 Tests, 121 ODIs and 84 T20s, scoring 1003, 3194 and 1690 runs individually.

Akmal, who guaranteed much in the wake of making a hundred in New Zealand on his Test debut, neglected to satisfy the exclusive standards that accompanied some fine exhibitions right off the bat in his profession.
Steady run-ins with the specialists likewise damaged his stop-start profession.

Akmal’s controversial cricketing journey so far :

  • APR 2010 – FEIGNED AN INJURY
  • OCT 2012 – FINED FOR INSISTING ON A CHANGE OF GLOVES
  • FEB 2014 – BOOKED FOR RASH DRIVING
  • NOV 2015 – PARTYING WITHOUT PERMISSION
  • JAN 2011 – DID NOT ADHERE TO CLOTHING GUIDELINE
  • APR 2017 – BRAWL IN A FAISALABAD THEATRE
  • MAY 2017 – A CASE OF HE SAID, HE SAID v JUNAID KHAN
  • MAY 2017 – SENT HOME FROM THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY SQUAD
  • AUG 2011 – CLAIMS HEAD COACH MICKEY ARTHUR HAD ABUSED HIM
  • FEB 2020 – YOU SAY EVE FAILED THE SKINFOLD TEST. WHERE IS THE FAT?” [SAID WHILE NUDE]
  • MAR 2021 – CHARGED WITH TWO BREACHES OF THE ANTI-CORRUPTION CODE
  • APR 2021 – BANNED FROM ALL FORMS OF CRICKET FOR THREE YEARS

The boycott comes as the most huge misfortune to 29-year-old Akmal, whose vocation has been covered with high points and low points. Rehashed occurrences of indiscipline since his introduction in 2009 have implied that he has been fined and suspended, and a powerlessness to remain fit has prompted punishments too. As of late, in September 2017, he copped a three-month boycott for freely condemning then Pakistan lead trainer Mickey Arthur, and not long ago, he was denounced by the PCB for getting into mischief subsequent to bombing a wellness test, supposedly presenting himself to a mentor in disappointment at a certain point.

While Akmal has at no other time been endorsed for penetrating any enemy of defilement codes, this probably won’t be the first occasion when he had confronted a degenerate methodology. In 2018, he guaranteed in a TV meet that he had been offered cash to spot-fix at the 2015 World Cup, independently asserting that he had likewise been made an idea to avoid certain key matches against India. It wasn’t certain whether Akmal had announced these supposed ways to deal with hostile to debasement specialists, however he has at no other time confronted sanctions from either the PCB or the ICC for the equivalent.

In any case, his quality as a batsman implied that Akmal remained in conflict in spite of the issues. At the point when it appeared as though Arthur had sidelined him for good, he was given an unexpected call-up for a home T20I arrangement against Sri Lanka a year ago, in what was Misbah-ul-Haq’s first task as lead trainer. He was dropped again after back to back brilliant ducks, yet solid residential exhibitions implied the chance of another summon up was rarely far.

Twitter Reactions

Reacting to Akmal’s ban, former Pakistani cricketer turned commentator Ramiz Raja slammed the 29-year-old on Twitter. Calling the situation “embarrassing” online commentators didn’t mince any words after the shocking news was announced.

The three-year ban handed to Umar Akmal for not reporting corrupt approaches is “very harsh” and he will “definitely challenge” it, his elder brother Kamran said on Monday after the Pakistan Cricket Board’s announcement.

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