Three-year ban harsh, Umar will challenge it: Kamran Akmal

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

Pakistan’s discarded wicketkeeper-batsman, Kamran, expressed shock over the result of the PCB listening to, held in Lahore on Monday.

“I am definitely surprised at the harsh punishment given to Umar. A three- year ban is very harsh. He will definitely approach every available forum to appeal against this ban,” Kamran mentioned.

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The veteran of 57 Tests, 153 ODIs and 58 T20 internationals identified that different gamers have been given a lot lighter punishments for comparable prices.

“Definitely it is hard to understand because other players in the past have got short bans for similar offences. Yet Umar has got such a harsh punishment.” Akmal was referring to Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Nawaz who had been banned for brief durations after not reporting approaches made to them.

Kamran mentioned Umar would undoubtedly think about hiring a authorized counsel to file his enchantment on the obtainable boards. Umar offered his personal case in Monday’s listening to whereas the PCB was represented by their authorized counsel Tafazzul Rizvi.

Umar, who final performed for Pakistan in final October in opposition to Sri Lanka in a house T20 sequence has been charged on two counts of not reporting provides made to him to spot-fix within the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Justice (retd) Justice (retd) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan, in a brief order after a one-hour listening to imposed a three-year ban on Umar. An in depth order might be launched later.

Rizvi argued that Umar’s case was unrelated to these of the opposite two gamers, who left themselves on the discretion of the court docket.

He additionally mentioned that the opposite gamers had one cost in opposition to them whereas Umar had two completely different prices in opposition to him.

“Umar admitted to the charges but tried to justify himself and the judge also gave him a chance several times to review his position which he didn’t,” Rizvi mentioned.

Kamran and Umar’s different brother, Adnan Akmal has additionally performed for Pakistan in 21 Tests and 5 ODIs as a wicketkeeper-batsman.