{"id":33239,"date":"2017-02-11T12:34:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T12:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=33239"},"modified":"2017-02-11T12:34:51","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T12:34:51","slug":"pcb-widens-probe-into-psl-corruption-5-players-under-scanner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=33239","title":{"rendered":"PCB widens probe into PSL corruption, 5 players under scanner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-33211\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cricket-bat-ball-520.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"342\" alt=\"cricket bat ball 520\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cricket-bat-ball-520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cricket-bat-ball-520-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cricket-bat-ball-520-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>Dubai\/Islamabad: The<strong><a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/1311-pakistan-cricket-board\"> Pakistan Cricket Board<\/a><\/strong> (PCB) on Saturday widened the scope regarding the alleged corruption in Pakistan Super League (PSL) with currently, as many as five players reportedly facing investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after the provisional suspension of Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif of Islamabad United, 34-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, who plays for the same side, was also questioned after which he was allowed to remain part of the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>The PCB has issued show cause notices to Sharjeel and Latif and sought reply from the two players within seven days besides cancelling their central contract.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the anti-corruption unit (ACU) of the national cricket body also grilled Shahzaib Hassan, who plays for Karachi Kings and Zulfiqar Babar of Quetta Gladiators but have not yet suspended them.<\/p>\n<p>Shahzaib was called from the ground for interrogation and his mobile data was recovered by the officials according to the sources privy to the development.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, the suspected players met with bookies at a fast food restaurant located in close proximity to the Dubai Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"cricket-news\/44349-anushka-sharma-refutes-bogus-claims-on-virat-producing-phillauri\">Anushka Sharma refutes &#8216;bogus claims&#8217; on Virat producing &#8216;Phillauri&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, PSL chairman Najam Sethi took to Twitter to clarify that the PCB would take stern action to protect tournament from the &#8220;menace of corruption&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;PCB Anti Corruption Unit has questioned M.Irfan. Inquiry will continue. He does not face any immediate suspension,&#8221; Sethi said in a series of tweets, adding, &#8220;ACU has questioned S.Hassan and Z.Babar. They will continue to play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;PCB ACU will remain vigilant and continue to protect the PSL from the menace of corruption,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, PCB chairman Shahryar Khan, on his arrival in Karachi, confirmed that there was solid evidence against the players and the governing board was further collecting information vis-a-vis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-33211\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cricket-bat-ball-520.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"342\" alt=\"cricket bat ball 520\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cricket-bat-ball-520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cricket-bat-ball-520-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cricket-bat-ball-520-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>Dubai\/Islamabad: The<strong><a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/1311-pakistan-cricket-board\"> Pakistan Cricket Board<\/a><\/strong> (PCB) on Saturday widened the scope regarding the alleged corruption in Pakistan Super League (PSL) with currently, as many as five players reportedly facing investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after the provisional suspension of Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif of Islamabad United, 34-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, who plays for the same side, was also questioned after which he was allowed to remain part of the franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[4744,466,2894,21324,21325],"class_list":["post-33239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world-cricket-news","tag-cricket-news","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-pakistan-cricket-board","tag-pakistan-super-league","tag-shahzaib-hassan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PCB widens probe into PSL corruption, 5 players under scanner - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=33239\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PCB widens probe into PSL corruption, 5 players under scanner - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dubai\/Islamabad: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday widened the scope regarding the alleged corruption in Pakistan Super League (PSL) with currently, as many as five players reportedly facing investigations. 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