Banned Pakistan batsmen Nasir Jamshed was charged with two counts of bribery by UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) as part of an investigation into spot-fixing in cricket.
In August this year, the opening batsman had been handed a 10-year ban from cricket by an Anti-Corruption Tribunal for his role in the spot-fixing scandal that hit the 2017 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Working in conjunction with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit, the NCA arrested Jamshed in February last year along with two other British nationals.
The Pakistan batsman, who resides in the UK, was subsequently released on bail.
Now, Jamshed will be required to appear before the Manchester Magistrates Court on January 15 to contest the two charges of bribery slapped against him.
Nasir Jamshed, two others, charged by UK’s National Crime Agency with bribery offences as part of its investigation into spot fixing in tournaments by PCB and BCB, summoned to appear in court on January 15th.
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) December 20, 2018
“Three men have been charged with bribery offences as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into cricket match spot-fixing in tournaments organised by national cricket boards from Pakistan and Bangladesh,” a NCA statement reported by ESPNcricinfo stated.
“British nationals Yousaf Anwar, 35, and Mohammed Ijaz, 33, were arrested in February 2017, along with Nasir Jamshaid, 32, from Pakistan.”
Jamshed made his Pakistan debut in 2008 and has gone on to play two Tests, 48 ODIs and 19 T20s so far over the course of his international career. His last Pakistan appearance came in 2015 in an ODI against the UAE.
He was one of six Pakistan players to be implicated in the 2017 PSL spot-fixing scandal. Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Irfan and Shahzaib Hasan were handed smaller suspensions while Khalid Latif and Sharjeel Khan were slapped with five-year bans from cricket for their roles in the affair.