Umar Akmal banned from all cricket for three years for corruption offences
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been banned from all cricket for three years by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
The 29-year-old opted not to contest two unrelated charges of breaching article 2.44 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code, which relates to failing to disclose corrupt approaches. His sanction was handed down by chairman of the disciplinary panel chairman Mr Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan.
Akmal has often found himself in trouble with the Pakistan authorities. Earlier this year he was reprimanded by the PCB for exposing himself during a failed fitness test, while former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur told The Pinch Hitter that it was “too late” for Akmal to resume his international career due to his mismanagement.