Umar Akmal may face a lifetime suspension
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has charged Umar Akmal for breaching its anti-corruption code in two unrelated incidents. If the charges are proven right, Akmal could face suspension for a minimum of six months and a maximum of a lifetime.
In a press statement, the board said on Friday said, "PCB has charged Umar Akmal with two breaches of Article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code in two unrelated incidents."
"Article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code reads as: Failing to disclose to the PCB Vigilance and Security Department (without unnecessary delay) full details of any approaches or invitations received by the Participant to engage in Corrupt Conduct under this Anti-Corruption Code."
"According to Article 6.2, the range of permissible period of ineligibility for those charged and found guilty for a violation of Article 2.4.4 is a minimum of six months and a maximum of a lifetime."
Akmal was earlier provisionally suspended on Feb 20 while issued the notice on March 17.
This is not the first time that Umar Akmal has made headlines for the wrong reasons. He recently escaped a ban for allegedly making crude remarks to a trainer during a fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore
