Wednesday, 15 February 2017

We had reports of spot fixing, but gave players 'benefit of the doubt': Sethi

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Pakistan Super League (PSL) Chairman Najam Sethi has said there were reports in regards to conceivable spot-settling in the alliance even before the competition started, yet said players were permitted to keep playing as experts gave them the "opportunity to be vindicated".

Noting a question amid Geo TV's show 'Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath' about the capture of two people in the UK regarding the spot-settling test, Sethi stated, "We have been trading the data that we have with the ICC and the move has been made on a similar premise."

He said a few individuals from PCB's Anti-Corruption Unit are previous Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officers who acted "dependably" amid the examination. He said a few players additionally collaborated by uncovering what sort of offer was made.

Sethi said Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif, the two Islamabad United players suspended amid the settling test, "acknowledge what they have done" and are looking for pardoning. He said a charge-sheet would be issued in two days which would contain every one of the subtle elements.

At the point when gotten some information about PCB's response after discovering that players were in contact with bookies, Sethi said it was to a great degree stunning when a player educated them that this sort of thing was occurring.

"We were all the while choosing what move to make when we got another report that this [spot fixing] would have been completed in the primary match [of PSL]."

We then pondered whether to stop the action or let it occur for it to be demonstrated a wrongdoing, he said.

"Since it involved spot-settling and not coordinate settling, it wasn't on the right track to find somebody without listening to somebody or somebody really carrying out the wrongdoing. Thus it was together chosen to give [the players] opportunity to be vindicated."


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