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EX-Pakistan Batsman Nasir Jamshed Jailed in UK Over Spot-fixing

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5 years ago

February 12, 2020

Niji Narayan

EX-Pakistan Batsman Nasir Jamshed Jailed in UK Over Spot-fixing

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Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been jailed for his role in a fixing scandal.

He was banned for 10 years by an anti-corruption tribunal in 2018 for his part in the spot-fixing scandal that engulfed the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in 2017.

Manchester Crown Court also announced jail terms for British nationals Yousef Anwar and Mohammed Ijaz after the trio admitted their roles in the conspiracy following a covert NCA investigation.

“Using an undercover officer, NCA investigators identified that the group were plotting to fix elements of the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament which Jamshed was due to play in,” NCA said in a statement.

Next year, Anwar was captured on CCTV purchasing 28 different coloured bat handle grips which would subsequently be used by the players in PSL as the signal to show the fix was going ahead, it added.

“These men abused their privileged access to professional, international cricket to corrupt games, eroding public confidence for their own financial gain,” Ian McConnell, Senior Investigating Officer of NCA, said.

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Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.