PSL fixing: Irfan takes a major u-turn

Pakistan pacer Mohammad Irfan will appear before PCB’s anti-corruption tribunal today as a witness against Shahzaib Hasan in Pakistan Super League (PSL) fixing scam.

The opener from Karachi, Shahzaib Hasan, was the fifth player to be suspended for the fixing scandal. The 27-year-old, who has represented Pakistan in three one-day internationals and 10 T20 matches, was charged with three violations of the PCB’s anti-corruption code during the PSL’s second edition earlier this year.

Irfan was suspended by the PCB for 12 months, after he delayed reporting the corrupt approaches made to him during the PSL, six months of the sentence remain suspended, as he returned to the domestic cricket landscape after serving a six-month ban.

The 35-year-old pacer has represented Pakistan in 60 ODIs, 20 T20Is, and four Test matches.

PCB has already banned Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif for five years for spot-fixing.