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Corruption plagued Islamabad United picks Rafatullah

The Islamabad United has included veteran opening batsman Rafatullah Mohammad in their squad on Monday, coming as a replacement for batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Published February 14, 2017 Updated February 14, 2017 10:19am

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The 40-year-old's inclusion in the United squad comes after the suspension of Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif by the PCB and PSL authorities, who say the two are alleged to be involved in match fixing.

.@IsbUnited is delighted to announce that #RiffatullahMohmand is joining the squad for @thePSLt20 pic.twitter.com/QrzSAVWaBi
Islamabad United (@IsbUnited) 14 February 2017

Rafatullah has represented Pakistan in three T20 matches, with the best score of 23 runs.

On Monday, the PCB chief Shahryar Khan stated that those involved in corruption would not be tolerated. This comes after Khalid Latif and Sharjeel Khan were suspended by Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) anti-corruption unit as the two were allegedly involved in spot-fixing.

Khalid Latif has claimed that he is innocent. "As God is my witness, I am innocent and I have not done anything wrong," said Khalid Latif, on Monday. Whereas, Sharjeel Khan's father Sohail Khan has also stated that his son is not involved in any wrongdoing.

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