Umar Akmal
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Umar Akmal leaves Pakistan to play league cricket in California
Cricket | Oct 05, 2021, 11:24 AM ISTAkmal had recently completed his ban for breaching PCB's anti-corruption code.
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Umar Akmal apologises for not reporting corrupt approaches: 'I learnt a lot during this time'
Cricket | Jul 07, 2021, 08:34 PM ISTAkmal admitted that the period had been "very difficult for him".
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Umar Akmal pays 4.5 million rupee fine, to take part in ACU's rehab program
Cricket | May 26, 2021, 11:50 AM ISTA source in the PCB confirmed that Akmal had deposited the fine imposed on him by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in February.
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Kamran Akmal offers to pay Umar's fine for sake of brother's rehabilitation programme
Cricket | May 09, 2021, 08:19 PM ISTUmar, 30, has not played any cricket since February 2020 when he was suspended by the PCB for not reporting spot-fixing approaches made to him.
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PCB asks Umar Akmal to pay his fine in full, rejects his installments plea
Cricket | Apr 16, 2021, 05:50 PM ISTPaying the fine would pave the way for him to return to cricket after serving a ban for breaching clauses of the Anti-Corruption code.
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Didn't report spot-fixing approach as I thought it would not remain confidential: Umar Akmal
Cricket | Feb 27, 2021, 03:32 PM ISTAkmal was banned for three years from all cricket by the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Tribunal in February last year. Later, the ban was reduced to 18 months by an Independent Adjudicator.
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Umar Akmal to resume competitive cricket after CAS reduces his ban to 12 months
Cricket | Feb 26, 2021, 02:14 PM ISTUmar was initially suspended from all cricket activities on February 20 last year for not reporting approaches made to him for spot-fixing in the Pakistan Super League.
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Umar Akmal awaits fate as CAS reserves verdict after hearing over three-year ban
Cricket | Dec 03, 2020, 10:40 AM ISTThe Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) held a seven-hour virtual hearing, chaired by an England-based adjudicator, who reserved the verdict after listening to the arguments.
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Umar Akmal files appeal in CAS against 18-month ban
Cricket | Aug 20, 2020, 10:32 PM ISTThe development comes right after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appealed in the CAS against the reduction of a three-year ban on Akmal by an independent adjudicator.
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Kamran Akmal criticises PCB for deciding to challenge Umar's ban reduction
Cricket | Aug 11, 2020, 04:08 PM ISTKamran said in the past players had been banned for short terms of three to six months and even had their fines reduced for the same offence but in Umar's case, the PCB is not even satisfied with the 18 months ban on him.
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PCB to appeal with CAS against reduction in Umar Akmal's ban
Cricket | Aug 10, 2020, 09:08 PM ISTAn independent adjudicator had reduced Akmal’s ban from 36 months to 18 months after the Pakistan middle-order batsman appealed the suspension's length.
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You call it zero tolerance policy for corruption: Danish Kaneria mocks PCB after Akmal's ban halved
Cricket | Jul 31, 2020, 08:22 AM ISTIn June, Danish Kaneria had appealed to the PCB to lift the life ban imposed on him in 2013. However, the PCB responded by asking him to approach the ECB to get his ban revoked.
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Umar Akmal's three-year ban reduced to 18 months, will be eligible to play in August 2021
Cricket | Jul 29, 2020, 01:26 PM ISTUmar, was in April, been banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board from all forms of cricket for three years after pleading guilty to failing to report match-fixing approaches.
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Kamran Akmal believes team management shoud've handled brother Umar better
Cricket | Jun 30, 2020, 04:28 PM ISTKamran Akmal has come out in support of brother Umar Akmal, stating that the team management should've handled him better.
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Umar Akmal's appeal against ban to be heard on June 11: PCB
Cricket | Jun 05, 2020, 06:54 PM ISTAkmal was banned for three-years on April 27 by the PCB's Disciplinary Panel, for not reporting spot fix approaches made to him during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches.
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Former Supreme Court judge to hear Umar Akmal's appeal against three-year ban handed by PCB
Cricket | May 31, 2020, 02:10 PM ISTAkmal was banned from the sport for three years for breaching the PCB Anti-Corruption Code in two separate incidents.
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Umar Akmal appeals against his three-year ban handed by PCB
Cricket | May 19, 2020, 05:37 PM ISTPCB had banned Akmal from all forms of cricket last month after its disciplinary panel found him guilty of not reporting corrupt approaches ahead of the Pakistan Super League earlier this year.
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Banned Umar Akmal refuses to divulge details of two meetings with suspected bookies: PCB sources
Cricket | May 10, 2020, 12:02 PM ISTAkmal was found guilty of two charges under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code and on April 27, he was banned from cricket activities till February 19, 2023.
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'He is not prepared to seek apology': PCB releases detailed judgment on Umar Akmal case
Cricket | May 08, 2020, 02:29 PM ISTUmar Akmal will now be eligible to make a return to cricket on February 19, 2023.
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Umar Akmal threatened me to underperform, the pressure was too much to bear: Zulqarnain Haider
Cricket | May 03, 2020, 11:48 AM ISTZulqarnain Haider also said that the three-year ban on Umar Akmal is too lenient.