PCB asks Umar Akmal to pay his fine in full, rejects his installments plea
Cricket | April 16, 2021 17:50 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.
Paying the fine would pave the way for him to return to cricket after serving a ban for breaching clauses of the Anti-Corruption code.
The participants will begin their seven-day quarantine from May 22, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday.
There will be three more inductions each year from 2021 with the inductees to be chosen by an independent panel and announced on October 16, the day when the country made its Test debut in 1952.
The PCB has carried out a relentless schedule of COVID-19 tests on all the players and officials selected to travel to South Africa and Zimbabwe and only Hasan had tested positive in the initial tests.
Mani informed that Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup in 2022, ruling out any chances of the continental event being staged this year in June.
The former Pakistan cricketer says the PSL deferment proved that PCB didn't have a plan B to fall back upon.
Mani spoke about the Asia Cup after the franchise owners sought to know if the dates of PSL were clashing with the continental tournament.
The PCB decided to adopt a safety first approach soon after the official tested positive and asked its employees to work from home.
PCB on Thursday announced the postponement of this year's PSL following a string of positive COVID-19 cases.
Hales, a part of the Islamabad United franchise in the tournament, took it to Instagram to talk about the quality of food given to him.
Many reports in the Pakistan media blamed PCB for the positive test incident which has cast a shadow on the league.
Akmal 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.
The allrounder “politely turned down” a contract offer in category C for 2020-21, the cricket board said Wednesday
The Pakistan Cricket Board did not identity the player but said he “will now remain in quarantine for 10 days" and will need two negative tests to reintegrate with his team.
The PCB chairman lashed out at Cricket Australia for refusing to tour South Africa due to Covid-19 pandemic despite being promised a tight bio-secure environment.
A PCB official made it clear they would take a final decision based on the government's recommendations.
Amir also took a dig at Misbah and Waqar saying he couldn't play with coaches with different mindsets.
A senior official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that the meeting will most likely be held in Lahore but the date has not been finalised as yet.
The 26-year-old was also adjudged the White-ball Cricketer of the Year after averaging 110.5 and 55.2 in the ODIs and T20Is respectively.
Mani also said that the Board was working on methods to slowly allow back crowds to matches in coming days.
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