Umar Akmal suspended by Pakistan Cricket Board with immediate effect

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code. The suspension ...

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: February 20, 2020 11:54 AM2020-02-20T11:54:48+5:302020-02-20T11:55:11+5:30

Umar Akmal suspended by Pakistan Cricket Board with immediate effect | Umar Akmal suspended by Pakistan Cricket Board with immediate effect

Umar Akmal suspended by Pakistan Cricket Board with immediate effect

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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code. The suspension also means that he cannot take part in any cricket-related activity pending the investigation being carried out by PCB's Anti-Corruption Unit. The latest suspension will also affect his participation in the upcoming PSL 2020. The cricketer was set to take part in PSL 2020 for Quetta Gladiators. PCB  released a statement on Akmal's suspension on their official twitter handle.The PCB, in its statement, has asked Quetta Gladiators to apply for Umar Akmal’s replacement for the Pakistan Super League 2020. The PSL franchise in its tweet said that they will not give any comment until the enquiry is concluded. 

Umar has been in the news after over his alleged misconduct with a fitness trainer a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, the cricketer   sparked an outrage online yesterday after one of his tweets featuring Abdur Razzak went viral. Sharing a picture of him with his former teammate Umar wrote, "Mother from another brother botching up the popular phrase. While the cricketer deleted the tweet soon after posting it the screenshot of the tweet went viral on social media. The cricketer was trolled so brutally that the hastag #UmarAkmal started trending on Twitter. Check out some of the twitter reactions of cricket fans from across the globe.
 

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