PCB serves notice to Umar Akmal for not reporting spot-fixing approach

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been served a show cause notice by the countrys cricket board for failing to report a corrupt approach before the 2015 World Cup match against archrivals India The Pakistan Cricket Board PCBs AntiCorruption Unit ACU has asked the cricketer to appear before the tribunal on June 27The notice was served after the enigmatic batsman who is currently out of favour with the national selectors and national team management spoke about several instances where he was approached to spotfix matches underperform or sit out In an interview to the Samaa news channel Akmal 28 said he despised fixing and could never even think about letting his country downAkmal who has been the subject of numerous controversies and disciplinary issues since making his Pakistan debut in 2009 talked in detail about the approaches He disclosed how the Pakistan teams liason officer in the Hong Kong Sixes had approached him at 3 am in the morning in his hotel room a day before the tournament startedHe told me he wanted five minutes He came in and he told me how much money I could make and it can be transferred to any account I want wherever He talked about giving me silver and gold gifts He said all I must do is underperform in the tournament I got very angry and told him to get lost or the situation will get worse Akmal recalled Akmal said he had gone immediately and told his elder brother Kamran about what had happened I didnt want to play in the tournament but Kami calmed me down and I remember he called up the PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt and chief selector and they spoke to me and told me to play as they had faith and trust in me and they will not suspect me if I failed to performAkmal said next day he played and went on to become Man of the Tournament in the Hong Kong sixes Akmal who has been out of the Pakistan team since last year after being sent back home from England before the Champions Trophy after failing a fitness test also claimed a bookmaker had called him up and offered him around USD 150000 to 200000 for leaving two balls at a particular time in the 2015 World Cup game against India at AdelaideHe also recalled another approach made to him to sit out of a match against South Africa in Dubai I told him to shut up Akmal said many times before a match against India in his career he got calls to work with bookmakers for big sums of money but every time he said he didnt believe in such things and reported the matterWhenever I have got these calls in which offers are made to me I have reported them to the management or security officials Whenever and everywhere I think I have helped in getting these people who make such calls get caught or identified I ask such people from where they have got my numberAkmal to a question said he had also received threats from such callers but he didnt bother about them and went on with his life A reliable source in the PCB said that Umar had been called to appear before the ACU to clarify his position since Pakistan players were not supposed to speak publicly on sensitive issues without first getting clearance from the boardSecondly the ACU and PCB is aware of some approaches mentioned by Umar but unaware of others Last year the PCB banned Pakistani players Muhammad Irfan Muhammad Nawaz and Shahzaib Hasan for not reporting approaches made to themAlso Read Umar Akmal Rubbishes His Death Hoax On Social Media Im Still Alive And FineCatch up on all the latest T20 news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever