Asif Afridi Banned: Asif Afridi has been banned for two years for two separate breaches of the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Code. The ban will come into effect from the date the left-arm spinner was provisionally suspended.
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Afridi’s ban will end after two years from the date of September 12, 2022
Asif Afridi on September 12, 2022, which means his ineligibility period ends two years after that date. The offenses are understood to have taken place in the 2022 Pakistan Cup, where the 36-year-old Afridi played for eventual runners-up Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Violation includes directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, enticing, persuading, encouraging, or knowingly facilitating a participant
More serious violations of the Code fall in violation of Article 2.4.10. Which includes “soliciting, inducing, enticing, persuading, encouraging or knowingly facilitating any participant directly or indirectly to violate any of the foregoing provisions of this paragraph 2.4.”
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While the exact nature of this offense has not been made public, it has banned him for two years. His other offense relates to a breach of Article 2.4.4, which deals with not reporting corrupt practices. For that, he has received a two-year suspension as well as a six-month suspension for running.
Offenses can lead to life bans, but the PCB said they had taken into account his admission of the offense, his level of remorse, and his previous track record.
PCB chairman Najam Sethi said, “It gives the PCB no pleasure to suspend an international cricketer for two years. But we have a zero-tolerance approach towards such offenses.” “As the governing body of the game, we need to set an example, handle such matters firmly, and send a strong message to all cricketers.
Afridi was named in Pakistan’s T20I and ODI squads for the tour of Pakistan
While Afridi has not played international cricket for Pakistan, he was named in Pakistan’s T20I and ODI squads for Australia’s tour of Pakistan last year. He has also played for Multan Sultans in PSL. He last played any form of cricket in August 2022 in the National T20 Cup.
