Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suspended Umar Akmal under Article 4.7.1 of anti-corruption code.
Earlier this month, 29-years
batsman appeared in a skin fold test at the National Cricket Academy Lahore and
there after the failure in fitness test he misbehaved with a staff member. His elder
brother Kamran Akmal defended his action by saying that all of this is nothing more
than a misunderstanding.
According to PCB
statement Umar Akmal did not face any sanction; it is just a warning and
reminder of responsibilities as a senior cricketer to him. Nothing about the
nature of the offence and the duration of the suspension had been revealed by
PCB.
Suspension of the
batsman mean that he will not take part in any cricket related activity, so he
is no more the part of Quetta Gladiators in PSL starting on Thursday against
Islamabad United.
Anwar Ali, a 32-years
old allrounder has been selected by Quetta Gladiators in place of Umar Akmal.
From 2008-2016 Anwar Ali appeared in 16 T20Is and 22 ODIs for Pakistan. He was
also a constant part of Quetta team in all PSL series. In his 32 appearance he
succeeded to take 23 wickets and scored 191 runs.
Source: ESPN CRICINFO
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