Tainted Pakistan opener Sharjeel Khan, who was on banned for five years on spot-fixing charges on Wednesday, said he has reservations over the decision announced by the three-member Anti-Corruption tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board. His lawyer Shaighan Ejaz told that Sharjeel would mull over appealing against the decision.
“Even though the ban is technically for two and half years but my client is concerned that he can’t play cricket until August 2019,” Ejaz said.
“Given the proceedings of the case, we were expecting a different decision,” he said.
Meanwhile, PCB’s legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi hinted that the Board was also not satisfied with the decision.
“The tribunal accepted all five charges against Sharjeel but gave him the minimum possible punishment. It is also a fact that Sharjeel even after the completion of his ban will have to convince the PCB and authorities that he can be allowed back into competition,” he said.
