cricketUpdated: Aug 19, 2020 12:22 ISTThe Pakistan Cricket Board has filed an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne against the reduction of a three-year ban on batsman Umar Akmal by an independent adjudicator. Salman Naseer, the PCB chief operating officer, confirmed on Tuesday that the appeal has been filed. Khokar gave his verdict on an appeal filed by Umar against the three-year ban imposed on him in April by the Disciplinary Panel of the board after a couple of hearings. “But the independent adjudicator also wrote that he was looking at the case on compassionate grounds and gave his decision. Naseer said that the PCB wanted to give out a clear message of zero tolerance and also wanted some clarity on anti-corruption code clauses.

Source: Hindustan Times August 19, 2020 06:53 UTC