Former Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed was found to be a key orchestrator in the PSL 2017 spot-fixing scandal and was sentenced to 17 months in prison by a UK court.
Nasir Jamshed, once a promising Pakistan opener who played 2 Tests, 48 ODIs, and 18 T20Is, was revealed to be not just a participant but a key orchestrator of match fixing in the PSL and international cricket. His involvement went far beyond what was initially suspected when the PSL 2017 spot-fixing scandal broke.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK investigated Jamshed's role and found that he had acted as a middleman between bookmakers and players, recruiting cricketers into fixing arrangements. He was charged in the UK with conspiracy to commit bribery. In February 2020, Jamshed was sentenced to 17 months in a UK prison after pleading guilty.
The PCB had already given Jamshed a 10-year ban from cricket in August 2018 for his role in the PSL fixing scandal. The evidence showed he had been central to the corruption network that had targeted Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif among others. He had used his status as a former international cricketer to gain the trust of active players before introducing them to bookmakers.
Jamshed's case was significant because it showed how retired or fringe cricketers could become fixers themselves, using their connections in the playing community. His prison sentence in the UK was also important as it demonstrated that fixing could be prosecuted as a criminal offense in any jurisdiction where the conspiracy was organized.
Banned for 10 years by PCB. Sentenced to 17 months in a UK prison for conspiracy to commit bribery.
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