In a shocking development, Pakistan cricketers Khalid latif and Sharjeel Khan were on Friday provisionally suspended by the PCB on charges of corruption during the ongoing Pakistan Super league (PSl) in Dubai.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said the two players had been suspended as part of an ongoing investigation into an international syndicate which is believed to be attempting to corrupt the PSl which kicked off in Dubai on Thursday.
Najam Sethi the Chairman of the PSl told the official broadcasters that it was a harsh decision but it had to be taken to set an example.
"We will not tolerate corruption from day one. We had talked to both players and we had creditable information that things were not right at the start of PSl-II," Sethi said.
He said there were no corruption issues last year as the PSl was a new product but its success had drawn bookmakers and other gambling syndicates to Dubai for the second edition.
"But even as I speak they must be now backtracking. But it was inevitable after the success of the PSl it would attract such characters," he said.
Opener, Sharjeel recently toured New Zealand and Australia with the Pakistan team and is the only player to have scored a century in the PSl eliminator last year.
Both the players were representing defending champions, Islamabad United in the ongoing PSl event and while Khalid didn't play in the opening match, Sharjeel fell cheaply leg before wicket.
The PCB said that Sharjeel and Khalid will remain suspended from all cricket as the PCB continues its rigorous and wide-ranging investigation as part of a collective efforts to protect the integrity of the sport.