PCB on Friday submitted its opening brief against left-handed batsman Sharjeel Khan to the three-member Anti-Corruption Tribunal (ACT) which is listening to the PSL spot-fixing case.
Taffazul Rizvi and Haider Ali Khan, advocates for PCB, presented “amongst other material, witness statements, recorded interviews, match footage, and copies of certain WhatsApp voice messages” to the ACT.
A copy of the opening brief along with all the material was provided to Sharjeel and his lawyer Shaigan Ijaz. The Islamabad United batsman has been asked to submit an answering brief on May 5 before further proceedings on the case can be initiated.
Meanwhile, in reply to tweets by sports journalists, PCB said that they have strong evidence against the players who are charged and want to follow due rules and procedures before convicting anyone.
“We have the evidence to convict them as charged. Withhold your judgment until conclusion of the cases,” one of the PCB’s replies read.
The other tweet said: “PCB will not compromise on rules and procedures for due process of accountability and justice simply to appease media appetite for controversy.”
LHC rejects Latif’s appeal
Right-handed batsman Khalid Latif’s request to the Lahore High Court (LHC), where he challenged the formation of the ACT, was rejected on Friday.
The 31-year-old is undergoing an investigation by the PCB in regards to the PSL spot-fixing scandal.