Veteran spinner Danish Kaneria lashes out at PCB for halving Umar Akmal's three-year ban

Danish Kaneria has left stone unturned in expressing his disappointment after Umar Akmal's three-year ban was reduced to one-and-a-half years. Akmal h received a three-year ban earlier this year by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)  for failing to report a match-fixing approach. tainted Pakistani batsman will be eligible to return to action in August next year. neless, this has t gone down well with Kaneria and he has vented out his frustration at his national cricket board.

'Zero Tolerance policy only...': Umar Akmal

Taking to micro-blogging site, veteran spinner wrote that Zero Tolerance policy is only applicable to him and t ors (including likes of Mohamm Amir, Sharjeel Khan, Umar Akmal, etc.) He n asked PCB to justify why only he h received a life ban and t ors and also asked wher policies are applicable only on cast, colour and powerful background.

Umar Akmal's ban halved

Controversial Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal got relief on Wednesday as his ban was halved by an independent judicator. player, who alrey was on receiving end of a three-year ban by PCB, saw it reduce to half, i.e. a period of 18 months. latest ruling means that Umar Akmal will w be suspended effectively from February 2020 till August 2021.

decision to reduce Umar Akmal’s ban came to light after retired Former Supreme Court judge Justice (retd) Faqir Muhamm Khokhar, who was serving as an independent judicator, h earlier reserved his judgment after listening to arguments on Monday. ban reduction will serve as a boost for 30-year-old, who h decided to appeal his three-year ban on May 19.

Umar Akmal’s appeal was based on argument that players found guilty of similar infractions were given punishments that were less harsh. Mohamm Irfan was banned for six months in 2017 while Mohamm Nawaz was given a two-month-ban. latest decision means that Umar Akmal’s suspension, which started in February ahe of Pakistan Super League (PSL), will w stay in effect until August 2021.

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