Umar Akmal banned by PCB for 3 years from all forms of cricket

Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal's cricket career took a major hit after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to ban him for 3 years for failing to report corruption approaches under PCB's Anti-Corruption Code. news was made official by PCB on ir Twitter profile on Monday. committee ruled that Akmal had violated Article 2.4.4 of PCB's code of conduct on two occasions. 

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Umar Akmal ban: PSL setback for Pakistani cricketer 

Umar Akmal had recently received a temporary suspension ahead of  Pakistan Super League 2020 where he was all set to play for Quetta Gladiators. He was issued a show-cause tice by  PCB's Anti-Corruption Code, but batsman decided t to challenge his country's cricket governing body. Umar Akmal, pleaded guilty to t reporting  fixing offers, which led to his provisional suspension on February 20 this year. Akmal was charged with breaching Article 2.4.4 of PCB's Anti-Corruption Code. 

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Umar Akmal ban: PCB action over 'Charbi' outburst 

Apart from being suspended from PSL for failing to report corruption approaches, Umar Akmal had made headlines for disrespecting trainers too by taking off his shirt and asking m if his body was unfit for playing international cricket in one of his practice sessions in 2020. This act forced PCB to impose a penalty on Umar Akmal. Later, PCB said that incident happened due to a misunderstanding and Umar Akmal offered his regrets for incident. 

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Umar Akmal ban: Umar Akmal memes a hit on internet

Umar Akmal memes have also been a constant feature on social media. 29-year-old, who debuted in 2009, has represented Pakistan in 16 Tests, 121 ODIs and 84 T20Is for his country. Akmal has scored more than 5000 international runs across formats. 

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