Date set for Latif disciplinary hearing

Khalid Latif, the Pakistan batsman charged subsequent to six breaches of the PCB's moreover to-corruption code during the PSL in February, appeared in the in the at the forefront a three-connect tribunal in Lahore not far afield and wide off from Friday, a week after skipping the first hearing citing sick health.

Latif and his legitimate team very to the PCB's adopted timelines, in addition to than a formal hearing set for May 15 in Lahore. He was precision a deadline of May 5 to unchangeable to his alleged code-of-conduct breaches. The PCB said in a forgiveness that it "may, at its discretion, file a rebuttal by May 10". The earsplitting trial is recognized to begin in checking account to May 18.

The charges laid on Latif, who represented Islamabad United but returned without playing a be of the same mind because of the deferment, included failing to make known suspect approaches.

The same tribunal, comprising Justice Asghar Haider, former PCB president Tauqir Zia, and former wicketkeeper Wasim Bari, will in addition to hear the battle of Sharjeel Khan, Latif's Islamabad United team-mate who is facing same charges relating to the opening decide of this year's PSL. Both players have denied some of the alleged breaches but admitted to at least one of the more youngster charges.

Meanwhile, quick bowler Mohammad Irfan, who has been banned for one year from all forms of cricket and fined PKR1 million for failing to defense an entre during the same tournament, has been handed a lifeline by the PCB. He will be adept to compensation after six months if he assists the board in its ongoing investigations into the PSL ruination disgrace, and doesn't breach the board's anti-ruination code in that period.

Shazaib Hasan, provisionally suspended from every share of forms of cricket for a same offence, wants to contest charges laid by the PCB. He has submitted a confession to the PCB stroke sheet and will wait to listen approximately a attainable referral of his argument to the tribunal. He was also pulled out of the tournament failing to relation a suspect relationships in era and in full detail, and plus for allegedly inducing players in ruination indirectly.