Pakistan cricketer Asif Afridi has been suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for breaching the board's anti-corruption code.
The left-arm spinner failed to report a corrupt approach, which is part of the two instances where Asif Afridi compromised the values that are held strongly by the board.
Asif has missed most of the National T20 Cup and will not be able to take part in any cricketing activities until the verdict on these allegations is passed by the PCB anti-corruption unit.
Although the specifics have not been shared with the media but confirmed that Asif has been suspended with immediate effect under Article 4.7.1.
Article 4.7.1 reads as: "Where either (a) the PCB decides to charge a participant with an offense under this Anti-Corruption Code; or (b) the PCB considers that there are other exceptional circumstances relevant to a Participant (for example, where any relevant police authority has arrested and/or charged a Participant with an offence under any relevant criminal law in respect of facts or circumstances that may also constitute an offence under this Anti-Corruption Code), it, shall have the discretion, in circumstances where it considers that the integrity of the sport could otherwise be seriously undermined, to Provisionally Suspend the Participant pending the Anti-Corruption Tribunal's determination of whether he/she has committed an offence."
"Any decision to Provisionally Suspend the Participant will be communicated to the Participant in writing, with a copy sent at the same time to the ICC and, where applicable, the National Cricket Federation to which the Participant is affiliated."