Banned Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed — along with two other men —  have been charged with bribery offences as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into cricket match spot-fixing in tournaments organised by national cricket boards from Pakistan and Bangladesh.

According to details, British nationals Yousaf Anwar, 35, and Mohammed Ijaz, 33, were arrested in February 2017, along with Nasir Jamshaid, 32, from Pakistan.

Yesterday — on Wednesday, 19 December — they were served with written summonses by the Crown Prosecution Service charging them each with two counts of bribery. Their first appearance at Manchester Magistrates Court will be on 15 January 2019.

The NCA worked closely with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption units as part of the investigation.

The PCB launched its own investigation which resulted in the opener being banned from all forms of cricket for a period of ten years.

Jamshed, who made his international debut in 2008, has represented the Men in Green in two Tests, 48 ODIs and 18 T20Is, where he collectively scored 1,832 runs with the help of three centuries and 10 half-centuries.