Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed has decided to challenge the 10-year ban levied by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) tribunal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

An independent adjudicator had upheld Jamshed’s ban for his alleged role in the spot-fixing scandal during the second edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Justice (R) Mian Hamid Farooq — who led the independent adjudicator — ruled that Jamshed’s punishment has been found to be 'perfectly justified' and shall continue to remain in force.

However Jamshed’s lawyer Barrister Ali Raza insists that the ban is unprecedented and should be completely revoked or reduced. He added that his client will challenge this decision in CAS.

“The ban levied by the PCB is unprecedented,” said Raza. “We will challenge this decision in CAS and hopefully will succeed.”

Jamshed was first banned for 12 months by the same tribunal last December for failing to cooperate with the investigation.

The cricketer has been enmeshed in controversy since allegations broke he had effectively been a "lynchpin who approached and solicited other players" in spot-fixing in PSL matches played in the United Arab Emirates.

Jamshed was also arrested by the National Crime Agency in England on spot-fixing charges but was later released on bail in February last year.

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.

The other players banned in the PSL spot-fixing tribunal were Sharjeel Khan (five years with two and a half suspended), Khalid Latif (five years), Mohammad Irfan (one year with six months suspended) and Mohammad Nawaz (two months, one suspended).