Karachi: The controversial Pakistani Batsman Umar Akmal has been allowed to continue playing the cricket club as part of the rehabilitation process, which began last month, the State Cricket Council (PCB) said on Wednesday.
In July, Umar apologized for not reporting a corrupt approach last year, which caused it to be banned for 12 months.
“In the process of being completed until now, Umar has shown regret, attending anti-corruption lectures and participating in the question and answer session carried out by the Department of Security and Anti-Corruption,” PCB said in a statement.
The Board also said that if Umar completed a successful rehabilitation process, he would be eligible to participate in the Pakistani domestic cricket season 2021/22.
Umar, 30, who has played 16 tests, 121 ODIS and 84 T20 internationally in a controversial career, while suspended one night before the PSL began in February 2020 because he did not report the installation approach to him in Lahore.
The PCB anti-corruption court began the allegations against him and held an audience after it forbid it for three years in April this year.
But he appealed before the PCB appeal court which reduced the prohibition of up to 18 months.
PCB fought the reduction of the ban and submitted a request at the Arbitrage Court for sports in Geneva while Umar also appealed the ban on the same forum.
CAS in his decision earlier this year set a period of 12 months but imposed a fine of 4.2 million rupees on Umar after finding him guilty of violating the anti-corruption code.
Umar, who remained suspended from all cricket activities from February 2020 and resolved his prohibitions two months back, also paid a full fine to the PCB after the previous board rejected his request to pay a fine.
Umar was charged for two violations of Article 2.4.4 of the PCB anti-corruption code in two unrelated incidents that occurred in Lahore before Pakistan Super League 5 began in Karachi on February 20.
Two Umar’s older brothers, Kamran and Adnan also have both playing international tests and crickets for the country.