Spot-fixing

4-year ban on Pak ump

Pakistani international umpire Nadeem Ghauri Sunday vowed to appeal against a ban imposed for spot-fixing after he was allegedly found willing to give favourable decisions in return for money.
On Saturday the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) banned Ghauri for four years and first-class umpire Anis Siddiqui for three years after an Indian television sting operation in October last year exposing corruption in cricket.
But Ghauri said the ban was "one-sided" and vowed to appeal.
"It's a one-sided decision and I am not happy with this decision. They didn't give me a chance. I think the PCB did it on some pressure. I will appeal that I should get justice," Ghauri, 50, told a news conference.
Bangladesh Cricket Board last month banned its umpire Nadir Shah for 10 years in the same case while the inquiry in Sri Lanka is still pending.
The report, aired days after the World Twenty20 final in Sri Lanka, said it had "exposed" six umpires from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan who were allegedly willing to give decisions in return for money.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) immediately suspended the umpires and asked the respective boards to conduct inquiries.

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