Suspended: No first-class matches for Ghauri
Ghauri will only be allowed to return to duty once he comes out clean after the investigation is completed.
KARACHI:
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has barred Nadeem Ghauri from officiating in first-class matches after the recent sting operation that eventually led to the suspension of all six umpires mentioned on the Indian television channel.
Ghauri will only be allowed to return to duty once he comes out clean after the investigation is completed. The PCB stated that the way Ghauri was seen talking in the video raises doubts.
“The board has always maintained a strong stance against its employees who are involved or named in suspicious activities and thus Ghauri has been suspended,” a PCB official told The Express Tribune. “His actions were certainly questionable and we’ve sought evidence against him to put this matter to bed.”
The umpire was given four matches to officiate in the President’s Trophy but he has only supervised in one. However, the official added that Ghauri’s dues will be cleared.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 11th, 2012.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has barred Nadeem Ghauri from officiating in first-class matches after the recent sting operation that eventually led to the suspension of all six umpires mentioned on the Indian television channel.
Ghauri will only be allowed to return to duty once he comes out clean after the investigation is completed. The PCB stated that the way Ghauri was seen talking in the video raises doubts.
“The board has always maintained a strong stance against its employees who are involved or named in suspicious activities and thus Ghauri has been suspended,” a PCB official told The Express Tribune. “His actions were certainly questionable and we’ve sought evidence against him to put this matter to bed.”
The umpire was given four matches to officiate in the President’s Trophy but he has only supervised in one. However, the official added that Ghauri’s dues will be cleared.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 11th, 2012.