Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja expressed his thoughts and urged the authorities to put all individuals related to fixing scandals behind bars as they are not only ruining the sport but also bringing harm to the country's reputation.
Raja's comments came right after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) handed cricketer Umar Akmal a three-year ban from all forms of cricket on corruption charges.
The Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan announced the decision on Monday after a hearing.
While reacting to this news, Ramiz Raja took to social media and said how such cricketers need to be put in jail for these crimes.
"So Umar Akmal officially makes it to the list of idiots! Banned for 3 years. What a waste of a talent! It’s high time that Pakistan moved towards passing a legislative law against match fixing."
"Behind bars is where such jack a***s belong! Otherwise brave for more!!" Raja tweeted just hours after Akmal's suspension," his post on Twitter read.
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Akmal has been charged for two breaches of Article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code in two unrelated incidents. Article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code reads: "Failing to disclose to the PCB Vigilance and Security Department (without unnecessary delay) full details of any approaches or invitations received by the Participant to engage in corrupt conduct under this Anti-Corruption Code".
Akmal had been provisionally suspended on February 20 and was issued the notice of charge on March 17.
His suspension comes after alleged misconduct involving the incident that took place during a fitness test. Akmal allegedly misbehaved with a staff member after a failed fitness test at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore.
After determining that Akmal had not requested a hearing before the Anti-Corruption Tribunal, PCB had referred the matter to the Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan, former Lahore High Court Judge on April 9.
