2017 Pakistan Super League spot-fixing scandal

After several months of hearing, in August 2017, Sharjeel was found guilty of five counts of the charges and banned for five years from all forms of cricket.

On 10 February, it was reported that Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif were questioned and provisionally suspended by the PCB's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) after the conclusion of the opening match of the 2017 Pakistan Super League which was being held in the UAE.

On 11 February, Zulfiqar Babar and Shahzaib Hasan were also questioned by the Anti-Corruption Unit, but were allowed to take further part in the tournament.

[10] Pakistan Super League (PSL) chairman Najam Sethi said that they had evidence against Sharjeel and Latif, but waited till the end of the match to see whether the two would fulfill their commitments to the bookmakers.

[12] Jamshed and another man were arrested by the National Crime Agency (NCA) later the same day in the UK in connection with the investigation.

"[13] On 18 February, following three days of interviews with the PCB's Vigilance and Security Department (VSD), Sharjeel and Latif were charged for alleged breaches of its anti-corruption code in Lahore.

[17] On 14 March, the PCB provisionally suspended Irfan from all forms of the game with immediate effect for alleged breaches of two articles of the code during the PSL.

[19] On 20 March, Pakistan's Interior minister Nisar Ali Khan on recommendation of Federal Investigation Agency[20] approved putting the names of five players involved on the Exit Control List (ECL) making them unable to travel overseas.

[21] On 29 March, Irfan was banned for one year from all forms of the game after he pleaded guilty to have not reported two approaches of fixing.

"[23] The appeal was rejected by a court in Lahore on 14 April after the PCB released evidence to the tribunal as well as to Latif and Sharjeel.

According to a PCB official, the evidence included "witness statements, recorded interviews, match footage, and copies of certain WhatsApp voice messages."

[25] On 11 April, Jamshed was officially charged for breaching two articles of the anti-corruption code which include "failing or refusing, without compelling justification, to cooperate" and "obstructing or delaying any investigation" of the PCB.

[30] Latif did not appear for his interview on 26 April, expressing concerns about fairness of the investigation and accusing the ACU of being biased against him, while his lawyer raised opposition over the formation of the three-man tribunal.

[35] The PCB, on 17 May, presented Islamabad United cricketer Umar Amin, PCB legal advisor Salman Naseer and Islamabad United’s security official Col Khalid as witnesses against Sharjeel, who was accused of deliberately playing two dot balls in exchange for money from bookmakers.

Flanagan stated that they "received intelligence that was passed to us by the British National Crime Agency" which was shared with PCB.

Two days later, the PCB filed a request with the three-man tribunal asking it to include the "damning" evidence shared by the NCA.

[40] On 7 July, former Pakistan cricketer Aaqib Javed appeared before the tribunal to provide his assessment of the dot balls played by Sharjeel.

Latif's lawyer stated that he asked for the extension as they intended to move the Supreme Court regarding the alleged lack of impartiality of the tribunal members.

[40] On 22 August, Lahore High Court (LHC) in a ruling allowed Shahzaib to make one foreign trip to visit his family in England.

Rizvi added that Jamshed also agreed on the call to have refused PCB's offer to send its legal team to England to interrogate him.

[40][51] On 30 August, Sharjeel Khan was banned for five years from all forms of cricket after being found guilty on five counts in violation of the PCB's anti-corruption code.

[52][53] On 20 September, Khalid Latif was banned for five years from all forms of cricket in a short verdict announced by the tribunal.

[56] Rizvi told ESPNcricinfo, "We seek the maximum sentence, as [Latif] not only himself contrived to fix but additionally took Sharjeel Khan to meet the fixer and his accomplice.

[58] Earlier that year in July, Sami and Umar Akmal were among those who were named by an NCA's official for their alleged involvement in the spot-fixing scandal.

[63] On 28 February, Shahzaib Hasan was banned for one year and fined one million Pakistani rupees for his alleged role in spot-fixing scandal.

[66] In January 2019, Sharjeel accepted all five charges laid against him, including the one that he met a bookie and reached an agreement with him to spot-fixing the first match of 2017 PSL.

[68] On 7 February, United Kingdom's National Crime Agency stated that Jamshed was sentenced to 17 months imprisonment.