Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif were caught red-handed, sent home: Sethi

Pakistan cricketers Khalid Latif (left) and Sharjeel Khan. Pic/AFP

Karachi: A top official of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has confirmed that Pakistani players Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif were sent home from the league only after the PCB's Anti-Corruption Unit caught them red-handed, having made commitments to the spot fixers.

Najam Sethi, who heads the PSL and is chairman of the PCB's executive committee, said the ACU had collected enough material against the two but waited till the players played the first match to see whether they would fulfill the commitments they made to the bookies' syndicate.

Najam Sethi

"We knew what commitments they had made. Islamabad United played Sharjeel but not Khalid. But when the match was held it was confirmed Sharjeel had done what he had committed to do to the bookmakers," Sethi disclosed.

Sharjeel was out cheaply after facing a few balls. Sethi said the PCB had faced a difficult situation after the ACU had gathered enough material against the two players to charge sheet them.