Pakistani cricketer Umar Akmal claims he was approached by former Test cricketer for fixing during Global T20 Canada
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IBNS): Pakistani cricketer Umar Akmal has claimed that he was approached by an ex-Test cricketer to fix matches during the ongoing Global T20 League in Canada, media reports said.
Akmal was approached by former Pakistan cricketer Mansoor Akhtar, who allegedly asked the middle-order batsman to fix matches during the T20 tournament, which is being held in Brampton, Ontario and has several Pakistan cricketers in action, reported Geo News.
Akmal, 29, reported the approach to the Pakistan Cricket Board and the Global T20 League administration, following which the anti-corruption officials at the T20 competition instructed the cricketers to stay wary of any such approaches and report them immediately, reported the Pakistan based news channel.
According to reports, Akhtar is a resident of the US now.
He had represented Pakistan 1980 to 1990 in 19 Tests and 41 one-day internationals.
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