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'Umar Akmal does something every 6 months and gets caught': Shoaib Akhtar on Pakistan cricketer’s corruption ban

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar is blaming Umar Akmal for his own downfall after the wicketkeeper was banned for three years for his failure to report a corrupt approach.

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Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar is blaming Umar Akmal for his own downfall after the wicketkeeper was banned for three years for his failure to report a corrupt approach.

Akhtar, in his latest YouTube video, said that Umar ruined his own career.

“Umar Akmal does something every 6 months that he gets caught. He keeps on getting caught in something or the other and he keeps on doing wrong things. In 8-10 years if Virat Kohli has scored 30-40 centuries and Umar has scored just 3 then it is only his fault. He has ruined his own career,” Akhtar said. 

Akhtar also blamed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) calling them ‘useless’ and ‘incompetent’, Akhtar blamed it on the board for not being able to handle the match-fixing problem properly. 

“But is his punishment justified? Let me tell you PCB’s legal department is completely useless and incompetent. Fazal Rizvi in particular, I don’t know where he has come from. He has good connections and has been in the PCB for the past 10-15 years. There hasn’t been a single case that he has lost,” he added.

Akhtar also slammed the board for legalising online betting for Pakistan Super League (PSL), when the law does not allow it.

“When PCB made online betting legal for the Pakistan Super League, what was the PCB thinking then? When our law and constitution don’t allow betting then how did the PCB overlook this thing?” the 44-year-old said.

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