Asif Afridi banned for two years for anti-corruption offenses
By Gaurav Tripathi
Ban on Afridi
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Pakistan's left-arm spinner Asif Afridi has been suspended for two years for two separate breaches of PCB's Anti-Corruption Code. Afridi's ban comes into effect on the date he was provisionally suspended - September 12, 2022.
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Offenses
Afridi's breaches reportedly occurred in the 2022 Pakistan Cup, where he played for eventual runners-up Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He violated Article 2.4.10 and 2.4.4.
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Statement
"It gives the PCB no joy to suspend an international cricketer for two years, but we have a zero-tolerance approach towards such offenses," PCB chairman Najam Sethi said.