Khalid Latif willing to become approver in PSL spot-fixing case: sources

Khalid Latif is willing to become an approver in the spot-fixing case, sources revealed to Geo News on Tuesday.

According to sources, Latif expressed his willingness in a video statement before the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on February 9.

The second edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) was hit by a corruption scandal and the PCB provisionally suspended Khalid Latif and Sharjeel Khan for their suspected links to an international syndicate looking to corrupt Pakistan’s T20 tournament.

Khalid Latif and Sharjeel Khan were sent home and the PCB has issued show cause notices to both players.

After being sent home from Dubai, Latif has started consultations with lawyers for a legal course of action.

He met with a lawyer on Monday for legal counsel. Earlier today, when asked by reporters for comments over his suspension, Latif insisted he was innocent.

“God is witness to this, I never did anything wrong,” he said.

A formal charge sheet is being prepared by the PCB against the two national cricketers for spot-fixing in PSL, reliable sources told Geo.TV.

A highly-placed source told Geo.TV on Sunday that the PCB has enough evidence that two cricketers agreed to spot fixing in meeting with the suspected bookie, who has been identified as Yousaf.

Meanwhile, the PCB is expected to announce the formation of a larger commission within 15 days to investigate corruption in cricket.