Northern’s top-order batter Zeeshan Malik has completed a three-month suspension from all cricket on Jan 13 and now he will start the rehabilitation process to be cleared for resuming competitive cricket, the PCB said on Saturday.
Right-handed Zeeshan was suspended on Oct 14, 2021, for breaching the PCB Anti-Corruption Code. On Nov 18, 2021, he was issued a notice of charge under Article 2.4.4* of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code, while on the same day he pleaded guilty as charged.
“On Dec 31, 2021, both the PCB and Zeeshan, in accordance with PCB Anti-Corruption Code Article 5.1.12**, reached consensus on the agreed sanction of the imposition of a three months’ period of ineligibility from the date of his suspension (Oct 14, 2021),” a PCB press release stated on Saturday. “As such, Zeeshan’s three-month suspension ended on Wednesday (Jan 13, 2022).
However, and as part of his return to competitive cricket, Malik is undergoing a rehabilitation programme that has been designed by the PCB Security and Anti-Corruption Department,” it added.—AFP
