Umar Akmal

Controversial Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has paid a hefty fine of 4.5 million rupees to PCB, which now entitles him to join Anti-Corruption rehabilitation program of the board.

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal will be able to resume his cricket career after the Court of Arbitration for Sports reduced his suspension to 12 months

The Pakistan Cricket Board has filed an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne against the reduction of a three-year ban on batsman Umar Akmal by an independent adjudicator

Independent Adjudicator reduced the length of Umar Akmal's ban to one year and six months

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal's three-year ban for failing to report corrupt approaches earlier this year was on Wednesday reduced to 18 months

Akmal was charged with two breaches of Article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code in two unrelated incidents on March 17

Umar has the right to appeal against the panel decision 14 days after he gets a copy of the detailed judgement. His appeal will be heard by an independent adjudicator to be appointed by the board

Akhtar had defended Umar Akmal in a YouTube video and criticised the three-year ban on him imposed by the Disciplinary Panel of the board

Umar Akmal last played a Test for Pakistan in late 2009 but his last international appearance was in last October in the T20 home series against Sri Lanka

Akmal said he had gone immediately and told his elder brother, Kamran about what had happened