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Umar Akmal decides to leave National T20 Cup to play in US
Lahore: The prominent Pakistani cricketer, Umar Akmal announced on Tuesday that he'll not play National T20 Cup 2021 anymore because he's going to play league cricket in the United States.
According to details, Umer Akmal has signed a contract with Northern Cricket California Association. He scored 0, 14, 7, 16, and 29 in National T20 Cup for his team Central Punjab.
“There are a few others who were banned with bigger charges but given extraordinary support to make a comeback. The system was never fair to Akmal. There were blatant compromises made to select a few players with poor fitness, but the benchmark was made tighter for him to make sure keep him out,” a family source said.
Renowned cricketer Umar Akmal has always been surrounded by controversy many times in his career but he got his 18-month ban for breaching PCB’s anti-corruption, however, the suspension was reduced later to 6 months following the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
The PCB charged Umar for 2 breaches of Article 2.4.4 of its Anti-Corruption Code in 2 unrelated incidents in February 2021 ahead of the PSL.
Umar Akmal is a Pakistani cricketer who played for Pakistan national cricket team between 2009 and 2019. He has been banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board for not disclosing offers related to spot-fixing.
Akmal made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 1 August 2009 against Sri Lanka, his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 12 August 2009 against Sri Lanka, and made his Test debut against New Zealand on 23 November 2009.