Tainted Pakistan batsman Khalid Latif's appeal against his five-year ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Anti-corruption Tribunal over his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing case has been overruled by the Appellate Tribunal. However, his half of the ban was suspended by the anti-corruption tribunal of the PCB, based on circumstantial evidence. Four other players - Mohammad Irfan, Nasir Jamshed, Shahzaib Hasan and Mohammad Nawaz- are also under investigation by the PCB tribunal and have also been provisionally suspended. Rayudu bannedHyderabad cricket team captain Ambati Rayudu has been handed a two-match suspension for breaching the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s Code of Conduct. The BCCI is further looking into the role of Hyderabad Team Manager in this untoward incident.

Source: dna January 31, 2018 12:33 UTC