Mohammad Sami is not being investigated for any wrongdoing

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The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) anti-corruption unit has summoned pace bowler Mohammad Sami as part of their ongoing investigation into the Pakistan Super League (PSL) spot-fixing scandal.

PCB’s General Manager Legal Salman Naseer made it clear that Sami has not been charged and nor was he given a show cause notice.

Naseer added that the summons for Sami was “nothing out of the ordinary” and confirmed that the 36-year-old is not under investigation.

The PCB’s investigation has already led to the suspension of numerous Pakistan cricketers as Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif were banned for five years each, while Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Nawaz were suspended for one year and two months respectively.

“The PCB’s anti-corruption unit summoned Sami as a part of their investigation,” Naseer said. “He was called for questioning and to obtain information which he has given. He is now going to play a T20 league in the UAE while Col Azam (ACU head) will be assessing the information and will determine if there is any need to investigate any further based on information we got from him.

“The meeting was nothing out of the ordinary and such summons are commonplace. It is nothing significant, it was just a notice of demand seeking some information. When a show cause notice is handed to a player, then it is something to worry about so you can relax now.”

Meanwhile, the PCB are also working closely with the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) as they are looking to charge Nasir Jamshed and bookmaker Yousaf Anwar, both of whom are currently based in England.

Both the PCB and NCA believe that Jamshed and Anwar played instrumental roles in putting the spot-fixing scandal together.