Dubai : Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad has reported a spot-fixing approach for the upcoming Afghan Premier T20 League to be held in Sharjah from October 5-23.
Shahzad, who is currently part of the team playing in Asia Cup, promptly reported the approach to the team management before the matter was raised with the
International Cricket Coucil’s (ICC) anti-corruption unit, reported ESPNcricinfo on Monday.
“There was an approach made during the Asia Cup, but for their [Afghanistan’s] own T20 league,” an ICC official was quoted as saying by the website.
“The matter was reported through the right channels on Saturday and is being looked into by the anti-corruption unit,” the official added.
Shahzad is an integral part of the Afghanistan team. In an event here, ICC anti-corruption chief Alex Marshall, said that five international captains have been approached over the last 12 months.
“There have been 32 investigations in the last 12 months, eight involve players as suspects. Five internationals captains have also reported receiving approaches to spot-fix,” said Marshall.