Pakistan staff media supervisor Umar Kalson below scanner for visiting Colombo on line casino

Pakistan staff’s present media supervisor Umar Farooq Kalson and board’s GM (International Cricket) Adnan Ali are below scanner after footage and video footages emerged of the duo visiting a Colombo on line casino.

Both are in Colombo in official capability as part of the Pakistani contingent for the continuing Asia Cup and visiting a playing den is certain to draw consideration of ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit because it is likely one of the prohibited locations as per code of conduct.

Many Pakistani followers on social media questioned how officers of the PCB might be so “immature” and “careless” as to bask in playing. Many criticised the pattern of many PCB officers happening to Colombo through the Asia Cup on official visits.

A PCB supply mentioned that at the least 15-20 PCB officers had travelled back and forth between Colombo and Lahore whereas some have been stationed there completely as Pakistan was the official host of the Asia Cup.

After some Pakistani information channels ran headlines, the 2 officers within the Casino later clarified that they’d solely gone to the Casino to have dinner, a declare ridiculed by one and all on social media and in addition by some former check gamers.

“Who goes to a Casino to have food. Who goes to a gambling joint to have food. Who are they trying to fool,” cricket author Omair Alavi mentioned.

The supply mentioned the 2 PCB officers shouldn’t have gone to the Casino the place playing was happening.

“They could face strict disciplinary action on return,” he added. The PCB’s Cricket Management Committee, in accordance with him, could be arduous pressed to disregard the incident regardless of the clarification from the 2 officers.

Former Test opener Mohsin Khan additionally expressed shock on the irresponsible behaviour of the 2 PCB officers to go to a Casino through the event.

Ironically through the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Pakistan’s former captain Moin Khan who was supervisor and chief selector with the staff, was referred to as again to Pakistan in the course of the event after he and his spouse have been noticed at a Casino in Christchurch earlier than a match towards West Indies.

Moin additionally claimed his innocence that they’d gone to have dinner however the then PCB Chairman, Shaharyar Khan made it clear that Moin had breached the staff’s and his contractual code of conduct.

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Khan at the moment had justified his sturdy motion to recall after which sack Moin by mentioning that each one PCB officers and gamers needed to adhere to the board’s and ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code which strictly suggested towards visiting locations the place playing takes place or there are elevated possibilities of corruption.

Apparently one senior official was even given a dressing down by Jay Shah throughout a gathering in Pallekele.

The ACC chairman and BCCI supremo Shah apparently reacted strongly to a number of the feedback made by the PCB official on the assembly.