Britain’s National Crime Agency has arrested Nasir Jamshed and Yousuf in connection with bribery offences as part of an ongoing investigation into international cricket match spot-fixing.
The British agency said the men were arrested on Monday, but declined to name them.
Sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council confirmed that the arrested men were former Pakistani batsman Nasir jamshed and a person named Yousuf, who is a suspect in the PSL spot-fixing investigation.
In s statement issued by the National Crime Agency said “Two men in their thirties have been arrested by National Crime Agency officers in connection with bribery offences as part of an ongoing investigation into international cricket match spot-fixing,”
“The men were arrested on Monday 13 February and have been released on bail until April 2017 pending further enquiries.”
“As part of the ongoing investigation we are working closely with the Pakistan Cricket Board and International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption units. The Pakistan Cricket Board has launched its own investigation which has resulted in the suspension of three players,” the NCA said.
