Umar Akmal Refuses to Disclose Details About His Meetings With Suspected Bookies: PCB Sources.

Tainted Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has refused to reveal any details before Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Disciplinary Panel of his two alleged meetings with suspected bookies. The younger Akmal has been handed a three-year ban by PCB for failing to report corrupt approaches ahead of the start of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020. According to the source, Akmal had a meeting with two unidentified men in the Defence Housing Society in Lahore. Also Read - Former Australia Captain Ian Chappell Proposes Radical Changes in Ball-Tampering, LBW Laws For Even Cricket Contests

According to the close source of PCB, the 29-year-old Akmal has refused to co-operate with the panel and is giving contradictory statements. Although he has accepted that it was his mistake not to inform the board about the corrupt approach. 'Umar claims both these gentlemen met him at parties thrown by friends in DHA. But he has refused to even tell the Anti-Corruption officials what was discussed at these meetings,' a reliable source in the Pakistan Cricket Board was quoted by PTI. Also Read - Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane Lead Cricket Fraternity's Wishes on Mother's Day 2020

'Even when the Anti-Corruption officials first presented their report to him on the...