Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appealed against a five-year ban and one million rupees fine on Khalid Latif who was found guilty in the spot-fixing case. They have asked for a life ban on the exposed cricketer in order to set an example for others in their fight against corruption.

Sharjeel Khan and Latif both were banned by the 3-member team of the anti-corruption panel for their accused involvement in spot-fixing and other breaks of the anti-corruption code.

Both the cricketers were banned and sent back from Dubai after meeting a bookie and accepting to spot-fix for him. The panel banned the left-hander Sharjeel for five years and didn’t find him. But they were rigorously strict against Latif and didn’t show any leisure at all. The cricketer and his lawyer had demanded during the proceedings that it was all biased against them and they had not been given a fair hearing. Sharjeel Khan has already appealed against the ban whereas there is no word from Latif yet.

The legal advisor of PCB Tafazzul Rizvi confirmed the news that the board has filed an appeal with an independent adjudicator seeking a life ban on Latif. He said, “We are not satisfied with the five-year ban and volume of fine. Our policy is clear that we have zero tolerance for players found guilty of corruption. We don’t want to see players who are found guilty on all counts under the anti-corruption code to play again. We want to make an example for others.”

If Latif receives a life ban, he will be the second player in the history of Pakistan cricket to be banned for life. Salim Malik, the former Test batsman, was sentenced with such a ban for his involvement in the match-fixing way back in 2000.