ISLAMABAD -Top Pakistani cricketer to face trial in Britain over corruptioncharges.
Nasir Jamshed is accused of being part of an alleged spot-fixing briberyconspiracy in the Pakistan Super League. Yousef Anwar, 36, and MohammedIjaz, 34, admitted Monday conspiring to offer bribes to professionalcricketers, before a scheduled trial in Manchester, northwest England.
The pair pleaded guilty to conspiring together between November 2016 andFebruary 2017 to offer financial advantages to players in the PakistanSuper League, with the intention of inducing them to perform improperly byfailing to play competitively in good faith.
They also admitted the same charge in relation to players taking part inthe Bangladesh Premier League between November 2016 and December 2016.
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Jamshed, 33, an opening batsman, denies being part of the briberyconspiracy in relation to the Pakistan Super League.
Prosecutors will open their case against him on Tuesday at Manchester CrownCourt.
