Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan on Friday accused cricketer Nasir Jamshed of having contacts with English bookies and introducing the two main accused in the scandal to a fixer.

He was addressing the media after briefing a Senate committee on the Pakistan Super League (PSL) spot-fixing scandal.

Shahryar Khan claimed Jamshed was the one who introduced Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif to a bookie under the pretext that he was a fan.

The chairman also revealed that Sharjeel and Latif had changed their statements slightly from what they had initially said.

They have been given 14 days to decide which statement they will stick to and hand in a written reply, after which a tribunal may be formed under a Supreme Court judge to investigate the matter further.

Shahryar Khan also said that bookies from around the world had been eyeing the PSL, and that PCB had kept an eye on certain players from the beginning of the tournament.

Sharjeel was caught as soon as there was sufficient evidence against him, he added.

During the Senate briefing, a number of questions were raised about PCB's internal workings, including questions regarding the cricket board's audit and the number of employees on PCB's payroll.

Shahryar Khan responded to these queries and told the committee that the investigation into the PSL scandal was conducted by the PCB and not the International Cricket Council.

He also said that spot-fixing is not a new phenomenon and that it happens more often in T20 matches than any other format.

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