Pakistan's Umar Akmal could face a lifetime ban if convicted of match-fixing charges unveiled Friday by Pakistan cricket authorities. The 29-year-old old was provisionally suspended by the anti-corruption unit of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on February 20, the day when Pakistan Super League commenced in Karachi. PCB said Umar violated its code on two counts.  

The PCB has charged Umar Akmal with two breaches of the anti-corruption code which relates to not reporting a fixing offer," said a PCB release.Under the PCB anti-corruption code a player is required to immediately report to a team manager or the officials of the anti-corruption unit when he receives an offer to fix a match. Umar has 14 days (till March 31) to respond to the charges in writing. He was banned for three months after a spat with the then Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur in 2017. Also, last month he escaped punishment after making rude remarks to a fitness trainer in Lahore.