Lahore, Sept. 20 (Agencies): Batsman Khalid Latif has been handed a five-year ban for his role in a spot-fixing scandal during this year's Pakistan Super League, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday.

“Anti Corruption Tribunal has found Khalid Latif guilty of all charges...” the PCB said on its verified Twitter account.

The 31-year-old, who has played five one-day internationals, had also been fined one million Pakistani rupees ($9,491), the PCB said.

Fellow Islamabad United player Sharjeel Khan also received a five-year ban last month and both were sent home from the Twenty20 competition in the United Arab Emirates after an investigation by the board's anti-corruption unit.

At least two other players have been implicated in the scandal, while another, fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, was fined and given a one-year ban in March this year.

The three-member Tribunal of PCB headed by a former High Court judge, Asghar Haider, found Khalid guilty on all six breaches of the PCB’s anti-corruption code.

Khalid's lawyer Badr Alam, however, rejected the verdict and said the tribunal was not authorised to take such a decision.

“We don't accept this decision and we have already filed a challenge in the Supreme Court against the tribunal,” he said.

Khalid and his lawyer were involved in a continuous run- in with the tribunal since the start of the hearings in April.

Khalid refused to appear at some of the hearings while his lawyer had challenged the formation and authority of the tribunal in the Lahore High Court, which dismissed his objections.

The PCB's legal advisor, Tafazzul Rizvi, said the Board was not satisfied with the penalties imposed on Khalid and would contemplate appealing for a longer ban.