Even as former stalwarts, Javed Miandad and Mohsin Hasan Khan called for a life ban on any player (s) found guilty of fixing, Shegan Ejaz said that at the worst he saw the tribunal imposing the minimum of six months ban on Sharjeel.
The hearings of the case of spot-fixing in the PSL against test opener, Sharjeel concluded last week and after both parties submit their final written replies by July 29th the tribunal will announce a verdict in 30-days time.
"At the worst, the tribunal could impose a six-month ban on him for not reporting offers made to him on time," he said.
He also said that Andrew Ephgrave, the operations manager of the national crime agency of UK, had appeared as a witness through skype but gave no proof against Sharjeel in his statement.
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But Pakistan's former captain, Javed Miandad and former test opener and ex-chief selector/coach, Mohsin Khan said it was time the PCB showed no leniency towards cricketers who are involved in fixing and corruption.
The veteran of 124 tests said in his dictionary anyone who played without the dignity and honor of the country deserved no mercy.
Mohsin said if the board had not shown leniency towards guilty players in the past Pakistan would not have had to face the embarrassment of the PSL spot fixing scandal.
"If they had implemented the recommendations of the Justice Malik Qayyum report back in 2000 we would not have had the 2010 spot-fixing scandal involving Salman Butt, Muhammad Aamir, and Muhammad Asif nor this PSL issue," he added.