Wajid Shamsul Hasan (died 28 September 2021) was a Pakistani

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since June 2008. He served as the High Commissioner of Pakistan to the United Kingdom.Diplomatic List
FCO 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2011

Family

Hasan belonged to

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family of

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also known as

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. He was married to Zarina Hasan.

Cricket controversy

In response to the

2010 Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy The Pakistan cricket spot-fixing scandal was a sports scandal that occurred during a Test match between England and Pakistan at Lord's, London, in August 2010. The scandal centered on three members of Pakistan's national cricket team, who we ...

, Hasan condemned the

International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ...

for banning the three Pakistani players charged with

spot-fixing Spot-fixing is illegal activity in a sport in which a specific aspect of a game, unrelated to the final result but upon which a betting market exists, is fixed in an attempt to ensure a certain result in a proposition bet. Examples include someth ...

.ICC's suspension of Pakistan players is 'wrong'
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References

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