The suspended Pakistani trio of Test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir have until September 20 to ask for a hearing of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security unit to challenge the provisional suspension imposed on them.
One of the repercussions of agent-cum-bookie Mazhar Majeed being caught in a
News of the World sting, which showed him claiming to be able to manipulate players and fix games for money, has been salutary: all cricketers' agents will now have to be certified by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
HT reports.
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The Pakistan cricketers at the centre of fixing allegations are to return home on Friday, a spokesman for the team said. "The three Pakistan cricketers, Mr Salman Butt, Mr Mohammad Asif and Mr Mohammad Amir, are now returning to Pakistan.
Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz has been summoned for questioning by Scotland Yard on Sept 14 over the alleged spot-fixing scandal that erupted during the fourth and final test against England.
Pakistan's cricket chief, Ijaz Butt, today said three players under investigation in Britain for corruption can return home as no charges had been brought against them. Butt also said a fourth player, Wahab Riaz, would stay in Britain to be interviewed by police.
India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday refused to believe that cricket is no longer a clean sport in the wake of spot-fixing scandal and said commitment of all the cricketers around the world should not be questioned because of the misdeeds of a few individuals.
The International Cricket Council has reportedly asked Pakistan's suspended Test captain Salman Butt and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal to give their mobile phone records for an investigation into possible spot-fixing during the Asia Cup in June.
Former International Cricket Council President Ehsan Mani today lashed out at Pakistan Cricket Board for taking a "stubborn" stance when the 'spot-fixing' allegations first came out and said it should have promptly suspended the tainted players.
Pakistan cricket team's associate manager Shafqat Rana says 18-year-old pace sensation Mohammad Aamir should not be shown any leniency because of his tender age if he is found guilty of spot-fixing charges.
India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Monday refused to believe that cricket is no longer a clean sport in the wake of spot-fixing scandal and said commitment of all the cricketers around the world should not be questioned because of the misdeeds of a few individuals.
Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Zahid feels there are more Pakistani players indulging in match fixing activities and they need to be investigated by the ICC anti-corruption and security unit.
Pakistan pace sensation Mohammad Aamir's tender age of 18 may help him escape stringent punishment such as a life ban in case he is found guilty of spot-fixing allegations, ICC's CEO Haroon Lorgat has hinted.
The International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit has been monitoring the activities of a leading Sri Lanka player since the World Twenty20 in England last year after team-mates became increasingly unsettled by his late-night fraternising with a man they believed to be an illegal bookmaker.
The International Cricket Council president Sharad Pawar said that the apex body had no choice but to provisionally suspend the three Pakistani players accused of 'spot-fixing'.
Anirudh Bhattacharyya reports.
The spot-fixing scandal took an unexpected turn on Sunday with attention diverted from the three suspended Pakistan players to one of their teammates Yasir Hameed, who was the subject of a second hidden-camera operation.
HT reports.
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