The three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of a corruption scandal are expected to learn their fate on Tuesday when an independent hearing concludes in Doha.
Former Test captain Salman Butt [ Images ] and fast bowlers Muhammad Amir and Mohammad Asif [ Images ] face lengthy bans if they are found guilty of spot-fixing during Pakistan's Test series in England [ Images ] last year.
A British Sunday newspaper report alleged that they had taken bribes to arrange for deliberate no-balls to be delivered at pre-agreed times in the fourth Test at Lord's.
All three were suspended in September by the International Cricket Council [ Images ] (ICC [ Images ]) which has convened a three-man tribunal chaired by British lawyer Michael Beloff.
The three players, none of whom is being backed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), have all denied any involvement in spot-fixing.
Sources in Pakistan said Butt faced the heaviest ban while Amir and Asif have argued that they were following instructions because they feared they would otherwise be dropped.
Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi [ Images ] and head coach Waqar Younis [ Images ] have been summoned as witnesses at the tribunal.
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