Both players have been told to stop talking to the media before their appearance next week at a doping tribunal.
Did the players get away too easy, or is this a fair decision?
Message board on the ban on Shoaib Akhtar and mohammad Akthar.
Pakistan's banned pace bowler Mohammad Asif has criticised the International Cricket Council (ICC) over his spot-fix suspension and has pleaded his innocence ahead of an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Banned Pakistan pacer Mohammed Asif believes that with the completion of his jail sentence for spot-fixing, one of the most difficult phases of his life has hopefully come to an end.
Bilal Asif took five wickets and made a handy contribution with the bat as Pakistan cruised to a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe to complete a 2-1 series win on Monday.
Dope-tainted pacer Mohammad Asif and opening batsman Imran Farhat will return to the Pakistan Test side after over two years in the first Test against New Zealand starting on Tuesday in Dunedin.
The Pakistan pace sensation has been given a pay raise after his impressive performances against India and Sri Lanka.
Mohammad Asif took four wickets as England slumped from 54 for 1 to 173 all out after being put in by Pakistan in he fourth Test.
Disgraced pace bowler Mohammed Asif on Tuesday, completed a 12-month ban, which was imposed on him for failing a dope-test during inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL), but Pakistan team management is yet to decide about playing him in the Champions Trophy.
The Pakistani pacer joins Shoaib Akhtar and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan on the sidelines.
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said the government is mulling a possible ban on Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party following the attacks by his supporters on military installations after the former prime minister's arrest.
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma.
At least five Chinese nationals were among the six persons killed on Tuesday when an explosive-packed vehicle rammed into their bus in Pakistan's troubled northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, officials said.
Banned Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, on Tuesday, appeared at a local court in London, as their trial on charges relating to spot-fixing during a Test match against England last year began more than a year after the scandal rocked world cricket.
'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.'
'It was difficult, but we wanted to show an honest portrayal.' 'I was not trying to tear him apart.'
Debutant director Ajith Pillai directs a Malayalam thriller Mosayile Kuthirameenukal.
The husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was freed Monday amidst rumours of a deal with the Army regime.
Admitting the Central Bureau of Investigation appeal, the high court said there are "some contradictions" in the trial court's judgment which require "deeper examination".
Pakistan took control of the second Test against New Zealand with a 229-run lead over the hosts at the end of Day 2. Replying to the tourists' 264 in the first innings, New Zealand crashed to 99. Pakistan were 64 for 2 in the second essay.
The Attorney General in Dubai took up the Mohammad Asif detention case on Sunday but Pakistan embassy officials do not see a verdict coming in the next 10 to 12 days. An official in the Pakistan embassy in Dubai said the Attorney General went through the medical reports of Asif and the report of the public prosecutor on the case on Sunday.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has been arrested in Dubai after he was allegedly found carrying contraband drugs. Asif, who played for the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League, was heading back home to Pakistan from Mumbai via Dubai.
'I wish you were here to see for yourself what Mughal-e-Azam means to Indians in America.'
Asif Azim talks about his stint in Bigg Boss.
The three main political parties in Pakistan on Sunday intensified their efforts for the formation of a coalition government after it became clear that the coup-prone country faced a hung Parliament after general elections marred by allegations of rigging.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Mohammad Asif may be dropped from an Indian film in which he was supposed to play a cricket coach after it emerged he was one of the three Pakistani players embroiled in a spot-fixing scandal.
Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif has been recalled for the final two matches of the one-day series against Bangladesh.
On the other hand Shoaib Akhtar is not likely to get any reprieve, claims local media in Pakistan.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is challenging his positive test result for a banned substance during IPL.
Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif believes his bowling has improved by leaps and bounds ever since he since he made his international comeback after serving a 12-month suspension for a positive dope test.
The financial feud between Mohammad Asif and his ex-girlfriend Veena Malik is getting nastier with the actress filing a police complaint against the Pakistani pacer for allegedly sending threatening messages.
'Worshippers weren't killed during prayers even in India or Israel but it happened in Pakistan'
Pakistan suspended pace bowlers, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Aamir have filed their appeals against provisional suspensions with the International Cricket Council Anti-Corruption and Security Unit.
With the Court of Arbitration for Sport recently dismissing the appeals of Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt, the ICC on Tuesday asked the two banned Pakistan cricketers to stop "misleading the public" and accept their punishment for involvement in the spot-fixing controversy.
Disgraced Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif has publicly confessed to his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal during the Lord's Test and tendered an unconditional apology to the countrymen for his actions.
FIH withdraws Olympic qualifiers hosting rights from Pakistan
Chief Selector Wahab Riaz held a press conference to formally announce the immediate withdrawal of Butt's name from the consultancy panel.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances