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.
Pakistan cricket's tainted duo Salman Butt and Mohammed Asif started their journey on the road to redemption with both the convicted spot-fixers making a successful return to competitive cricket during the National One-Day Competition, in Hyderabad (Sind). Having served a prison sentence and a subsequent ban, it was the duo's first match in five years and four months since they were caught for spot-fixing during the 2010 series against England. Former national captain Butt scored an attractive 135 while swing bowler Asif looked in good rhythm taking 2/23 in 6 overs with their team Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) defeating FATA region in a match played at Hyderabad (Sind).
The International Cricket Council charge-sheeted Test captain Salman Butt and stumper batsman Kamran Akmal after getting unsatisfactory replies on the show cause notices served on them last month, media reports said in Karachi on Wednesday.
Amir's final outing in Pakistan colours came in June this year during the T20 World Cup against Ireland in Lauderhill, USA.
Newly-appointed Pakistan Test skipper Salman Butt has assured that he would not let the pressures of captaincy affect his own form and said he was mentally prepared for the job.
His career is almost finished after being handed a 10-year ban by the ICC but Salman Butt is hoping that a possible amendment to the Code of Conduct would help him reduce the length of the ban and he would be able to return to competitive cricket.
Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir will appear at the Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday to contest the sentences imposed on them after being found guilty of spot-fixing earlier this month.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly cleared two Pakistani cricketers, Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal, from all charges related to their alleged involvement in a spot fixing scandal during the 2010 Twenty20 World Cup, a television channel reported in Lahore on Tuesday.
Suspended Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir accused the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday of treating them unfairly and said it has no evidence against them regarding spot-fixing allegations.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar feels that Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammed Aamir were given harsh punishments in the spot-fixing scandal.
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt admitted on Friday to cheating on his country's tour of England in 2010 and said he would like to play domestic cricket once his ban for spot-fixing is completed.
Uncomfortable with the attention they are receiving from fellow inmates, Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif want to be transferred to a jail in their own country to serve their sentences for being involved in the spot-fixing scam.
A contrite Salman Butt apologised to the Pakistan nation on Friday and blamed himself for not alerting authorities earlier on his return home from England after serving seven months in jail for spot-fixing.
After their disastrous show in Australia, Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt were not included in a new-look team for two Twenty20 internationals against England later this month in Dubai.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will allow disgraced former captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif to return to domestic cricket after they are through with their rehabilitation programme.
The Pakistan Cricket Board will announce the squads for next month's Asia Cup and the tour of England on May 22 and opener Salman Butt is likely to get the Test captaincy.
Banned Salman Butt was asked by the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit to appear for a hearing.
Timeline of the spot-fixing scandal that led to the conviction of Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif in the Southwark Crown Court in London on Tuesday.
The world No 1 Pakistan will take on India as the two arch rivals meet at Pallekele in a Group A encounter.
The three Pakistani cricketers -- Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, who were handed jail sentences for their involvement in spot-fixing, were also ordered by Justice Jeremy Cooke to pay up the prosecution cost of the case.
Fluorescent shirts, see through t-shirts, silver pants, torn jeans, spandex shorts, mesh vests, a tie embellished with 261 precious diamonds, is there any look Salman cannot carry off?
Mohammad Amir confessed to spot-fixing only after then ODI skipper Shahid Afridi slapped the fast bowler, while Salman Butt was involved in corruption much before Pakistan's ill-fated tour of England in 2010, claimed former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq.
Jailed Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir could be deported from the UK after the completion of their prison terms.
Salman Butt's hundred against India on Saturday was seventh of his ODI career. Interestingly five of them have come against India (and remaining two vs Bangladesh). Butt now shares the record of scoring most hundreds against India.
Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi lauded the majority judgement passed by Southwark Crown Court in London that found Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif guilty of taking bribes to fix part of a Test match against England last year.
'I believe they have picked the right squad, considering the conditions in the UAE.'
Pakistan were 86 for one in reply to India's 626 at the end of Day 2 of the second Test.
Butt said he was close to being selected for the World T20 in India after he had resumed playing domestic cricket following the completion of his ban in 2015 but Afridi resisted his selection.
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt expressed confidence that spot-fixing will never raise its ugly head again in Pakistan cricket.
Mohammad Asif along with teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir were handed lengthy suspensions by the ICC over their involvement in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal in England. While Amir made a comeback to international cricket, Asif, whom many believe was the kingpin of fixers found his career come to an inglorious end. Butt however plays domestic cricket
'Bumrah is unique and at the moment, he is one of the best.'
A professional banker, Salman Butt, was on Tuesday named managing director of the 2011 World Cup central organising secretariat amid rising concerns over the slow pace of preparations for the mega-event in South Asia. The Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed Butt's selection had been approved by the International Cricket Council.
A huge controversy erupted after the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises flouted strict Islamic laws by promoting surrogate advertisements of off-shore online betting platforms.
Pakistan's suspended Test captain Salman Butt will attend a hearing into spot-fixing charges in Doha in January after the International Cricket Council rejected his application to adjourn proceedings.
According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, the guilty verdicts handed out to Butt and Asif by the Southwark Crown Court in London on Tuesday, could form the basis of a fresh anti-corruption probe against the two players.
Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir admitted in September that he had fixed parts of a test match against England last year, media could finally report on Tuesday.
The International Cricket Council reserved its reaction on the conviction of Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammed Asif on spot-fixing charges till the jury decides on the fourth accusation of latter's acceptance of corrupt payments.
The jury deciding on the alleged spot-fixing trial involving Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif returned to court, on Friday, to hear more evidence from telephone conversations.
Banned Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif, who are accused of spot-fixing during a Test match against England last year, will go on trial in London on Tuesday.
Pakistan's disgraced trio of Salman Butt, Mohammed Amir and Mohammed Asif have had their central contracts suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
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