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
Pakistani cricketers Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt will be free to return to competitive action on Sept. 2 after serving bans for involvement in match-fixing, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Wednesday.
Pakistan's tainted former captain Salman Butt has asked the PCB's anti-corruption officials and legal advisors to reconsider the reintegration and rehabilitation plan for the disgraced trio.
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja called Salman Butt a "liar" and ridiculed the suspended cricketer's defence against allegations of 'spot-fixing' as a "big joke".
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.
'Bumrah is unique and at the moment, he is one of the best.'
Danish Kaneria is desperate to return to the cricketing fold and is even keen on playing domestic cricket.
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.
One-Day International captain Azhar Ali and opening batsman Mohammad Hafeez reported for the national conditioning camp in Lahore in the morning session but did not return back for the second session, protesting against the presence of tainted left-arm pacer Mohammad Aamir.
Akhtar said he was livid when he came to know that Aamir and Asif had indulged in corruption during a Test against England.
Pakistan's Mohammad Amir has received an early reprieve for a return to domestic cricket
Involving the tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir will be 'extremely dangerous' for the reputation of the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL), former captain Ramiz Raja has said.
Says he knew of SMS exchanges between bookmaker and players before the scam broke out
The spot-fixing scandal happened in August 2010 during Pakistan's tour of England and then captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were banned by the ICC for their involvement.
Banned Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir has been allowed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to play domestic cricket with some conditions lifting the ban imposed on the tainted bowlers for spot-fixing.
Banned Pakistani cricketer Salman Butt has reportedly admitted to cheating on his country's tour of England in 2010 and has issued a public apology for his actions.
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.
Former Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif lost their appeals against bans for spot-fixing in the Lord's Test against England in 2010.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has constituted a five-member committee to consider a request for the relaxation of the conditions for the spot-fixing ban on Pakistani paceman Mohammad Aamer.
Banned Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria, whose appeal against his life ban was rejected by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday, complained about not receiving any support from the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Tainted former Pakistan captain Saleem Malik on Wednesday pleaded with the Pakistan Cricket Board to drop his life ban for match-fixing and help fulfil his goal to take up coaching assignments. The 57-year-old Malik was found guilty of match-fixing following a judicial inquiry in 2000 in a scandal that rocked the cricket world.
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Switzerland will hear the appeals of suspended Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif against the International Cricket Council's (ICC) bans for spot-fixing next February.
Pakistan's disgraced former captain Salman Butt left for Switzerland on Tuesday along with ex-teammate Mohammad Asif to attend the international Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) appeal hearing against the spot-fixing ban on the duo.
Banned Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir have been signed by local television channels for special Twenty20 World Cup shows during the tournament which opens in Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Tainted Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have been accused of 'deceit, greed and corrupt practice' on the basis of 'coincidence, innuendo and guesswork,' London's Southwark Crown Court heard during the ongoing spot-fixing case trial.
Three more Pakistani cricketers have been implicated in the spot-fixing scandal during the ongoing trial of the tainted trio -- Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif -- at a court in England
Pakistan's disgraced fast-bowler Mohammad Amir is positive about making a comeback to international cricket for Pakistan and feels if West Indies all rounder Marlon Samuels can make a successful return then he can also do the same.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is to seek an explanation from wicketkeeper Umar Akmal after he said in a television interview that he had been approached to fix matches.
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt appeared upbeat as he arrived at a Swiss court today in a bid to overturn a ban imposed for spot-fixing and revive his cricket career.
Reactions to the Pakistan cricket trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohd Amir being jailed after being found guilty of taking bribes to fix parts of a Test match against England in 2010.
England off-spinner Graeme Swann has revealed that he will never forget the grim atmosphere after the 2010 Lord's Test against Pakistan when the undercover 'spot-fixing' sting was published by the News of the World.
Banned Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has accused former captain Salman Butt and agent Mazhar Majeed of tricking him into bowling deliberate no-balls in the 2010 Lord's Test against England.
Players live in fear after reporting approaches by bookies, especially in tournaments such as the IPL, claims International Cricketers' Association chief Tim May.
Former Pakistan captain, Ramiz Raja has rubbished the sensational match-fixing claims made by British journalist, Ed Hawkins in his recent book.
Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for his role in a fixing scandal, Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) said. The former Test opener was banned for 10 years by an anti-corruption tribunal in 2018 for his part in the spot-fixing scandal that engulfed the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in 2017.
Pakistan's flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi has hit out at disgraced former captain Salman Butt for criticising his performance in the World Twenty20 in a TV show, saying that a player who "tainted the name of the country" should not have been hired as an expert.
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 appeals of disgraced Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir against the jail sentencing imposed on them in the spot-fixing saga were dismissed in a London court on Wednesday.
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.
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