Published: Feb 05, 2011, 09:58 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 07, 2014, 11:24 AM (IST)
By CricketCountry Staff
Doha, February 5, 2011
An anti-corruption tribunal of the International Cricket Council (ICC) today banned former Pakistan captain Salman Butt for ten years, five years of which are suspended. Mohammad Asif for seven years, two years of which are suspended and Mohammad Amir for five years for their role in a spot-fixing betting scam.
A statement from Michael Beloff QC, the chairman of the independent tribunal which heard the case read: “The tribunal heard the charges as Amir agreed to bowl no-balls, and did bowl no-balls and Butt was party to the bowling of those deliberate balls, and the tribunal impsoe the following sanctions.
“On Butt ten years ineligibility, five years of which are suspended on the condition that he doesn’t commit further breaches of the code, and that he participates under the auspices Pakistan Cricket Board in a programme of anti-corruption education.
“On Asif, a sanction of seven years of ineligibility, two years of which are suspended on the condition that he commits no further breach of the code and also participates in an anti-corruption programme.
“On Amir a sanction of five years ineligibility. No further sanctions are imposed on any player.”
