Disgraced Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif on Wednesday apologised for his role in a notorious 2010 spot-fixing scandal, admitting his guilt for the first time and accepting a five-year ban.
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq feels missing the IPL could be a blessing in disguise for his team's players as they would enter the upcoming Champions Trophy relatively fresh compared to those who are participating in the T20 league.
Salman Butt, who on Wednesday lost his appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a spot-fixing ban, was once touted as a prospect to lead Pakistan for years to come.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday said that it had rejected appeals against spot-fixing bans filed by disgraced former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif.
It s exactly one year since Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer & Mohammad Asif were sentenced to prison for their involvement in spot-fixing during the 2010 Lord s Test. Nishad Pai Vaidya looks at how life has panned out in the last one for the tainted trio and what the future looks like for them.
Shamed Pakistan cricket stars Salman Butt and Mohammad Aamer, both serving long bans for spot-fixing, have turned television pundits for the World Twenty20 tournament which starts on Tuesday.
The ICC has said that Kamran Akmal was always eligible for selection in the Pakistan cricket team and they did not need to issue any clearnce for his inclusion in the national squad.
PCB chief Zaka Ashraf on Saturday rejected spot-fixing convict Salman Butt's claims of innocence, saying the former captain was just expressing his personal views.
Just seven months into his three-and-a-half-year jail sentence for involvement in spot-fixing, disgraced former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt was on Thursday released under the British government's early prisoner release scheme.