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spot-fixing controversy

Mohammad Asif admits innocence in spot-fixing row – Part 1

Pakistan fast bowler Muhammad Asif said he was innocent and it iss only a matter of time before he would prove to the cricketing world that the spot fixing charges were all false.   Asif was convicted for his involvement in spot-fixing along with teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad Aamer and was sentenced to in...

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PCB refuses to react on Mohammad Asif’s appeal against ban

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday declined to react on the decision by banned Pakistani pacer Mohammed Asif to pursue his appeal in the International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Switzerland.

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Mohammad Asif to pursue appeal against ban

Disgraced Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif said on Thursday he will pursue an appeal against a seven-year ban imposed on him by cricket's governing body over the 2010 spot-fixing scandal.

 

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Sharad Pawar completes challenging term as ICC president

Sharad Pawar completed his two-year term as the president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) - his term in office coincided with the ignominy of spot-fixing controversy to the heated debate of the Decision Review System (DRS). Sharad Pawar completed his two-year term as the president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) - his term in office coincided with the ignominy of spot-fixing controversy to the heated debate of the Decision Review System (DRS).

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Danish Kaneria fined 100,000 pounds for spot-fixing

Pakistan Test spinner Danish Kaneria has not only been banned for life from all English county by the England and Wales cricket Board (ECB) but has also been fined 100,000 pounds for his role in spot-fixing.

 

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Mohammad Aamer can appeal to ICC to reduce ban: Zaka Ashraf

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Zaka Ashraf has expressed confidence that banned pacer Muhammad Aamer could make an early return to international cricket if he appeals to the International Cricket Council to reconsider his five-year ban on humanitarian grounds.

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IPL controversies cause uproar in Lok Sabha

Against the backdrop of alleged molestation of a woman by an Australian player in IPL, a demand was made in the Lok Sabha for a high level probe into the affairs of the tournament, with a BJP member threatening to go on hunger strike from Sunday if no action was taken.

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