Salman,Asif and Future's Wasim Akram M. Amir go on trial in London on Tuesday charged with spot-fixing during a match against England last year, allegations which rocked the world of cricket.
The charges relate to allegations of deliberately bowling no-balls during England's fourth test against Pakistan at Lord's in London in August 2010.
The allegations were made by the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World tabloid, which was closed down in July this year when it became engulfed in the phone hacking scandal.At the time of the alleged offences, Butt, 26, was captain of Pakistan's test side and had won plaudits for his leadership.
Asif, 28, was the team's senior pace bowler, while teenage left-arm swing bowler Amir, 19, was regarded as one of the hottest properties in world cricket.Majeed, from south London, is a sports agent with a history of working with Pakistan players
Butt was banned for 10 years, with five suspended. Asif was banned for seven years, two of which were suspended, with Amir handed a five-year penalty.
All three have filed appeals against their bans at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Prior knowledge of when no-balls will occur could be exploited in what is known as 'spot-betting', hugely popular in South Asia, whereby gamblers bet on various possible incidents in a match rather than the final outcome.Cricket is potentially extremely vulnerable to 'spot-fixing'. Betting can be planned around specific incidents without the need to manipulate the final result of the match.The most infamous recent case of proven fixing in cricket came a decade ago when former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje was revealed to have accepted money from bookmakers in a bid to influence the course of games as well as trying to corrupt his teammates.
M. Amir admit his fault. Now Its time to wait for the final decision from court.
According to me M. Amir's ban will be decreased and He will be back in the Pakistan team. It is not possible to have Asif and Butt back in the team.
Remember 1 thing Amir the backbone of Pakistani Bowling attack is only of 19 years. May be he could has some advantage of his age and admitting his fault.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS CASE. WILL AMIR PLAY FOR PAKISTAN AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
Source: Politichub.blogspot.com