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Pakistan trio handed long bans
Captain Salman Butt given 10-year ban while Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir get seven and five years over spot-fixing.
Last Modified: 05 Feb 2011 15:30 GMT
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Butt gestures during what is likely to be his last Test match if the decision in Doha is upheld [GALLO/GETTY] Suspended Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were banned for at least five years after they were found guilty of corruption by an International Cricket Council (ICC) tribunal in Doha.Michael Beloff, the lawyer who headed the tribunal, announced that Butt, 26, was banned for 10 years with five of them suspended.
Asif, 28, was ruled out for seven years – two of which are suspended – while 18-year-old Amir, one of the world's most promising fast bowlers, was banned for five.
British prosecutors announced on Friday the trio would face criminal charges over their part in last year's spot-fixing scandal, specifically over their actions in the fourth cricket Test against England at Lord's.
Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said the trio, along with 35-year-old sports agent Mazhar Majeed from Croydon, outside London, had been charged with conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments and with conspiracy to cheat.
The players have been suspended since September 3 after a British tabloid alleged they bowled no-balls at prearranged times to fix betting markets.
The trio have denied spot-fixing, the offence of pre-arranging individual events within a match which may or may not affect the result.
More to follow.
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