ICC bans 3 Pak players for 5 years

The ICC has found three Pakistan cricketers guilty of corruption and banned each of them from the sport for five years.

Former captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir received their punishment at an International Cricket Council tribunal on Saturday.

Butt was given a 10-year ban with five years suspended, Asif a seven-year suspension with two suspended, while Amir was banned for five years.

The players have been suspended since September 3, 2010 after a British tabloid alleged they bowled no-balls at prearranged times during a test in August against England at Lord's to fix spot betting markets.

On Friday, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said the players and their agent will face criminal charges.

Source: The Hindu