London, October 3 (IANS) The contingent of Pakistani cricketers — Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif as well as Mohammad Aamer — Tuesday will face a hearing upon a spot-fixing charges during a Test compare opposite England final year.
Former skipper Butt, as well as join bowlers Asif as well as Aamer will face a Southwark Crown Court charged in south-east London with charges of swindling to acquire as well as accept hurtful payments, as well as swindling to cheat.
The players’ representative Mazhar Majeed will additionally go upon hearing to one side them as well as will be charged with a same offences, that lift limit sentences of 7 years as well as dual years in jail respectively.
The Pakistani contingent was purported to have upon purpose bowled no-balls during a fourth Test opposite England in Aug final year.
The allegations were formed upon a justification performed by a Sunday publication ‘News of a World’, that was close in Jul over a phone-hacking scandal.
The journal claimed Majeed, who is formed in south London, supposed pound150,000 to remonstrate Asif as well as Aamer to play a no-balls during fixed times in a Lord’s Test.
At that time Butt, 26, was captain of Pakistan’s Test side, Asif, 28, a set upon bowler, as well as 18-year-old left-armer Aamer a supernatural bent in a universe cricket.
An eccentric judiciary allocated by a International Cricket Council (ICC) had criminialized Butt from all forms of cricket for 10 years, 5 of that were suspended. Asif perceived a seven-year ban, with dual suspended, as well as Aamer was handed a five-year suspension.
The 3 cricketers had filed appeals opposite their bans during a Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Pakistani cricketers face London hearing for spot-fixing
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