ICC Suspends Butt, Aamir, Asif

The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif were barred from taking part in all cricket matches with immediate effect, although they can appeal the suspension.

Earlier, Pakistan’s ambassador to Britain said after meeting the trio that they had asked to miss the rest of the team’s tour of England because of the scandal, but said he believed their insistence that they were innocent.

Team-Mates Were Trying To Fix Almost Every Match: Yasir Hameed

The News of the World newspaper has once again alleged Pak Cricket team of Match fixing. In the latest twist to the controversy that has shaken cricket, the paper says star Pakistani opener Yasir Hameed has claimed that some of his colleagues were regularly cheating.