What we remember #15
Mohammad Amir's no-ball
Oct 11, 2018
| What We Remember
A scandal nearly as large as the one that preceded it by a decade
The Pakistan spot-fixing case
In September 2010 the ICC suspended three Pakistan players - Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt - on allegations of what was later defined as spot-fixing. They were alleged to have carried out specific on-field actions, including bowling no-balls at pre-determined times, during the Lord's Test against England on the instance of a bookie. The three were later handed long bans by the ICC before the matter moved to the British Crown courts, where all three were convicted and sentenced to spells of detention.
'The dream is to come back and play for three to four years'
Jun 20, 2016
| Interviews
Mohammad Asif is playing club cricket in Scandinavia as he strives for a Pakistan comeback and to rebuild his career in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal
Pakistan news
PCB to tightly regulate Asif and Butt's return
Aug 25, 2015 The PCB is set to chalk out a rehabilitation programme for Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, as part of their reintegration into the cricketing community
The Asif enigma
Aug 25, 2015
| Ahmer Naqvi
Unlike other Pakistani cricketers who have strayed, he has not been at pains to show penitence
Pakistan news
Butt, Asif keen to return to cricket
Aug 20, 2015 Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, who will find themselves free of ICC sanctions from September 2, are keen to play in the forthcoming Pakistan domestic season under the auspices of the Pakistan Cricket Board
Pakistan news
Bazid: Trio's return would be unfair to the rest
Aug 19, 2015
| News and Analysis
Former Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan joins Gaurav Kalra to discuss the lifting of ICC sanctions on Mohammad Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif
Pakistan news
Amir, Asif, Butt free to play all cricket from September 2
Aug 19, 2015 The sanctions against Pakistan's Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt will expire on September 1, the ICC has confirmed
Pakistan news
Butt faces battle to reduce ban
Jun 9, 2015 A difference of opinion within the PCB could lead to Salman Butt failing to complete his rehabilitation programme by the September 1 deadline and thereby having to serve his full ten-year ban on account of his role in spot-fixing
Pakistan news
I believe cricket suffered because of me - Amir
Jan 29, 2015 Mohammad Amir, the Pakistan fast bowler, always believed his second chance in cricket would come and that he has what it takes to make a strong comeback
Pakistan news
Amir allowed to return to Pakistan domestic cricket
Jan 29, 2015 Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been allowed to return to domestic cricket under the auspices of the PCB with immediate effect