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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has admitted that he is confident about the case prepared by the ICC against the Pakistani trio, who were accused of spot fixing during the Test series against England last summer. He said
that the organisation had drafted a strong case against the accused which he believed would stand the test of scrutiny. The three players involved in the spot fixing fiasco; former captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are expected to face an
independent tribunal, which will be responsible for deciding their case. The tribunal will be held in January next year.
Lorgat said at a press conference, "We would want to be proportional but at the same time we do not want to show any leniency. These are severe issues and the integrity of the game is absolutely fundamental, and we would not want to tolerate any of that
in the sport. My understanding is that any matter that we decide on in a disciplinary process is always open to contest in the Court of Arbitration for Sport."
The tribunal will be headed by Michael Beloff QC, who also is the chairman of the ICC code of conduct commission. Other tribunal members include fellow commissioners Justice Albe Sachs from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kenya-c752.
An English tabloid The News of the World, was responsible for breaking this story, which alleged that Pakistan players had accepted money from bookmaker Mazhar Majeed for bowling no-balls. It has to be said, that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 served as an agent for many Pakistan
players in the past as well. He helped them sign endorsement deals and contracts with different counties, and he is also the owner of a local football club known as Croydon Athletic.
The evidence gathered by the Tabloid was passed on to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scotland-c756 Yard who conducted their own investigation. However it was learnt that the evidence gathered by Scotland Yard was all circumstantial. The agency found that the date-time format of the video
itself was questionable. However the ICC has been swift in its action against the trio, who were provisionally suspended, and hence have been effectively ruled out of the 2011 world cup as well.
The appeals of the three players against the provisional suspension were also dismissed by Beloff during a hearing in Dubai. Asif however chose not to appeal.
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