Pakistani trio to meet Pakistan board chief on Thursday
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir will now meet the Pakistan Cricket Board chief, Ejaz Butt on Thursday instead of their earlier planned meeting on Wednesday. The trio has been accused of spot-fixing according to a video released by a British tabloid.
The three Pakistani cricketers were supposed to not only meet the PCB chief, but also the Pakistani administrative and diplomatic officials on Thursday. This meeting will also include the Pakistani high commissioner. It is also said that they will be questioned by the Scotland Yard.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 captain Butt, Asif and Amir will leave from Taunton for London on Wednesday. The three are in Taunton along with the rest of the Pakistani side, which plays a warm-up game against Somerset.
However, the postponing of the meeting means that the three cricketers will now not be able to play in the game against Somerset. The Pakistani manager said that the players should be back in London on Friday.
Pakistan begin their limited-overs leg of the tour from September 5, when they play their first T20I on the tour at Cardiff.
Earlier, the PCB chairman had said that they will not suspend any of the Pakistani cricketers on the basis of allegations and will wait for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 Majeed had revealed that some of the ODIs may also be fixed.
The hotel in which the Pakistani team is staying in Taunton has been barricaded from the media and apart from the practice session on Wednesday, the media will not be allowed to get close to the team. Most of the team-players have been confined indoors and the mood has been largely low in the hotel.
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