Case against Asif is very weak though cz of no much good evidence and he can be proved innocent in this court chance are high
Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt are set to appear before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, to appeal against the ICC’s ban for spot-fixing. Asif* will have his case presented by his lawyer Ravi Sukul through teleconference today and tomorrow, but he will appear before the court on February 7. Butt will be accompanied by his solicitor Yasin Patel when he appears before the court on February 8.
Both Asif and Butt have served approximately two-and-a-half years of their seven and ten-years bans respectively (with the possibility of a suspended sentence after five years).
Mohammad Amir, the third player to be sanctioned, has decided not to appeal against the five-year ban against him. The ban doesn’t permit the players to take part in any official match, international, domestic or club, until at least September 2015.
Apart from being sanctioned by the ICC, the trio was also found guilty by Southwark Crown Court in November 2011, on charges of conspiracy to cheat and accept corrupt payments over deliberate no-balls. After being implicated, Butt served seven months of his 30-month jail sentence, Asif six months of a year-long term, while Amir spent three months in a young offenders’ institute.
Asif was released from Canterbury Prison in south-east England after completing half of his one-year sentence in May 2012 while in June, Butt was released from prison seven months into his 30 month sentence.
Butt since his release has been pressing for his innocence and asserted that he didn’t fix or influence any of the bowlers to bowl a no-ball. “I have no links with spot-fixing nor I have ever entertained any offer, nothing ever practically happened in a match that was linked to any offer,” he told reporters on his return to Pakistan last year. "Of spot-fixing or any fixing, I never asked anyone to do anything or bowl any no-balls, I am not associated with it.
Butt, 28, had also hinted to lodge an appeal with the International Criminal Court, but decided against it due to the expense involved and the lengthy duration of the proceedings.
February 5, 2013 11.30am This story incorrectly said that Mohammad Asif was already in Switzerland. He is set to reach there on February 6. The length of the players’ bans has also been corrected.
Asif = Top notch bowler who was also intelligent in selecting deliveries for each batsmen, however his cleverness was also evil and proved his undoing. He already got a lot of chances in the past due to his talent as a bowler.
Butt = Above Average international opener, however, Pakistan has produced much better players of this category. His moral values proved to be his undoing.
Aamir = a prodigy and most likely next worlds best swing left arm fast. Weak morals and age resulted in his getting mixed up with the bookies. He deserves another chance since he is the "ONLY" one out of the three who accepted his sins. After repenting and serving his due, the call of justice would be to let him have another chance.
Asif = Top notch bowler who was also intelligent in selecting deliveries for each batsmen, however his cleverness was also evil and proved his undoing. He already got a lot of chances in the past due to his talent as a bowler.
Butt = Above Average international opener, however, Pakistan has produced much better players of this category. His moral values proved to be his undoing.
Aamir = a prodigy and most likely next worlds best swing left arm fast. Weak morals and age resulted in his getting mixed up with the bookies. He deserves another chance since he is the "ONLY" one out of the three who accepted his sins. After repenting and serving his due, the call of justice would be to let him have another chance.
aap koi wazeefa parain aamir kay layaee...i am sure you know a lot of them
Asif = Top notch bowler who was also intelligent in selecting deliveries for each batsmen, however his cleverness was also evil and proved his undoing. He already got a lot of chances in the past due to his talent as a bowler.
Butt = Above Average international opener, however, Pakistan has produced much better players of this category. His moral values proved to be his undoing.
Aamir = a prodigy and most likely next worlds best swing left arm fast. Weak morals and age resulted in his getting mixed up with the bookies. He deserves another chance since he is the "ONLY" one out of the three who accepted his sins. After repenting and serving his due, the call of justice would be to let him have another chance.
If Asif was playing right now he would have given Steyn a tough competition for the No1 spot
For all the sympathyies for Amir i don't think he is as innocent/bechara Ma'soom as he is portraited
He confessed and got his punishment + Ban
Why not wish Asif come back as well after he served his Ban when anxiously waiting for Amir to come back after his Ban ????
Butt never had the class for an International Level Cricketer like the 2 guys above
Now start shooting at me :D
I liked Asif too, but he was turning into Shoaib Akhtar :D. Atleast Aamir admitted his mistake while Asif and Salman still claim innocence, so you can support Asif if you think he is innocent :)
The only reason these two don't deserve any thing but a life ban is because they still claim they are innocent. Aamir understands what he did was wrong and he is paying for it. I hope Aamir is able to make a comeback after his ban expires in a couple of years.
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