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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Butt's appointment, his first position at the PCB since being banned for spot-fixing, came in for heavy criticism https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220600/220635.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1411390.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1411390.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pakistan-news-pcb-withdraws-salman-butts-name-as-selection-consultant-day-after-appointment-1411390 Sun, 03 Dec 2023 06:20:40 GMT While Akmal and Anjum have held selection roles before, this is Butt's first appointment with PCB since returning from a ban after the spot-fixing scandal of 2010 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/372000/372090.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1411217.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1411217.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pakistan-news-salman-butt-kamran-akmal-rao-iftikhar-to-assist-wahab-riaz-1411217 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:36:56 GMT He will stay in the role for the duration of the 2022 season for Singapore https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295300/295319.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316081.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316081.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/salman-butt-appointed-singapore-consulting-head-coach-1316081 Sat, 21 May 2022 17:14:51 GMT PCB has offered the former captain a commentator's job for the upcoming season of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/311000/311016.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1237036.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1237036.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/with-no-future-with-pakistan-in-test-cricket-salman-butt-turns-focus-to-non-playing-role-1237036 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He was due to captain their second XI, but it didn't turn out that way https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/286000/286004.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231891.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231891.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/salman-butt-refuses-to-play-pakistans-national-t20-cup-after-central-punjab-demotes-him-1231891 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He is said to have exposed himself in frustration and faces the prospect of being kicked out of the next domestic tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/236600/236601.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1215246.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1215246.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1215246 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Lahore Qalandars coach revealed that the decision to pick Salman Butt as a replacement for Mohammed Hafeez wasn't very tough, given Butt's consistent T20 numbers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270200/270268.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1175730.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1175730.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1175730 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This will be the most high-profile tournament for Butt since returning from his spot-fixing ban in January 2016 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220600/220635.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1175320.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1175320.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1175320 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peshawar kept their perfect run going in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy, while Mohammad Hafeez made a successful return to the competition after being overlooked for the international side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/271800/271848.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159229.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159229.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1159229 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Legends of Rupganj defended 239 to beat Prime Bank Cricket Club while unbeaten fifties from Dhiman Ghosh and Salman Hossain lead Agrani Bank to victory over Shinepukur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/240600/240647.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1136669.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1136669.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1136669 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The PCB granted Butt a No-Objection Certificate to play in the Dhaka Premier League, having cleared him of the controversy surrounding the privately organised Ajman All Stars League https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220600/220635.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1135707.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1135707.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1135707 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the final starting on December 21, the WAPDA captain decided to rest his premier bowlers on the third day and they could not defend 302 in the fourth innings against Sui Southern https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/183600/183627.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1129855.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1129855.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1129855 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT WAPDA made it two wins in two in the Super Eight stage of the QeA to put one foot in the final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268700/268707.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1129290.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1129290.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1129290 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:07 GMT Lahore Blues secured the title against Lahore Whites thanks to a disciplined bowling performance and an assured innings from Imam-ul-Haq https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269100/269104.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1127910.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1127910.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1127910 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lahore Whites and Lahore Blues triumphed over Faisalabad and FATA respectively as Saeed Ajmal bowed out in Rawalpindi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270200/270211.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1127605.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1127605.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1127605 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The pair added an unbroken 209-run partnership as Lahore Whites thumped Islamabad by 109 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/234800/234893.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1126870.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1126870.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1126870 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt's unbeaten 85 carried Lahore Whites into the final four on a day that saw Peshawar and Rawalpindi eliminated https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/231000/231051.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1126623.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1126623.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1126623 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While Lahore Whites' 213 proved to be too much for FATA, Anwar Ali's 4 for 30 meant Rawalpindi fell short of their target against Karachi Whites https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261100/261142.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1126324.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1126324.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1126324 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT WAPDA captain Salman Butt has questioned Peshawar's sportsmanship after their fast bowler Taj Wali clinched a three-run win by mankading non-striker Mohammad Irfan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220600/220635.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1124190.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1124190.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1124190 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Inzamam-ul-Haq, the PCB's chief selector, is impressed with the opener's form and fitness since his return from his spot-fixing ban, and has said his case for a full international return will be assessed by picking him in the Pakistan A team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220600/220635.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1121619.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1121619.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1121619 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plans to include Salman Butt in the Test squad to tour the West Indies were afoot, but the PCB has decided to shelve them for now in the wake of the PSL spot-fixing affair https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/231000/231051.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1087759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1087759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1087759 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Pakistan coach believes Salman Butt deserves a second go in the national side, now that he has served his five-year ban https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/231000/231051.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1073292.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1073292.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1073292 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt's stoic century thwarted Habib Bank's push for a win and ensured that WAPDA claimed the Quaid-e-Azam 2016-17 title, their maiden tournament win, on the basis of a first-innings lead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/231000/231049.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/quaid-e-azam-2016-17/content/story/1072756.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/quaid-e-azam-2016-17/content/story/1072756.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1072756 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT WAPDA will need Salman Butt, their captain to come good with support from the middle order if they are to win the tournament, having taken the first-innings honours https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/253100/253154.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/quaid-e-azam-2016-17/content/story/1072572.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/quaid-e-azam-2016-17/content/story/1072572.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1072572 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Habib Bank Limited struck back with four quick wickets, but Salman Butt's 20th first-class ton ensured Water and Power Development Authority were marginally ahead on Day 2 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/231000/231049.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/quaid-e-azam-2016-17/content/story/1072099.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/quaid-e-azam-2016-17/content/story/1072099.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1072099 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt hopes to keep knocking on the doors of the national selectors by the sheer weight of his domestic performances https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220600/220635.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1058361.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1058361.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1058361 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, who recently returned to competitive cricket after serving five-year bans for spot-fixing, have been registered for the Caribbean Premier League's player draft https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/231000/231047.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/968311.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/968311.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-968311 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt scored a hundred and Mohammad Asif picked up two wickets in six overs on their return to competitive cricket after over five years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/231000/231049.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/one-day-national-cup-2015-16/content/story/960195.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/one-day-national-cup-2015-16/content/story/960195.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-960195 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan Cricket Board will allow Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif to play the domestic one-day cup at the start of the new year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220600/220635.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/948365.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/948365.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-948365 Thu, 08 May 2025 04:17:33 GMT A round-up of action from the latest round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/228000/228005.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/quaid-e-azam-2015-16/content/story/948795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/quaid-e-azam-2015-16/content/story/948795.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-948795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, whose bans for spot-fixing lifted on September 2, have been signed by the Water & Power Development Authority as non-executive 17th grade employees https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/221000/221037.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/927695.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/927695.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-927695 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121200/121265.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/913683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/913683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-913683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220600/220635.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/911579.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/911579.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-911579 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The sanctions against Pakistan's Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt will expire on September 1, the ICC has confirmed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156800/156834.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/911071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/911071.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-911071 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, the suspended former Pakistan captain, has been called by the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit to Dubai on April 28 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/183600/183627.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/864637.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/864637.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-864637 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Amir, the banned fast bowler, could start playing competitive cricket as early as next month, with the ICC is set to approve his reintegration following a revised anti-corruption code https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142900/142955.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/823369.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/823369.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-823369 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chairman, has urged banned cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif to come clean about their role in the 2010 spot-fixing controversy, to push their case for an early return to cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138600/138643.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/799191.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/799191.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-799191 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ICC has approved changes to its anti-corruption code which will allow banned players to return to domestic cricket before the end of their penalty if they meet certain criteria https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142900/142955.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/797995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/797995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-797995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Richardson, the ICC's chief executive, has said that the governing body is discussing amendments to its anti-corruption code that will allow banned players to play competitive cricket at domestic level within a certain period before the end of the https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/183600/183627.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/793487.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/793487.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-793487 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, the banned former Pakistan captain, is hopeful PCB chairman Najam Sethi will "do for other players" what he is doing for Mohammad Amir, who is also serving a ban for spot-fixing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126900/126969.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/736745.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/736745.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-736745 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An amended ICC anti-corruption code, set to be implemented from June, is likely to facilitate a quicker return to international cricket for players serving long-term bans https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126900/126981.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/729869.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/729869.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-729869 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, the banned former Pakistan captain, has publically admitted to his part in spot-fixing for the first time and issued an apology https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160500/160553.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/645799.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/645799.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-645799 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain, has indicated his availability to PCB to take part in an anti-corruption rehabilitation program, ESPNcricinfo has learned https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146600/146639.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/631899.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/631899.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-631899 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dave Richardson, the ICC's chief executive, has urged banned Pakistan duo Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt to "publicly accept their parts" in corruption and to cooperate with the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156800/156832.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/631848.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/631848.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-631848 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zaka Ashraf, the PCB chairman, has suggested that the playing futures of Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif will be determined by form when they have served their ICC bans https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156800/156834.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/630809.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/630809.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-630809 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain, has accepted that he will now have to serve the rest of his ICC ban https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146600/146639.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/630604.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/630604.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-630604 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected the appeal of Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif against the ICC bans they received in 2011 for their part in the spot-fixing scandal https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138600/138643.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/630512.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/630512.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-630512 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt said he was "grateful" to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for hearing the appeal against his ICC ban https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138600/138669.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/604211.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/604211.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-604211 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, has presented his case to have his ICC ban for spot-fixing overturned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/604073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/604073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-604073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain, has asked for a chance to resume his playing career as he prepares to challenge his ICC ban handed down for spot-fixing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138700/138709.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/603662.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/603662.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-603662 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137700/137741.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/603471.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/603471.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-603471 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) will hear the appeals of suspended Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif against the ICC's bans for spot-fixing next February https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151300/151300.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/589937.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/589937.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589937 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain who was convicted of spot-fixing, has returned home after serving seven months in prison https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146600/146639.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/569369.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/569369.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569369 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain who was convicted of spot-fixing, is travelling back to Pakistan after being released from prison seven months into his 30 month sentence, Butt's lawyers have confirmed. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138700/138709.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/569261.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/569261.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569261 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Amir, in his first comments on the spot-fixing affair that disgraced Pakistan cricket, has presented himself as a victim of a plot https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138700/138710.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/557991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/557991.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Lord Chief Justice has rejected the appeals of Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir against their sentences in the spot-fixing case https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138700/138708.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/541741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/541741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-541741 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir will have appeals against their spot-fixing sentences heard on November 23 in London https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138700/138709.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/541622.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/541622.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-541622 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir will have appeals against their spot-fixing sentences heard on November 23 in London https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/541056.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/541056.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-541056 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain, has filed an appeal against his 30-month prison sentence for spot-fixing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138600/138669.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539842.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539842.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-539842 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The families of the three players react with sadness and defiance to their sentencing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138700/138722.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-539119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Reactions from former players and officials on the sentences after the spot-fixing trial https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138700/138711.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539116.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539116.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-539116 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sentencing remarks of Justice Cooke in the spot-fixing trial involving Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Mazhar Majeed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138600/138677.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539088.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539088.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-539088 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The stage is set for the sentencing of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, and the agent Mazhar Majeed, in the spot-fixing case https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138600/138632.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539063.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539063.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-539063 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir all offered closing submissions via their lawyers on the 21st day of the spot-fixing trial https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138600/138666.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539012.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539012.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-539012 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The sentencing process in the spot-fixing trial has begun with all three players - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - together in the dock for the first time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121200/121261.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538962.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538962.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-538962 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, says that the guilty verdicts will 'have no impact' on the length of the suspensions meted out on the three players https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138500/138599.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538895.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538895.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-538895 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Reactions from former players and officials on the verdicts arrived at after the spot-fixing trial https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138500/138599.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538861.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538861.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-538861 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain, and fast bowler Mohammad Asif have been found guilty of two offences - conspiracy to accept corrupt payments, and conspiracy to cheat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138100/138136.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538829.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538829.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-538829 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A day-by-day summary of the spot-fixing trial at the Southwark Crown Court in London https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130100/130110.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538664.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538664.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-538664 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The judge has given the jury deciding on the alleged spot-fixing trial permission to reach a majority verdict after he was sent a note from them saying they could not agree on "all" the charges https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138600/138600.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538628.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538628.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-538628 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A bizarre situation has occurred during the alleged spot-fixing trial with the two Pakistan cricketers on trial requiring visa extensions to remain in the United Kingdom https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538185.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538185.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-538185 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The jury deciding on the alleged spot-fixing trial at Southwark Crown Court were sent home for the weekend on Friday afternoon having failed to reach a verdict after two days of deliberation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138400/138487.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/538183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-538183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The lawyer of Salman Butt told a jury on Tuesday that his client did not need to be in on the fix for pre-determined no-balls to have been delivered in the Lord's Test last year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138100/138136.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537895.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537895.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537895 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The lawyer of former Pakistan captain Salman Butt argued there is no reliable evidence for a jury to hand down a criminal conviction https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137700/137705.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537813.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537813.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537813 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The prosecution told the jury in the alleged spot-fixing trial that teenage fast bowler Mohammad Amir was being singled out as "the sacrificial goat" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537799.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537799.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537799 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The prosecution in the alleged spot-fixing trial told a London court of 13 "facts" that it believes prove the guilt of defendants Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137900/137931.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537793.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537793.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537793 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Asif attributed his infamous no-ball in last year's Lord's Test to the abuse he received in the over from his captain Salman Butt, a court heard in London on Thursday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138100/138135.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537298.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537298.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537298 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt was widely described as an "honest" and "hard-working" individual and ex-Pakistan leg-spinning great Abdul Qadir claimed him to be a person "with high morals" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104700/104738.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537293.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537293.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537293 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt was told by the prosecution he had "been caught" as his long vigil in the witness box https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137900/137931.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537166.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537166.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537166 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt was questioned on the possible involvement of his former team-mates in fixing and met the prosecution's interrogation with a straight bat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130000/130050.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537144.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537144.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537144 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson, trainer David Dwyer and legspinner Abdul Qadir will be called as character witnesses in the alleged spot-fixing trial of Salman Butt https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537132.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537132.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537132 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, after experiencing his tenth and most difficult day of the alleged spot-fixing trial yet on Tuesday, was accused by the prosecution of lying to the jury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137900/137931.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537063.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537063.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537063 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The lawyer of Mohammad Asif accused the player's former captain, Salman Butt, of "pressurising him" before he bowled his infamous no-ball at the Lord's Test last year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138100/138136.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537016.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537016.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537016 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt, the ex-Pakistan Test captain accused of being involved in spot-fixing, said on the tenth day of the trial in London that he "misjudged" his former agent Mazhar Majeed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537012.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/537012.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537012 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt told a jury at the alleged spot-fixing trial on Tuesday that he had no knowledge of any discussions to arrange pre-determined no-balls at the Lord's Test last year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138100/138136.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-536995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt told a court how he confronted his agent Mazhar Majeed about text messages he had sent him to fix elements of match at the Twenty20 World Cup in West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137700/137709.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536855.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536855.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-536855 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt's lawyer has told the court his client wasn't involved in any "criminal conspiracy" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137700/137705.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536838.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536838.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-536838 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt has taken the witness box for the first time on Monday on the ninth day of the alleged spot-fixing trial in London https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137700/137705.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536803.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536803.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-536803 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt denied ever asking Mohammad Asif or Mohammad Amir to cheat and bowl pre-planned no-balls, a court heard on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137900/137931.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536549.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536549.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-536549 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A court heard on Friday during the alleged spot-fixing trial defendant Mohammed Asif insist that he was not protecting his former captain Salman Butt https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137700/137741.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536528.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536528.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-536528 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan bowler on trial for alleged spot-fixing, failed to appear for the eighth day of the case at Southwark Crown Court in central London https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137900/137932.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536512.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536512.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-536512 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The jury in the alleged spot-fixing trial heard on Thursday in-depth information on legitimate payments made to the players and the breakdown of how their earnings were distributed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137900/137931.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536386.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536386.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-536386 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Members of Pakistan's team cooked up plans to underperform in an effort to remove former Twenty20 and one-day captain Shahid Afridi from his position, a court heard on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536123.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536123.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-536123 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The lawyer of former Pakistan captain Salman Butt made his first robust defence of his client by listing a series of amazing claims from Butt's former agent Mazhar Majeed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130000/130050.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536109.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536109.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-536109 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mazhar Majeed, the agent of several Pakistan players, was offered US$1 million by an Indian bookmaker to ensure the team lost the third Test at The Oval against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137700/137709.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536027.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536027.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-536027 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan were to throw at least one limited-over international on the 2010 tour of England, a court was told on Monday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137700/137706.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/535890.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/535890.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-535890 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A court heard on Monday a recording of how the alleged Pakistan spot-fixing controversy was spawned https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137700/137705.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/535884.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/535884.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-535884 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The agent at the centre of the spot-fixing allegations tried to impress an undercover journalist, posing as an Indian businessman https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130000/130097.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/535824.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/535824.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-535824 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Full coverage of the spot-fixing trial of Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif in London https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/535373.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/535373.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-535373 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Video footage of the now infamous no-balls was shown to the jury before lunch on the third day of the alleged spot-fixing trial involving Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137700/137709.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/535349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/535349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-535349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT