Pak Spot Gate: ICC corruption panel says it wants more time
By ANIWednesday, January 12, 2011
DOHA - The International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption panel has said that it requires more time to decide the fate of three Pakistan cricketers who have been accused of corruption during a Test match in England last year.
The hearing has been deferred to February 5.
According to the BBC, former skipper Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are suspended from cricket while spot-fixing claims in August’s Test against England are being investigated.
The ICC’s three-man tribunal will reconvene in Doha.
Michael Beloff QC, Justice Albie Sachs and Sharad Rao have presided over six days of evidence since Thursday, but it has been decided that there is not enough time to reach a considered verdict.
The tribunal has throughout been very conscious of the importance of these proceedings to three players and to the wider world of cricket
“The tribunal has throughout been very conscious of the importance of these proceedings to three players and to the wider world of cricket,” read a statement for the ICC.
“Representations have been made to the tribunal to reserve any decision on the remaining charges until it has had sufficient time to give the issue the most careful consideration and until it is able, at the same time as handing down its decision, to provide written reasons.
“This was not feasible within the timetable agreed for this hearing in Doha.”
The most serious charges being considered would attract bans ranging from five years to life. (ANI)
