Pakistani Cricket Pair Guilty Of Betting Scam
published by lollywood on 1 November, 2011 - 16:10
Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Asif have been found guilty of conspiring to fix parts of last summer's Lord's Test against England.
Butt, 27, and 28-year-old fast bowler Asif plotted to bowl deliberate no-balls in the match as part of a lucrative betting scam.
The pair sat expressionless in the dock as they were convicted at Southwark Crown Court.
They were caught after an undercover reporter recorded UK-based sports agent Mazhar Majeed, 36, boasting of how he could arrange for Pakistan cricketers to rig games for money.