Salman Butt has been jailed for two and a half years and Mohammad Asif for one year, while Mohammad Amir will be detained for six months for their role in a conspiracy to cheat and to obtain and accept corrupt payments related to the Lord's Test against England in August 2010.
Banned Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have been found guilty of two offences in the spot-fixing case and a jail sentence of up to seven years is looming large over both the players.
The ICC has hailed the guilty verdicts handed out to tainted Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif by a London court and said it should serve as a "further warning" to players who might be tempted to engage in corruption within the game.
Timeline of the Pakistan corruption scandal which resulted in former test captain Salman Butt and pace bowler Mohammad Asif being found guilty of corruption in a British criminal court on Tuesday. A third player, Mohammad Amir, pleaded guilty before the start of the trial.
Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were found guilty on Tuesday of taking bribes to fix part of a test match against England in a case that prosecutors said revealed rampant corruption at the heart of international cricket.
Crisis-struck Pakistan cricket's image took a severe beating today after a court here found former Test captain Salman Butt and pacer Mohammad Asif guilty of spot-fixing charges.
Three Pakistan cricketers, driven by greed, betrayed their team mates and the sport of cricket itself by taking bribes to fix incidents during a test match against England last year, a London court heard on Wednesday.
The bans given to Pakistan trio Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir for spot-fixing "will act as a strong deterrent" to others from corrupting the sport, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday.
The bans given to Pakistan trio Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir for spot-fixing "will act as a strong deterrent" to others from corrupting the sport, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday.
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were banned for at least five years on Saturday after they were found guilty of corruption by an International Cricket Council (ICC) tribunal.
British prosecutors will announce on Friday whether three Pakistan cricketers accused of taking bribes to fix incidents in an international match in England last year will be charged with criminal offences.