Suspended trio reserve for Pakistan T20 event
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
ISLAMABAD, Sept 27 (AP): Pakistan cricketers suspended and charged by the ICC over fixing allegations have been selected as reserves for their regional Pakistani teams for a domestic Twenty20 tournament next month.
Test captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were charged after allegations they received money to bowl no-balls at predetermined times in a test against England last month.
Rawalpindi picked Amir, Lahore selected Butt and Asif was included by defending champion Sialkot. However, all three players will need clearance from the ICC to play. The Pakistan Cricket Board has not yet announced the dates for the tournament. It is likely to be staged in mid-October. The suspended trio are yet to be told the dates for their ICC hearing, however they are unlikely to be able to play in the T20 event.
Rawalpindi chief Naeem Akhtar told The Associated Press that he knew about the law but took a chance with Amir. "If Amir gets cleared before the Twenty20 tournament and we do not submit his name to the PCB for it, we could not play him in the tournament," he said.
Test captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were charged after allegations they received money to bowl no-balls at predetermined times in a test against England last month.
Rawalpindi picked Amir, Lahore selected Butt and Asif was included by defending champion Sialkot. However, all three players will need clearance from the ICC to play. The Pakistan Cricket Board has not yet announced the dates for the tournament. It is likely to be staged in mid-October. The suspended trio are yet to be told the dates for their ICC hearing, however they are unlikely to be able to play in the T20 event.
Rawalpindi chief Naeem Akhtar told The Associated Press that he knew about the law but took a chance with Amir. "If Amir gets cleared before the Twenty20 tournament and we do not submit his name to the PCB for it, we could not play him in the tournament," he said.