ICC charges Pakistan trio 03/09/2010 |
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The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption have been charged with various offences by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are set to be questioned again by police over allegations that deliberate no-balls were bowled against England.
The ICC charges relate to "alleged irregular behaviour" in the fourth Test at Lord's last week.
The trio have been provisionally suspended and have 14 days to appeal.
"We will not tolerate corruption in cricket – simple as that," said ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat.
"We must be decisive with such matters and, if proven, these offences carry serious penalties up to a life ban.
"The ICC will do everything possible to keep such conduct out and we will stop at nothing to protect the sport's integrity.
"While we believe the problem is not widespread, we must always be vigilant.
"It is important, however, that we do not pre-judge the guilt of these three players. That is for the independent tribunal alone to decide."
Meanwhile, International Olympic Committee executive board member Sir Craig Reedie believes the scandal has badly damaged cricket’s hopes of regaining its place in the 2020 Olympics.
There is a campaign within cricket for Twenty20 to launch a bid to get on to the Olympic programme for the 2020 Games, when New Delhi could be among the bidders.
But Reedie told Inside the Games: "This has not been helpful in any way.
"The basis of the cricket philosophy is that the game is absolutely huge on the Indian sub-continent where, if you can take to this large number of people their sport into to the Games, you take the Olympic Movement into the biggest democracy in the world.
"But the Olympic Movement will be wary of getting involved with a sport that has these kinds of problems."
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