Butt, Asif involved in ‘rampant corruption’
Butt and Asif both deny charges of deliberately bowling no-balls during the Lord’s Test in August 2010.
Fast-bowler Mohammad Amir and the players’ agent Mazhar Majeed have also been charged with the same offences but are not standing trial.
“This case reveals a depressing tale of rampant corruption, with the key players being members of the Pakistan cricket team,” said prosecutor Aftab Jafferjee in his opening statement. “The two bowlers were orchestrated by their captain and his agent to bowl no-balls at a pre-arranged point in the game. Their activity represents a betrayal by them of their own team, their board, and most damaging of all a betrayal of the sport - all for greed.”
The court will continue to hear the case after the prosecution completes its opening statement.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 6th, 2011.
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@Karima Shah: I agree with you 100%. In Pakistan they would not even have tried let alone punished. In Pakistan, they would have used the same excuse that every low-life uses there. That everybody is corrupt and it is not my fault. I wonder if they would use this same argument in the UK? Amir finally accepted his guilt and should be dealt with a lesser punishment. These two are hardened criminals and must do the time for the crime and lies to cover it up. Regards, Mirza
They are traitors to the nation. Thank God they were caught in the UK and not in Pakistan. If it was in Pakistan, some low-life Judge would have let them go using their own interpretation of the law. However now they have no where to run and hide, because they are facing this case in the UK. Hope both Butt and Asif get jail time for this. Their careers are over but that is not enough punishment for what they did.