Imprisoned Pakistani cricketers Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt have been forced to share a prison cell, according to a report published in The Daily Mail.
'They had no choice, it's the prison authorities who make the call. The batsman and the bowler remain together but with no room for a run-up let alone room to overstep the mark,' a source told The Daily Mail.
The two cricketers have been held in Wandsworth prison after being found guilty of accepting corrupt payments to bowl no-balls during a cricket match last year. Judge Jeremy Cooke sentenced Butt to 30 months, Asif one year, and their corrupt agent Mazhar Majeed two years and eight months for spot-fixing during the August 2010 Lord’s Test match.
Justice Cooke said the players were motivated solely by personal gain, despite the fortunes they could earn legitimately, and said he hoped the sentences would deter other cricketers and agents from following their “hugely detrimental” example.
In the witness stand during the trial, Asif had accused Butt of abusing him before he bowled the second of the three pre-determined no balls in conspiracy with convicted bookie Mazhar Majeed.
Wandsworth is the largest prison in the UK, currently able to hold 1,665 prisoners.
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They had better be careful in there, many jailbirds like a "bent" player
'ye dosti' song in 'Sholay' should be played to them.
From team mates to Cell mates!! They fixed together, they got punished together, now they'll repent together.. . Bad Boyz for life !! :P
@Much Amused: Butt speaks correct english but he would never teach a word to asif as they already like each other too much
Saath rahne se pyaar badhhtaa hai! Now they'll be together night and day...
Chakki piso ek saath...
this is good....asif can bowl and butt can bat...they'll have good time together...just let them have a tennis ball and a wooden slab (to be used as a bat) ;) ....
they got a ban and a heavy fine and the cricket world wants nothing more to do with them... What more could u ask for.....
Throwing them in jail is another attempt to discredit pakistanis around the world. hansie cronje was given a life ban with no jail time and he had a way way way worse record than butt, asif or amir....
If anything the sentences they received were ludicrous. 6months for amir because he cut a deal and pleaded guilty... seriously... deal cutters get parole and no jail time.... and 1 year and two and a half years for asif and butt.. ARE U KIDDING ME !!!!!!!!!!! manslaughter charges are less than 2.5 years... they should be given a choice. either the jail time or the ban.... The justice system is in the gutter in todays world...
Someone did spot fixing for them this time.
made for each other :)
Could anyone ever imagine our cricketing 'heroes' facing such treatment in Pakistan? In the land of the pure, nobody is ever guilty of anything, as long as you have 'connections'.
Bad idea to put them together. This way they will not learn any english.
Well, the duo can write a book in their prison cell titled 'The inside story of Pakistan cricket' exposing ten or more Pakistani cricketers who indulged in cheating but never got caught and other juicy details and make some money lost during their imprisonment.
jail sentence for them was harsh!
Muhammad Asif would roll joints for Butt ! :)
Team mates to Cell mates...
Awesome, atleast they can now play "aik tappa hand cricket" together in their cell to kill time. This way they'll be fully match fit in 3.5 yrs time.
Asif's lawyer said in court that his client was forced into spot fixing by Butt. I hope all is forgotten in the jail cell.