CAS sets date for appeals by Asif, Butt
The CAS website and both players said the appeals against the International Cricket Council (ICC) bans will be heard between February 5-8 next year.
“Asif’s appeal will be heard between 5-7 February while Butt’s appeal will be taken up on February 8,” the CAS confirmed from its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Captain Butt and fast bowlers Asif and Mohammad Aamer were all banned by the ICC for contriving to bowl deliberate no-balls during the Lord’s Test between Pakistan and England in August 2010.
Butt was banned for 10 years, with five suspended, Asif for seven years with two suspended and teenager Aamer for five years.
The trio were also jailed by a British court over the scandal in November 2011. All three were released earlier this year after completing half of their sentences.
Aamer decided not to pursue his appeal to the CAS after pleading guilty to the charges before the UK court.
Asif, who returned home last week, confirmed his appeal will be heard in February.
“I had filed the appeal after the ban but could not pursue it because of the criminal proceedings, but now it will be taken up by the CAS in the first week of February,” Asif told AFP.
Butt said he was looking forward to the hearing.
“I have not talked to my lawyer for a few days but he knows exactly about the appeal in the CAS and I hope justice will be done,” he said.
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whole pakistan is with the sons of soil ,pak fauj zindabad ,asif butt zindabad
Mr Asif and Mr Butt, you have no future in cricket anymore. At least, I don't want to see you guys playing for Pakistan team ever gain. If you, by any chance, wish to contribute some good then tell your friends, colleagues and youngsters never to repeat what you have done wrong!
No problems with that , but till the time they are cleared should not give lectures or comments,in our view they are traitors
Butt destroyed the career of Aamer, a potential superstar. He then laid finger on Afridi, who unfortunately for Butt always used to shrug Mazhar Majeed off. I think Butt should not be allowed to host cricket on national TV otherwise other match fixers will be encouraged.
I don't know what the case with Asif is but he was earlier involved in a recreational drug scandal in the UAE, defaming Pakistan
Lets please forget about these players. After what they have done to this country, they don't deserve the space being given to them by the print and electronic media.