Salman Butt, Muhammad Asif allowed to play cricket after September 1

Two players joined by Muhammad Amir were involved in spot-fixing incidents in the August 2010 Test against England

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced that Pakistan's banned cricketers, left-hand batsman Salman Butt and right-arm fast-bowler Muhammad Asif, will be allowed to participate in competitive matches after September 1.

Furthermore, the ban on left-arm pacer Muhammad Amir will also expire on the same date following permission being granted to him to play at domestic level earlier this year.

"As with all players and other participants in cricket, all three players remain bound to comply with the ICC Anti-Corruption Code and the anti-corruption rules of all National Cricket Federations," the media release stated.

"Consequently, if they should commit any further act of corrupt conduct they are liable to (i) further separate disciplinary proceedings for breaches of the relevant Code or rules and (ii) in the case of Asif and Butt and where such breach occurs during the suspended part of their original period of ineligibility, the activation of that suspended period of ineligibility."

The three players were involved in spot-fixing incidents in the August 2010 Test against England when Salman was leading the team.

A British newspaper News of the World broke the story and the aforementioned players were later found to take bribes from a bookmaker, Mazhar Majeed, to bowl no-balls.

The British police arrested the bookmaker and the ICC banned the three players for different periods; Amir for five years, Asif for seven years (later two years were suspended on specific conditions) and Salman for 10 years (later five years were suspended on specific conditions).