Spot-fixing: Day 2 – Amir’s no-ball remains the centre of discussion
The independent tribunal appointed by the International Cricket Council presented evidences against the tainted trio of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 on day two of the closed-door hearing of spot-fixing allegations underway in Doha.
The hearing opened at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Qatar-c2986 Financial Centre on 6 January 2011 and will run for six days until 11
January.
The centre of the discussion on Friday remained the unusually overstepped no-ball delivered by teenage pacer Mohammad Amir during the final Test against England at Lord’s.
The three-member independent tribunal, headed by Michael Beloff, was presented with the evidence collected by the ICC regarding the spot-fixing scandal. Reportedly, the head of the ICC’s Code of Conduct Commission opened the proceedings by questioning the
no-ball delivered by 18-year-old Amir and the then Test captain Salman Butt’s body language when the ball was being bowled.
Beloff was surprised by Salman’s stance and gaze as the fielders keep a cautious look at the batsman whenever a bowler delivers the ball but Salman was found looking at the bowler even after he had delivered the ball.
“The tribunal, after the start of proceedings, raised a question on Salman’s body language and why the captain was looking at the bowler’s end instead of looking the batsman [Alistair Cook],” an ICC official said from the closed-door hearing at the Qatar
Financial Centre.
All the three players were suspended from all kinds of cricket after the alleged bookmaker named http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 Majeed, in News of the World’s sting operation, claimed that he had bribed bowlers to deliver deliberate no balls during the match at pre-determined stages.
The apex body completed its case against the trio during the course of the day. The three players also recorded their statements in the light of evidence presented by the ICC against them.
According to the official, the lawyers will be given a chance to defend their clients on the third day of the hearing.
“The lawyers would present their case before the ICC tribunal and would be given full chance to clarify evidences against their clients.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-c89347 Karim is fighting the case for teenager Mohammad Amir.
Pakistan’s limited overs captain Shahid Khan Afridi, who is also attending the hearing via teleconference, was questioned by the ICC tribunal for almost 15 minutes. The ICC official claimed that Afridi was trying to defend the three players in the statements
he gave to the tribunal.
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