Mohammad Amir freed after completing his sentence ? Cricket News Update
Pakistan?s spot-fixing tainted left-arm pacer, Mohammad Amir, has been released from Portland Young Offenders Institution after he was given a sentence of six-months by Southwark Crown Court for his involvement in spot-fixing.
The bowlers has, however, been released after serving half of his punishment is now free to leave for his native country Pakistan.
The youngster has a visa till March of this year, which means there is no chance of him being deported by the British authorities at the moment.
According to sources Amir after consultation with his lawyers, would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a bid to challenge his five-year ban from the game of cricket which was imposed on him by an International Cricket Council (ICC) tribunal after he was found guilty of taking bribes to deliberately bowl no-balls against England in the Lord?s Test during the summer of 2010.
Amir was banned alongside fellow pacer Mohammad Asif and skipper Salman Butt, as evidence suggested that the three players took bribes from bookie Mazhar Majeed.
However, the whole fiasco was brought to light by now a defunct British tabloid ?News of the World? which had actually carried out a sting operation where an undercover journalist paid Majeed to influence the three players.
In a video footage, released by the tabloid, Majeed boasted about the influence that he had on the Pakistani players and could ask the cricketers to give a performance according to his demands.
The release of this evidence wrecked havoc in the cricketing world as it had never experienced such a scandal in its entire history.
The three players were immediately barred from participating in the remainder of the series and were later investigated by the law enforcement agencies.
After the fiasco, the ICC revamped its anti-corruption unit and imposed on the member cricket boards to make enforces strict rules and regulations in order to restrict the players from taking part in corrupt practices.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken serious steps in this regards, where the board has introduced new clauses in the contracts of the players warning them severe consequences for getting involved in illegal practices.?
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