THE APEX body of cricketing world, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has dismissed the appeals of Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir against their suspensions for alleged spot-fixing in the Lord's test match during Pakistan's tour of England this August. The head of ICC Code of Conduct Commission, Michael Beloff said, "the ban on Salman and Amir would be retained. The players have denied the charges, but they will remain suspended before a code of conduct commission is formed to hear the case." The ICC code of conduct commissioner heard appeals at the ICC headquarters in Dubai on Saturday and Sunday before announcing the verdict. Pakistani cricketer Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were suspended on September 2 by the ICC after being charged with various offences under cricket's anti-corruption code. Fast bowler Mohammad Asif had appealed against the suspension with Salman and Amir, but later he withdrew his application. Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and the 18-year-old pacer Mohammad Amir had attended the hearing accompanied with their lawyers Khalid Ranjha, a former law minister, and Aftab Gul, a former Pakistan player and lawyer Shahid Karim. If the corruption charges are proved against the tainted Pakistani players, then they face minimum five-year punishment or the maximum punishment can be a life-time ban.
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