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ICC suspends Butt, Asif and Aamer

The International Cricket Council says it has provisionally suspended the three Pakistan players accused of involvement in a betting scam.

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In a statement on its website on Thursday, the ICC said it had charged Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif with various offences under its anti-corruption code.

The players "have been officially notified of the offences they are alleged to have committed and have been provisionally suspended pending a decision on those charges", the statement said.

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"In accordance with the provisions of the code, this means they are immediately barred from participating in all cricket and related activities until the case has been concluded."


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