Pakistan’s Cricket players guilty of gambling cheat

Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif Pakistani Cricketers have been found responsible of their part in a "spot-fixing"scam.

Ex-Captain Butt, 27, and bowler Asif, 28, had refused scheme to deceive and conspiracy to admit fraudulent payments.

But a jury at London's Southwark Crown Court found Butt culpable of two allegations and Asif guilty of conspiring to deceive.

They planned to intentionally bowl no-balls during a Lord's Test match against England last summer.

After premeditated for about 17 hours, the jury collectively convicted the players of conspiracy to cheat.

The jurors also found Butt culpable of conspiracy to accept fraudulent funds by a greater part of 10 to two.

The jury has not up till now reached a decision on whether Asif was also responsible of conspiracy to accept crooked payments, and is ongoing its considerations.

Both the players showed no response as the jury's decision was read out.

The judge, Mr. Justice Cooke, enhanced bail for them waiting punishing later this week.

Butt, 27, and Asif, 28, were blamed after a scandalous newspaper supposed they took kickbacks to bowl intentionally no-balls.

The court listen to the players, accompanied with fast bowler Mohammad Amir, conspired with UK-based sports agent Mazhar Majeed, 36, to fix parts of the Lord's Test last August.

Three deliberate no-balls were delivered during the match between Pakistan and England from August 26 to 29 last year.

Investigators said Butt and Asif had been aggravated by voracity to "contaminate" a match viewed by millions of people and "betray" their team, the Pakistan Cricket Board and the sport itself.

Investigator Aftab Jafferjee QC said the case "exposed a disheartening take of unchecked bribery at the heart of worldwide cricket".