Cricket News sort by Mohammad Asif

Former Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif feels he deserved a second chance to represent his country as many others involved in spot-fixing had also got the same. Asif was banned for seven years for deliberate bowling no balls in a Test in England in 2010. He along with Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt were also jailed in the UK for their crime.

It's rarely good when cricketers make news for reasons other than cricketing ones. No matter how bitter a pill it is to swallow, the fact is that the game has lost a lot of talented players to corruption.

Cycling’s fallen hero Lance Armstrong has finally admitted to doping en route to winning seven Tour de France titles. Following this admission of guilt, Armstrong has received backlashes from different sections of the sporting fraternity.

Discarded Pakistan Test cricketer Danish Kaneria has been handed a life ban by the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for his involvement in corrupt practices while playing county cricket.

Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt has been jailed for two and a half years and his team-mate Mohammad Asif for one year, while young Mohammad Amir will be detained for six months

The ICC has finally announced that the trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Asif will be banned from international cricket for a period of five years at the minimum each.

ICC world Cup 2011 Pakistan Squad: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt on Monday said if any of the three suspended players are cleared of spot-fixing charges they can be included in Pakistan's World Cup squad.

DOHA: Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer are set to learn their fate on Tuesday with an anti-corruption tribunal against them expected to wind up.

Karachi: Pakistan will miss the services of its top five players, including the suspended trio of Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Aamer, in the upcoming cricket World Cup.