Dubai/Karachi: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has withdrawn his appeal against the provisional suspension, imposed on him by the International Cricket Council.

Asif, Salman Butt and Mohammad Aame

Alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed's links with the Pakistan cricket team seem to run quite deep as his brother Azhar had also acted as an agent for many former and current cricketers of the country.

Law enforcement agencies here are searching for an unidentified bookmaker, who appeared on a television show and claimed that all the Tests between Pakistan and England last month were fixed.

The corruption scandal that has rocked international cricket is finding an echo in India as well with out-of-favour pacer Irfan Pathan on Friday claiming that he was sent expensive gifts by a "strange

The Scotland Yard is expected to complete its investigations into the spot-fixing allegations against three Pakistani players by next week.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rebuked New Zealand umpire Tony Hill for publicly airing his belief that Pakistan players deliberately bowled no-balls, a report said this Friday.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt is scheduled to meet the International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday in India.

The ICC on Thursday made it clear that it would not tolerate corruption in cricket and warned of stern action against players found guilty in the spot-fixing scandal which has rocked world cricket.

The Pakistan Cricket Board is not aware whether Mohammad Amir is contemplating becoming an ICC informant in the ongoing investigations into the startling spot-fixing scandal.

The suspended Pakistani trio of Test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have until September 20 to ask for a hearing of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security unit to