Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt Appeal

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered the appeals filed by Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt against the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Tribunal's decision of 5 February 2011 pursuant to which the players were banned from participating in cricket after being found guilty of spot fixing in two Test matches.

The cases will be handled in accordance with the procedural rules set out in the Code of Sports-related Arbitration. The parties will first exchange written submissions and will then be heard at a hearing, the date of which will be fixed at a later stage. The CAS will not comment any further on these matters until a panel of arbtirators has been constituted and a procedural calendar established.

For further information please visit www.tas-cas.org.