ICC tribunal bans Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt for 10 years
18-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Amir gets minimum five-year ban but Salman Butt's international career is effectively over Cricket's credibility suffered a severe blow last night after three Test players from Pakistan were found guilty of corruption by an independent tribunal. The career of Pakistan's 26-year-old-captain, Salman Butt, appears to be finished after he received a 10-year ban from the sport. Mohammad Asif was handed a seven-year ban that will keep him out until he is 35. The third player, Mohammad Amir, can realistically harbour hopes that he will one day return to the sport. The 18-year-old fast bowler's youth appears to have favoured him when he received the minimum tariff for the offence: a five-year ban. Even so, his legal team announced yesterday that he will appeal against the suspension. The International Cricket Council (ICC), the world governing body, confirmed that it had imposed the suspensions after charges under its anti-corruption code were p