February 4, 2011 7:18 PM

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3 Pak cricketers charged with corruption

British prosecutors today charged three Pakistani cricketers with taking bribes to fix incidents in an international match in England last year. Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are accused of fixing certain incidents, such as the bowling of no-balls at pre-agreed times, during the fourth test at Lord's in August last year. Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said the trio, along with a fourth man, sporting agent Mazhar Majeed, have been charged with conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments and with conspiracy to cheat. These charges relate to allegations that Mr. Majeed accepted money from a third party to arrange for the players to bowl `no balls' on 26th and 27th August last, during Pakistan's Fourth Test at Lord's. Mr. Majeed and the players have been ordered to appear at London's City of Westminster Magistrates Court on March 17. They were suspended in September, accused of bowling deliberate no-balls. The International Cricket Council, which conducted its own investigation, will present its findings tomorrow.

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