The International Cricket Council (ICC) today said that it will appoint an independent commissioner to go into the match fixing issue and the players will be able to put their views before him. ICC President Sharad Pawar said that the action will be taken on recommendation of the appointed commissioner. He said that the players — Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir — have a right to contest their provisional suspension and a further opportunity to defend the charges at a full hearing before an independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal in accordance with Article 5 of the code. Talking to PTI Mr power said that the ICC has not punished anybody yet, He noted that under the ICC anti-corruption rules, the suspected players needed to be notified and an investigation conducted. Mr Pawar's comments came close on the heels of Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan terming the trio's suspension as a "conspiracy" and blaming the ICC President for it.