Tainted players stopped from practicing, to be interrogated

Tue, Aug 31 10 06:08 PM

London/Islamabad, Aug 31 (PTI) In a dramatic new twist to the ''spot-fixing'' scandal that has rocked world cricket, Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and two other tainted players, Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif, were today stopped from practicing at Taunton. The three players, at the center of the scandal, have been asked to return to London for another round of questioning by the Scotland Yard. According to sources, the decision to delink the three players from the team was taken by the team management after a marathon meeting which took stock of the developments arising out of the sting operation of the British tabloid ''News of the World''. The sources said that there was considerable pressure from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to take action on the tainted players to restore the credibility of the upcoming T20 and ODI series. It is not known when the Scotland Yard sleuths will interrogate the players. Pakistan''s coach Waqar Younis, batting coach Ijaz Ahmed, assistant manager Safaqat Rana and manager Yawar Saeed were still in a close-door meeting. .

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