06 December,2010 09:34 AM IST | | Agencies
The International Cricket Council (ICC)'s Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat has said that the game's international governing body has put together a solid case against the suspended Pakistan players accused of 'spot-fixing'.
Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will face an independent tribunal- from January 6 to January 11 next year- which will decide their fate.
The trio was suspended in September after a British tabloid alleged that they were involved in 'spot-fixing' the Lord's Test against England in August.
"We've worked hard at collecting all the evidence that we would require to make the charges stand," the BBC quoted Lorgat, as saying.
"We would want to be proportional, but at the same time we do not want to show any leniency. These are severe issues and integrity of the game is absolutely fundamental and we would not want to tolerate any of that in the sport," he added.
The ICC's Code of Conduct Commission Chairman Michael Beloff will head the tribunal that will hear the case, along with fellow code of conduct commissioners Justice Albie Sachs of South Africa and Kenya's Sharad Rao.
If the players are found guilty, Lorgat said they would be dealt with firmly.
