LAHORE: After collapse of two days following the verdict of ban on Pakistan cricketing trio by anti-corruption tribunal of ICC in spot-fixing case, the reaction from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) came to notice on late Monday, Geo News reported. PCB, while calling the ICC’s judgment in spot-fixing case, ‘tragic’, urged on the need to forget the issue and concentration on the future of cricket in Pakistan, adding that the board will not file appeal against the decision. This was stated by the chief of PCB Ijaz Butt in form of press release issued late Monday. The press release read that clamping ban on three Pakistani cricketers by ICC was a ‘terrible reality’ but PCB expressed trust on the proceedings in the spot-fixing scandal by anti-corruption tribunal. Spot-fixing scandal was a painful reality for Pakistan cricket but insisted to concentrate on future of Pakistan cricket; the press release cited Ijaz Butt as stating. PCB would not file appeal against ICC’s decision, Ijaz said, vowing to take every possible measure to keep Pakistan cricket corruption-free. It is pertinent to mention here that an ICC’s anti-corruption tribunal ruled ban of 10, 7 and 5 years on three Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Aamir respectively in spot-fixing case.
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