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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has admitted to spot-fixing during a meeting with the Pakistan Cricket Board in Lahore. PCB said that Asif met with Subhan Ahmad, the chief operating officer of PCB and confessed that he had indulged in spot-fixing during the fourth Test against England at Lords in 2010. "He (Asif) said he was ashamed of what he had done and his conscience had been troubling him for the last many months but he was scared to speak out the truth,"  " Asif said he finally gathered courage to admit his guilt as he wanted to revive his cricketing career and also salvage his image, " the source added. The 30-year-old, Asif is one of the most controversial personality among the banned players and has also been found guilty of failing a dope test, carrying marijuana and other problems in the past.

Three Rajasthan Royals players, Sreesanth , Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested on Thursday for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 6. The trio allegedly received upto Rs 60 lakh for conceding runs in a pre-determined over from bookies with possible Mumbai underworld links. The special cell of the Delhi Police arrested Sreesanth and his teammates — Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan — in Mumbai early this morning for indulging in spot-fixing in at least three IPL matches on May 5, 9 and 15. Eleven bookies have also been arrested from Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The police are on the look-out for two more bookies. A Delhi court has sent the three players and all bookies to five-day police custody. The players, who have been suspended by the BCCI, have been brought to Delhi and charged under Section 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy). They are also likely to be booked under the stringent MCOCA, Maharashtra Con...

Melbourne, Friday, October 14, 2011 Australia's test and ODI Captain Michael Clarke says he is "very confident" none of his fellow players have been involved in spot-fixing matches . Clarke said, he was surprised by the claims against Australian cricketers. A Bookie named Mazhar Majeed claimed against the Australians during the hearing of the ICC spot fixing in London court. But dismissed by an ICC investigator and given clean chit to Australian cricketers.