Asif to appeal to CAS over ICC ban

London — Mohammad Asif has lodged an appeal with sport's highest court against his minimum five-year ban by the ICC for spot-fixing, lawyers for the jailed Pakistan cricketer said Saturday.

London-based firm SJS Solicitors also said Asif is appealing against his criminal conviction for ensuring no-balls were bowled at predetermined times during the fourth test between Pakistan and England at Lord's in August 2010.

The 29-year-old seam bowler received a one-year prison sentence in November after being found guilty, along with former Pakistan captain Salman Butt, of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.

SJS Solicitors said Asif's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport is based on "multiple grounds that include the argument that the ICC disciplinary tribunal breached its own procedures, and in other ways infringed fundamental human rights to which Mohammad Asif is entitled."

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