ICC chief Dave Richardson said: "I would urge them to start the process of rebuilding their lives and reputations by apologising for their actions and meeting with ICC's anti-corruption officials to come clean.Richardson said: "The guilt of these men has now been established on three separate occasions, in three separate sets of proceedings and in three separate forums.We are pleased to note that the Cas panel rejected each and every one of the allegations that were made of prosecutorial misconduct by the ICC, and bias and incompetence on the part of the independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal. The Cas decision also justifies all of ICC's ongoing anti-corruption efforts. Butt, Asif and Pakistan team-mate Mohammad Amir were found to have deliberately bowled no-balls as part of a betting scam during the Lord's Test against England in August 2010. All three were subsequently convicted and jailed.The time has now come for them to stop misleading the members of the public, especially the supporters of the Pakistan cricket team, and to publicly accept their parts in this corrupt conspiracy.Butt is banned for 10 years by the ICC, with five years suspended, while Asif is banned for seven years, two of which are suspended. Amir has admitted his guilt, while Butt and Asif have always maintained their innocence.
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