The two Pakistan cricketers, jailed for deliberately bowling no-balls in a Test in a betting scam, held training sessions and mock matches with a tennis ball in the exercise yard during their time at Wandsworth Prison. According to Daily Mirror, now Asif, 28, who was jailed for a year, and Butt, 27, sentenced to two-and-a-half years, have been moved to the “cushy” Category C Canterbury Prison in Kent. The paper quoted source: “The team were gutted when they were told Butt and Asif had been shipped out. “The pair created a real buzz. Now that they have gone, the cricket team just isn’t the same.” Fast bowler Mohammad Amir, 19, and sports agent Mazhar Majeed, 36, were also jailed for their part in the betting scam. Butt and Asif wanted to be deported to serve their sentences in ¬Pakistan. But businessman Dalawar Chaudhry, who has visited them in prison, said: “It would give the wrong impression. We have advised them to serve their time here.”
