The two players have returned to Lahore from Dubai where
the chairman of the ICC code of conduct commission, Michael Beloff, rejected
their appeals over their provisional suspensions after a two-day hearing that
ended on Sunday.
The pair, who were suspended on Sept. 2 by the ICC along
with team mate Mohammad Asif, have been told to prepare for a full hearing of
the case as they are facing serious allegations of spot fixing.
"They have no evidence and it appears they are just
trying to corner Pakistan," angry former Test captain Butt told reporters
at the airport.
"They have no evidence except for what has appeared
in the News of the World and they didn't even give us a date for the full
hearing, we are totally disappointed."
A report in British newspaper the News of the World
alleged Aamir and Asif deliberately bowled no-balls to order in a Test against
England at Lord's in August, with the involvement of Butt who was then Pakistan
captain.
Left arm pace bowler Aamir said the allegations against
them were a conspiracy against Pakistan cricket.
"To me it appeared as if this is a conspiracy to
defame Pakistan cricket. I am hurt and sad because we want the truth to come
out," the 18-year-old said.
"I am disappointed because they didn't even tell us
the reason for rejecting our appeals. It appeared to be as if the decision of
the hearing had been made beforehand." Butt's lawyer Aftab Gul said after
Sunday's decision that while the hearing was fair he was disappointed by the
outcome.
The two players said they would wait for the ICC to send
them a date for the hearing before deciding on their next step.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt said the spot
fixing allegations were damaging attempts to revive international cricket in
the country.
Foreign teams have refused to tour Pakistan since
militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in March 2009.
"Zimbabwe was lined up to tour Pakistan and the
International Cricket Council and Marylebone Cricket Club were also planning to
send a world XI to play a couple of matches, but this scandal put us
back," Ijaz Butt told a news conference.
