andal . ▁PC B ▁president ▁I j az ▁But t ▁maintained ▁that ▁the ▁players ▁were ▁innoc ent . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁former ▁Pakistan ▁captain ▁R ash id ▁Lat if ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁spot - fix ing ▁controvers y ▁might ▁be ▁a ▁set - up ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁le aked ▁video ▁contained ▁a ▁certain ▁number ▁of ▁ambigu ities . ▁I q bal ▁Moh amm ad ▁Ali , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁standing ▁committee ▁on ▁sports , ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁in ▁question ▁from ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁Professional ▁b ans ▁ ▁Sal man ▁But t , ▁Moh amm ad ▁As if ▁and ▁Moh amm ad ▁Am ir ▁were ▁each ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁investigation . ▁All ▁three ▁players ▁maintained ▁their ▁innoc ence ▁of ▁the ▁charges ▁level led ▁against ▁them , ▁but ▁were ▁susp ended ▁from ▁playing ▁pending ▁an ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Cr icket ▁Council , ▁which ▁determined ▁that ▁they ▁" had ▁an ▁arg u able ▁case ▁to ▁answer ", ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁W aj id ▁Sh ams ul ▁Has an , ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁High ▁Commission er ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁players ▁had ▁been ▁" set ▁up " ▁and ▁were ▁innoc ent ▁of ▁the ▁charges . ▁He ▁condem ned ▁the ▁I CC ▁decision . ▁ ▁But t ▁subsequently ▁file d ▁an ▁appeal ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁susp ension ▁lifted . ▁As if ▁and ▁Am ir