( CNN ) -- Three Pakistan cricketers who were banned from the sport for five years announced on Monday they will appeal their suspensions in the Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS ) . Mohammad Amir , Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have launched their challenges after the sport 's governing body , the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) , found them guilty of `` spot-fixing . '' Amir , 18 , and Asif , 28 , were found to have deliberately bowled no-balls during a Test match with England in August 2010 -- a match Pakistan lost -- while Butt was said to have been aware of the arrangement . Butt , 26 , received a 10-year ban of which half was suspended , right-arm bowler Asif was hit with a seven-year exclusion with 24 months suspended and fast-bowler Amir was banned for five years . `` CAS has registered the appeals filed by Mohammad Asif , Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt against the ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal 's decision of 5 February 2011 , '' a CAS statement read . `` The CAS will not comment any further on these matters until a panel of arbitrators has been constituted and a procedural calendar established . '' The trio were also told last month they will face criminal charges in Britain , along with their agent Mazhar Majeed , for conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments , and conspiracy to cheat . The four men accused of corruption have all denied the charges . Amir made his Test debut for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 2009 and went on to become the youngest player to reach 50 Test wickets . Asif has courted controversy previously in his career after serving a one-year ban when he tested positive for steroids . Former team captain Butt has represented his country in 33 Test matches and scored 1889 runs .
Three Pakistan cricketers who were suspended for at least five matches have appealed . The suspensions relate to spot - fixing allegations in a Test match with England . The players will also face prosecution on similar charges in Pakistan .