Amir's lawyer hopeful in spot-fixing case

ISLAMABAD: The lawyer of Mohammad Amir says an ICC tribunal's decision to defer the spot-fixing verdict until next month will give renewed hope to the suspended Pakistan fast bowler.

Shahid Karim, who represented Amir at the International Cricket Concil's anti-corruption tribunal in Doha, is confident the player will be exonerated when its decision is announced on Feb. 5.

Speaking on his return from Doha on Thursday, Karim says "it could be a silver lining for us" that the tribunal has delayed giving its verdict.

Three Pakistan players _ Amir, Mohammad Asif and former captain Salman Butt _ were suspended last September after a British tabloid alleged they accepted payments for bowling prearranged no-balls in a test against England.

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