This is the fixture for world cup 2011 published by ICC
GROUP A: Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya
GROUP B: India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands
Shcedule
Sat Feb 19
1st match - India v Bangladesh
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sun Feb 20
3rd match - Sri Lanka v Canada (Hambantota)
Venue TBC
Sun Feb 20
2nd match - Kenya v New Zealand
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Mon Feb 21
4th match - Australia v Zimbabwe
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Tue Feb 22
5th match - England v Netherlands
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Wed Feb 23
6th match - Kenya v Pakistan (Hambantota)
Venue TBC
Thu Feb 24
7th match - South Africa v West Indies
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Fri Feb 25
9th match - Bangladesh v Ireland
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Fri Feb 25
8th match - Australia v New Zealand
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Sat Feb 26
10th match - Pakistan v Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Feb 27
11th match - India v England
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Mon Feb 28
12th match - Netherlands v West Indies
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Mon Feb 28
13th match - Canada v Zimbabwe
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Tue Mar 1
14th match - Kenya v Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Mar 2
15th match - England v Ireland
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu Mar 3
17th match - Canada v Pakistan
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Thu Mar 3
16th match - Netherlands v South Africa
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Fri Mar 4
19th match - Bangladesh v West Indies
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Fri Mar 4
18th match - New Zealand v Zimbabwe
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Sat Mar 5
20th match - Australia v Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Mar 6
21st match - India v Ireland
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun Mar 6
22nd match - England v South Africa
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Mon Mar 7
23rd match - Canada v Kenya
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Tue Mar 8
24th match - New Zealand v Pakistan (Pallekele)
Venue TBC
Wed Mar 9
25th match - India v Netherlands
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Thu Mar 10
26th match - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (Pallekele)
Venue TBC
Fri Mar 11
28th match - Bangladesh v England
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Fri Mar 11
27th match - Ireland v West Indies
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sat Mar 12
29th match - India v South Africa
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Sun Mar 13
30th match - Canada v New Zealand
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun Mar 13
31st match - Australia v Kenya
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Mon Mar 14
33rd match - Bangladesh v Netherlands
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Mon Mar 14
32nd match - Pakistan v Zimbabwe (Pallekele)
Venue TBC
Tue Mar 15
34th match - Ireland v South Africa
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Wed Mar 16
35th match - Australia v Canada
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu Mar 17
36th match - England v West Indies
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Fri Mar 18
37th match - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Fri Mar 18
38th match - Ireland v Netherlands
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat Mar 19
40th match - Bangladesh v South Africa
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Mar 19
39th match - Australia v Pakistan
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Mar 20
41st match - Kenya v Zimbabwe
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sun Mar 20
42nd match - India v West Indies
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Wed Mar 23
Quarter Final - TBC v TBC
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Thu Mar 24
Quarter Final - TBC v TBC
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Fri Mar 25
Quarter Final - TBC v TBC
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Mar 26
Quarter Final - TBC v TBC
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Tue Mar 29
Semi Final - TBC v TBC
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Mar 30
Semi Final - TBC v TBC
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sat Apr 2
Final - TBC v TBC
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date and time can be changed anytime depending on weather and political condition.
Source: ICC-Cricinfo
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Fixtures September 2010
10 Fri : England v Pakistan at Chester-le-Street, 1st ODI
12 Sun : England v Pakistan at Leeds, 2nd ODI
17 Fri : England v Pakistan at The Oval, 3rd ODI
20 Mon : England v Pakistan at Lord's, 4th ODI
22 Wed : England v Pakistan at Southampton, 5th ODI
12 Sun : England v Pakistan at Leeds, 2nd ODI
17 Fri : England v Pakistan at The Oval, 3rd ODI
20 Mon : England v Pakistan at Lord's, 4th ODI
22 Wed : England v Pakistan at Southampton, 5th ODI
FIXTURES - Next 10 days
Friday, September 10 2010
England v Pakistan (First One-day International)
Sunday, September 12 2010
England v Pakistan (Second One-day International)
Friday, September 17 2010
England v Pakistan (Third One-day International)
Saturday, September 18 2010
Finalist 1 v Finalist 2 (Final)
England v Pakistan (First One-day International)
Sunday, September 12 2010
England v Pakistan (Second One-day International)
Friday, September 17 2010
England v Pakistan (Third One-day International)
Saturday, September 18 2010
Finalist 1 v Finalist 2 (Final)
Hansie Cronje, Bob Woolmer murdered by mafia betting syndicates: Clive Rice
From Lucy Carne in London, England
September 08, 2010
Investigators should re-examine the deaths of former Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer and former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje, former South Africa captain Clive Rice says in the wake of the Pakistan betting scandal.
Rice said that match-fixing was so rife within international matches that it was only a matter of time before a player, coach or umpire paid with their life.
And he said he feared mafia betting syndicates had already murdered his close friend Woolmer and Cronje.
"These mafia betting syndicates do not stop at anything and they do not care who gets in their way," Rice said.
"People have been murdered because of it in the past, and it could happen again unless officials do something."
Rice was reiterating the stance of former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson, who told foxsports.com.au that match-fixing "might not be about money, it might be about extortion, and all the things that go on".
"In Pakistan, there's lots of extortion so it's not necessarily about money," Lawson said in an exclusive interview.
"It could be 'your career's over if you don't do X, Y and Z'. It's a whole myriad of factors; it's a different culture and community to ours, and, as a result, you get different pressures."
Rice, 61, said from his home in Johannesburg, South Africa, that he was not surprised to hear the latest allegations that Pakistan had rigged the results of the fourth Test against England at Lord's and the Sydney Test in January.
"My first response was, 'What's new?'," he said.
"Once a player becomes involved with these bookmakers and the match-fixing, they can never escape. You're in it for life. The (International Cricket Council) needs to take a stronger stand and let players know if you do this you are out."
He called on the ICC to urgently introduce reform and enforce strict policing to permanently stamp out the complex web of match-fixing and spot-fixing crippling the game.
"Players have to be told there will now be undercover officials trying to trap them," Rice said.
"They won't know whether they are dealing with a bookmaker or an undercover official."
Some players feared for their lives due to match-fixing, and a man was murdered in South Africa in a contract killing over a match-fixing dispute, according to a 2001 investigation into cricket corruption prepared for the ICC.
"The most disturbing aspect of the tolerance of corruption is the fear that some people have expressed for their personal safety, or the safety of their family," the report's author, Lord Condon, said at the time.
"The proceeds of corruption in cricket are sufficiently large to attract the attention of organised crime."
Former Proteas captain Cronje, who was banned for life for his role in a 2000 match-fixing scandal, died in a plane crash in Johannesburg in 2002. He was the only passenger.
Rice said that he feared the plane's equipment was tampered with on the orders of a mafia syndicate.
"I am convinced his death wasn't an accident," he said.
Former South Africa and Pakistan coach Woolmer was found dead in a Jamaican hotel room in 2007 on the morning after his team lost to Ireland at the Cricket World Cup.
He was reportedly furious following the match and, according to conspiracy theories, was murdered to prevent him publicising Pakistan's alleged match-fixing.
Fingerprints and DNA samples were taken from the entire Pakistan squad.
No charges were laid.
Agence France-Presse
September 08, 2010
Investigators should re-examine the deaths of former Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer and former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje, former South Africa captain Clive Rice says in the wake of the Pakistan betting scandal.
Rice said that match-fixing was so rife within international matches that it was only a matter of time before a player, coach or umpire paid with their life.
And he said he feared mafia betting syndicates had already murdered his close friend Woolmer and Cronje.
"These mafia betting syndicates do not stop at anything and they do not care who gets in their way," Rice said.
"People have been murdered because of it in the past, and it could happen again unless officials do something."
Rice was reiterating the stance of former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson, who told foxsports.com.au that match-fixing "might not be about money, it might be about extortion, and all the things that go on".
"In Pakistan, there's lots of extortion so it's not necessarily about money," Lawson said in an exclusive interview.
"It could be 'your career's over if you don't do X, Y and Z'. It's a whole myriad of factors; it's a different culture and community to ours, and, as a result, you get different pressures."
Rice, 61, said from his home in Johannesburg, South Africa, that he was not surprised to hear the latest allegations that Pakistan had rigged the results of the fourth Test against England at Lord's and the Sydney Test in January.
"My first response was, 'What's new?'," he said.
"Once a player becomes involved with these bookmakers and the match-fixing, they can never escape. You're in it for life. The (International Cricket Council) needs to take a stronger stand and let players know if you do this you are out."
He called on the ICC to urgently introduce reform and enforce strict policing to permanently stamp out the complex web of match-fixing and spot-fixing crippling the game.
"Players have to be told there will now be undercover officials trying to trap them," Rice said.
"They won't know whether they are dealing with a bookmaker or an undercover official."
Some players feared for their lives due to match-fixing, and a man was murdered in South Africa in a contract killing over a match-fixing dispute, according to a 2001 investigation into cricket corruption prepared for the ICC.
"The most disturbing aspect of the tolerance of corruption is the fear that some people have expressed for their personal safety, or the safety of their family," the report's author, Lord Condon, said at the time.
"The proceeds of corruption in cricket are sufficiently large to attract the attention of organised crime."
Former Proteas captain Cronje, who was banned for life for his role in a 2000 match-fixing scandal, died in a plane crash in Johannesburg in 2002. He was the only passenger.
Rice said that he feared the plane's equipment was tampered with on the orders of a mafia syndicate.
"I am convinced his death wasn't an accident," he said.
Former South Africa and Pakistan coach Woolmer was found dead in a Jamaican hotel room in 2007 on the morning after his team lost to Ireland at the Cricket World Cup.
He was reportedly furious following the match and, according to conspiracy theories, was murdered to prevent him publicising Pakistan's alleged match-fixing.
Fingerprints and DNA samples were taken from the entire Pakistan squad.
No charges were laid.
Agence France-Presse
Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif considers asylum in Britain
By Rob Crilly in Islamabad and Richard Edwards in London
Published: 10:00PM BST 08 Sep 2010
Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif considers asylum in Britain
Mohammad Asif, one of the cricketers at the centre of the fixing scandal, is considering making a claim for political asylum in Britain to avoid returning to a potentially violent backlash in Pakistan.
By Rob Crilly in Islamabad and Richard Edwards in London
Published: 10:00PM BST 08 Sep 2010
Mohammad Asif
Mohammad Asif fears match fixing allegations could make him the target of dangerous criminal gangs linked to the illegal betting underworld Photo: AP
The Pakistan bowler held a 35-minute meeting with an immigration lawyer last Friday, The Daily Telegraph has learnt, and said he feared the allegations of fixing certain events in a recent Test match against England could make him the target of dangerous criminal gangs linked to the illegal betting underworld.
The cricketer is said to have asked the lawyer what would be a way to stay in Britain. He went on to discuss the asylum process with the solicitor, from London firm Malik and Malik.
The news will cause consternation among cricket authorities, who are engulfed in one of the worst crises the sport has faced. It will also be met with anger in Pakistan, where the players have been pilloried by the public and media.
Asif suggested he would await the results of investigations by Scotland Yard and the International Cricket Council, to which he expressed his innocence, before taking the asylum claim further. The criminal charges carry a potential jail term and the ICC could ban him for life from the sport.
Immigration experts said Asif could present a viable case if he were able to prove his life was in danger and that the Pakistan authorities were unable or unwilling to protect him.
The 27-year-old fast bowler asked an intermediary to arrange a meeting with the lawyer in London last week, and the meeting apparently took place in a Pakistani restaurant in Southall, west London, on Friday. “He didn’t say anything about asylum at first,” said the lawyer, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “He just said, 'what’s the way to stay?’ Then we told him there’s the student way – you can come here to study – or you can apply for a work permit. But then he asked about asylum.”
Asif was said to have looked “very anxious” and was accompanied by an unidentified older man. “I think he’s just worried about the backlash at home – that’s what he told me,” the solicitor said. “There’s been a lot of talk and there are undercover betting mafias with a lot of power – that seemed to be what he was worried about.”
At one stage the meeting was interrupted by a fan asking Asif for an autograph. The cricketer left with a copy of an advice leaflet setting out British immigration law. “If he wants to go forward then we will see what we can do for him,” the solicitor said.
It is rare for Pakistanis to be granted asylum. In 2009, only 65 were given shelter in Britain, Home Office figures show. One leading immigration lawyer, who did not wish to be named, said Asif could apply for refugee status if he first proved “a well-founded fear of being persecuted” by a gang who were out to cause him harm. He would then have to argue that the Pakistan state would not protect him.
Asif, Mohammed Amir and Salman Butt were all questioned under caution by Metropolitan Police detectives earlier this week over text messages, phone calls and secret bank accounts linked to the alleged fixing of certain events in the match against England.
Amir is alleged to have deliberately bowled a no-ball in the Fourth Test at Lord’s on the orders of Mazhar Majeed, an agent and businessman.
It has emerged that Asif comes from a poor family but has four homes, including an Italianate mansion in Lahore. He has been dogged by doping controversies since testing positive for the anabolic steroid Nandrolone in 2006, and remains barred from travelling to the United Arab Emirates after he was deported from the country in 2008 for possessing drugs.
The reaction to the fixing allegations in Pakistan has been acute, with cricket fans pelting donkeys daubed with the players’ names. In a court in Lahore, a local lawyer filed a case of treason against the accused players, calling for life bans and confiscation of all the players’ assets if they were found guilty.
The Pakistan High Commission refused to comment and the manager of the Pakistan team said he was not aware of Asif seeking asylum.
Pakistan trio eager for corruption claim row to end
The Pakistan players at the centre of the corruption row want a "timely and satisfactory outcome" to the affair.
Police questioned Mohammad Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif on Friday over claims deliberate no-balls were bowled in the fourth Test with England.
"At no time were they placed under arrest, they were free to leave at any time," said lawyer Elizabeth Robertson.
"They answered questions put to them and were released without charge or conditions," she added.
The trio were quizzed separately by detectives in Kilburn in north London on Friday in the aftermath of allegations published in the News of the World newspaper last Sunday.
They have also been provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council for "alleged irregular behaviour", and charged with various offences by the ICC following the match which England won by an innings and 225 runs to seal a 3-1 series triumph.
The ICC has yet to speak to the players after agreeing it would wait until given permission by the Metropolitan Police.
Asif and Amir are alleged to have bowled three no-balls between them at pre-determined times to facilitate betting coups after a "middle-man" was reported to have accepted £150,000 from an undercover reporter from the News of the World, who published the story on Sunday.
Pakistan's most senior diplomat in Britain, High Commissioner Wajid Hasan, has criticised the ICC's actions, saying they are "playing to the gallery."
No grounds for ICC player charges - Hasan
"I met the cricketers for two hours, cross-questioned them, got to the bottom of it and concluded that they were innocent, and that's what I said to the media," he told Radio 4's Today programme.
"They [the ICC] have done the wrong thing. When there's a live police inquiry, this takes precedence over both the ICC, civil or regulatory investigations and any disciplinary investigations.
"To take action now is unhelpful, premature and unnecessary considering the players had already voluntarily withdrawn from playing.
"The ICC had no business to take this action. The ICC is just playing to the public gallery."
He later renewed his attack when it emerged the ICC had removed Amir and Asir from the list of nominees for its 2010 awards.
Amir was nominated in the emerging player of the year category, while Asif was nominated for Test player of the year.
"What happened to the general principle of law 'innocent until proven guilty'?" he said.
"After the shocking, arbitrary and high-handed suspension of the three Pakistani cricketers through the ICC's uncalled-for action, nothing is coming to me as a surprise.
"In the interest of justice and fair play... no other investigation should be started until the British police, who have primacy in the matter, have completed their investigation."
ICC anti-corruption boss Sir Ronnie Flanagan says he feels the trio 'have a really arguable case to answer' but denied there was any suggestion that this was a sign of widespread corruption in the sport.
"They [Butt, Asif and Amir] have a really arguable case to answer in our disciplinary arena but that is not the same as coming, in any sense, to a finding of guilt on their behalf.
Imran Khan said it was right that the cricketers were provisionally suspended by the ICC
"Priority must be given to the criminal investigation.
"I do not see this as the tip of an iceberg but I think it is something from which we must learn," he continued.
The ICC also revealed its current investigation could be extended to cover the country's dramatic collapse against Australia in Sydney earlier this year.
"We will be examining all the evidence that is brought before us in this particular case, we will go where the evidential trail takes us," added Flanagan.
"If there is new evidence then we will examine that with the investigative countries at any given country and that could be the case with Australia."
Australia held an 80-run lead with only two wickets in hand at the start of day four of the Test in January before Mike Hussey hit an unbeaten 134 to set Pakistan a victory target of 176.
Spinner Nathan Hauritz then tore through the tourists' batting line-up to seal a 36-run win for Australia in a match which at one point looked destined to give Pakistan a comprehensive victory.
Butt, Asif and Amir have been charged under "Article 2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel", and in accordance with the provisions of that code, have been barred from playing until the case has been concluded.
They have 14 days to appeal, although Flanagan conceded the complexity of the case, which he does not expect to be concluded "for weeks", could lead to the deadline being extended.
"We will not tolerate corruption in cricket - simple as that," stressed ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat.
"We must be decisive with such matters and if proven, these offences carry serious penalties up to a life ban.
"The ICC will do everything possible to keep such conduct out and we will stop at nothing to protect the sport's integrity.
"While we believe the problem is not widespread, we must always be vigilant.
"It is important, however, that we do not pre-judge the guilt of these three players. That is for the independent tribunal alone to decide."
Butt, Asif and Amir have been officially notified of the offences they are alleged to have committed.
DAVID BOND'S BLOG
The events of these few hours (on Thursday) sum up the difficulties of dealing with Pakistan cricket
Any player ultimately found to be guilty of committing an offence under the code would be subject to the sanctions described in the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel.
That could mean upholding the player's indefinite ban with the possibility, at the discretion of an independent tribunal, of additional fines.
Details of the date of the tribunal hearing are still to be finalised.
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels recently completed a two-year ban imposed by the ICC after passing on team information to a bookmaker during a one-day series in India in January 2007, although the 29-year-old denies any wrongdoing.
Batsman Asad Shafiq and fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, who is reportedly around 7ft tall, have been called up by Pakistan as cover for the suspended players.
Shafiq and Irfan are currently on tour with the Pakistan A team in Sri Lanka and are expected to arrive in England next week. The team's management will decide at a later stage if another replacement is needed.
Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed, 75, was taken to hospital with a minor facial injury on Friday after stumbling as he got off the team's coach in Cardiff.
Police questioned Mohammad Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif on Friday over claims deliberate no-balls were bowled in the fourth Test with England.
"At no time were they placed under arrest, they were free to leave at any time," said lawyer Elizabeth Robertson.
"They answered questions put to them and were released without charge or conditions," she added.
The trio were quizzed separately by detectives in Kilburn in north London on Friday in the aftermath of allegations published in the News of the World newspaper last Sunday.
They have also been provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council for "alleged irregular behaviour", and charged with various offences by the ICC following the match which England won by an innings and 225 runs to seal a 3-1 series triumph.
The ICC has yet to speak to the players after agreeing it would wait until given permission by the Metropolitan Police.
Asif and Amir are alleged to have bowled three no-balls between them at pre-determined times to facilitate betting coups after a "middle-man" was reported to have accepted £150,000 from an undercover reporter from the News of the World, who published the story on Sunday.
Pakistan's most senior diplomat in Britain, High Commissioner Wajid Hasan, has criticised the ICC's actions, saying they are "playing to the gallery."
No grounds for ICC player charges - Hasan
"I met the cricketers for two hours, cross-questioned them, got to the bottom of it and concluded that they were innocent, and that's what I said to the media," he told Radio 4's Today programme.
"They [the ICC] have done the wrong thing. When there's a live police inquiry, this takes precedence over both the ICC, civil or regulatory investigations and any disciplinary investigations.
"To take action now is unhelpful, premature and unnecessary considering the players had already voluntarily withdrawn from playing.
"The ICC had no business to take this action. The ICC is just playing to the public gallery."
He later renewed his attack when it emerged the ICC had removed Amir and Asir from the list of nominees for its 2010 awards.
Amir was nominated in the emerging player of the year category, while Asif was nominated for Test player of the year.
"What happened to the general principle of law 'innocent until proven guilty'?" he said.
"After the shocking, arbitrary and high-handed suspension of the three Pakistani cricketers through the ICC's uncalled-for action, nothing is coming to me as a surprise.
"In the interest of justice and fair play... no other investigation should be started until the British police, who have primacy in the matter, have completed their investigation."
ICC anti-corruption boss Sir Ronnie Flanagan says he feels the trio 'have a really arguable case to answer' but denied there was any suggestion that this was a sign of widespread corruption in the sport.
"They [Butt, Asif and Amir] have a really arguable case to answer in our disciplinary arena but that is not the same as coming, in any sense, to a finding of guilt on their behalf.
Imran Khan said it was right that the cricketers were provisionally suspended by the ICC
"Priority must be given to the criminal investigation.
"I do not see this as the tip of an iceberg but I think it is something from which we must learn," he continued.
The ICC also revealed its current investigation could be extended to cover the country's dramatic collapse against Australia in Sydney earlier this year.
"We will be examining all the evidence that is brought before us in this particular case, we will go where the evidential trail takes us," added Flanagan.
"If there is new evidence then we will examine that with the investigative countries at any given country and that could be the case with Australia."
Australia held an 80-run lead with only two wickets in hand at the start of day four of the Test in January before Mike Hussey hit an unbeaten 134 to set Pakistan a victory target of 176.
Spinner Nathan Hauritz then tore through the tourists' batting line-up to seal a 36-run win for Australia in a match which at one point looked destined to give Pakistan a comprehensive victory.
Butt, Asif and Amir have been charged under "Article 2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel", and in accordance with the provisions of that code, have been barred from playing until the case has been concluded.
They have 14 days to appeal, although Flanagan conceded the complexity of the case, which he does not expect to be concluded "for weeks", could lead to the deadline being extended.
"We will not tolerate corruption in cricket - simple as that," stressed ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat.
"We must be decisive with such matters and if proven, these offences carry serious penalties up to a life ban.
"The ICC will do everything possible to keep such conduct out and we will stop at nothing to protect the sport's integrity.
"While we believe the problem is not widespread, we must always be vigilant.
"It is important, however, that we do not pre-judge the guilt of these three players. That is for the independent tribunal alone to decide."
Butt, Asif and Amir have been officially notified of the offences they are alleged to have committed.
DAVID BOND'S BLOG
The events of these few hours (on Thursday) sum up the difficulties of dealing with Pakistan cricket
Any player ultimately found to be guilty of committing an offence under the code would be subject to the sanctions described in the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel.
That could mean upholding the player's indefinite ban with the possibility, at the discretion of an independent tribunal, of additional fines.
Details of the date of the tribunal hearing are still to be finalised.
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels recently completed a two-year ban imposed by the ICC after passing on team information to a bookmaker during a one-day series in India in January 2007, although the 29-year-old denies any wrongdoing.
Batsman Asad Shafiq and fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, who is reportedly around 7ft tall, have been called up by Pakistan as cover for the suspended players.
Shafiq and Irfan are currently on tour with the Pakistan A team in Sri Lanka and are expected to arrive in England next week. The team's management will decide at a later stage if another replacement is needed.
Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed, 75, was taken to hospital with a minor facial injury on Friday after stumbling as he got off the team's coach in Cardiff.
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