Pakistan manager Yawar quits after Aamer's confession

NEW DELHI: Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed has stepped down as manager of the Pakistan cricket team after teenage pace sensation Mohammad Aamir confessed that he never wanted to be part of spot fixing but was forced into it by suspended skipper Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif.
The Pakistan Cricket Board says in a statement that Saeed "has requested ... to be relieved of his duties" and the PCB chairman has agreed to his request.
Saeed took over as manager after Pakistan's disastrous tour of Australia earlier this year.
Sources in the PCB said that Aamir had gone to PCB chairman Ijaz Butt and claimed he was innocent and a victim of the "seniors power lobby" in the team."
Another source revealed that Aamir, regarded as one of Pakistan cricket's most promising young talent, had told manager Yawar Saeed about the pressure being exerted on him by Butt.
Yawar had also been accused in the spot-fixing scandal. Yawar's resignation comes after tension built up between England and Pakistan in the recent past over the match fixing allegations which has marred the series.
The match-fixing scandal has led to the suspension of three Pakistan cricketers -- Test captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer -- by the ICC.