the former captain, salman butt, was sentenced to 30 months in prison. two of his teammates were also jailed. the agent received the longest prison term. our correspondent is in pakistan. has there been any reaction yet? >> there certainly has been on social media. a lot of pakistanis are shocked by the sentences. if you can imagine what it is like for some of your biggest stars to go abroad and be found guilty of cheating and then to be sent to prison. the former captain was sent to prison for two and a half years. earlier today, i spoke to his sister, his eldest sister. i spoke to her a few moments ago on the phone. she was too upset to talk. earlier in the day, we managed to sit down with her. she said it has had a huge impact, of course on the family. she said her youngest sister was to be married in a couple of weeks, that will be cancelled. salman butt's wife gave birth to a child just a few moments before he was given a sentence. she described this like a feeling of a death in the family. >> my mother is not well. they have the baby. they have not

that would be found in the hotel and hisf salman butt th teammate. this could have hardly been more clear during the game. seven later, the second. this time, mohammad asif. then the following day, the third. one expert told the trial that this is the biggest no ball he had ever seen. the impact of the trial will spread far beyond this building. serious questions will have to be asked about the effectiveness of the international cricket council anti-corruption unit. it was only because of the journalism that this plot was uncovered. >> i was happy that it was over because i hope it sends a message to world gamers contemplating getting involved in these kind of activities that will not get away with it. >> the success of tournaments' like the indian premier league has raised the stakes in terms of the amount of money on cricket. this is estimated to be worth $50 billion a year. the players were seduced by the riches on offer. tomorrow, they will be given their sentences. >> you are watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- addicted to the in

at a trial in london, the former captain, salman butt and mom mad asif, were both found guilt tism a third player pleaded guilty to charges to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments before the trial started. the verdicts obviously have an impact in pakistan. we can speak to our correspondent, aleem maqbool, who's at a contradict match in l -- who's at a cricket match in lahore. aleem? >> those verdicts have absolutely had an impact here. they've really shaken the roots of the sport here. a lot of people very dismayed to see their heroes, particularly people like mom mad amir and mom mad asif, who seemed destined for greatness, certainly some of the biggest celebrities pakistan has, convicted and potentially with the jail sentence hanging over their heads. now, we have heard from a lot of former cricketters who say that they are happy about these verdicts, they want these players to be punished because of the damage they've done to the image of pakistan. but certainly we've been speaking to players here who've been playing in a club match. of course, they've gone in for lunch

months behind bars after being found guilty at a court in london however his captain at the time salman butt got a much stiffer turn the twenty seven year old receiving two and a half years for his part in the sport spot fixing scandal while nineteen year old mohammad amir who admitted being part of the betting scam before the trial began was given six months in return for money all three plotted to deliberately bowl no balls at certain times during a test match against england at lord's last summer their agent he'd got the heaviest sentence and will spend two years and eight months in jail. certainly not indicative of rampant corruption in the cricket the vast vast majority of players are not credibly sco played with great sportsmanship. ethical approach to the game the true spirit of cricket but equally on fortune would have to say it's probably not. choose to never be complacent we can never draw we must be ever vigilant and we will be everything to win tennis russia is not a betrayer ways through to the semifinals of the tournament of champions in bali she beat chinese playing shanghai s

salman butts and mom mad were found guilty this month over a conspiracy to do no balls in a test match. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global strength to work for a wide range of financial companies. what can we do for you? >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angele