Former captain Salman Butt received 2 1/2 years, the longest term of the three players. Mohammad Asif was sentenced to 1 year, while 19-year-old Mohammad Amir will serve six months.
Agent Mazhar Majeed was sentenced to 2 years, 8 months. All four may be released for good behavior after serving half their terms.
The players were found guilty of conspiring with Majeed to bowl deliberate no-balls as part of a betting scam during the match last year.
The sentences were handed down Thursday by a judge at Southwark Crown Court.
Sports agent Mazhar Majeed arrives at Southwark Crown Court for sentencing after pleading guilty to corruption charges related to match fixing, in London, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were convicted Tuesday of fixing parts of a test match in the most serious corruption scandal to hit the sport in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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