Pakistan’s former banned captain Salman Butt has finally confessed his unconditional participation in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal and has submitted a written apology to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
PCB has released Butt’s signed statement in which he has accepted ‘being a part to the bowling of two deliberate no-balls in the Lord’s Test match against England’, Sport24 reported.
The left-arm opener had been banned along with fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir for their infamous role in a spot-fixing scandal by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Butt, however, said that he was ready to undergo rehabilitation under the supervision of the PCB.
Earlier this year, under the ICC’s revised anti-corruption code, ICC had allowed Amir to return to domestic cricket before the end of his five-year ban, which has raised hopes for the other two to receive the same reprieve. (ANI)