LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that banned Pakistani skipper Salman but has confessed to his role in a spot-fixing scandal, as he signed the confession letter.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said Butt has signed a confessional statement.
“Butt had not specifically confessed to spot-fixing, so we gave him a statement to sign and he has specifically confessed to spot-fixing,” Khan told journalists.
The 31-year-old was one of three players banned for a minimum of five years for their part in arranging deliberate no-balls in return for money during an August 2010 Test against England at Lord’s.
Butt and teammates Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were banned for five years, with the scandal not only destroying three top class careers, but also shaking the cricket world.
In January, the ICC approved a revised anti-corruption code that allows the banned players to return to domestic cricket a few months before their bans expire.
That allowed Amir, who pleaded guilty in 2011, to resume domestic cricket in February this year, prompting Butt to fight his case as well. Their bans expire on September 1.
