Butt admits to fixing, apologises

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Salman Butt, the banned former Pakistan captain, has publicly admitted to his part in spot-fixing for the first time and issued an apology. He has also indicated his willingness to participate in PCB and ICC rehabilitation programmes and said he still retains ambitions of returning to international cricket. Butt was given a five-year ban, with another five suspended, from all cricket by the ICC for his part in a scam during the Lord's Test in August 2010. He also served time in prison in England. In April, Butt and his former team-mate Mohammad Asif lost their appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the suspensions to be reduced and Dave Richardson, the ICC's chief executive, called on them to admit their wrongdoing and cooperate with the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU). "I admit the decision of the ICC tribunal," Butt said in a brief statement. "I said it before and am saying again, that to all those who have been disappointed by my actions I do apologise for them. Also, the [negative] effect it had on cricket's integrity, I would like to apology for that. "I want to insist, to all those playing and wanting to play cricket, they must stay away from such wrongdoings because it negatively effects them and the game of cricket." There will no immediate implication in the wake of the apology. Butt will have to serve the five-year ban, compulsory under the ACSU code. The remaining five years of his 10-year ban is suspended. After the apology he has to start rehabilitation. In addition to doing that, he has to tell the whole truth to the ACSU and PCB. If he can do all that then he could resume playing, provided he has satisfied ACSU and agrees to further monitoring. Butt also made a further request for a softening of his ICC ban, so that he could play domestic cricket before a possible return for Pakistan. Zaka Asraf, the currently suspended PCB chairman, had previously indicated that there could be a route back for Butt and Asif. "I also want to give my availability for any rehab PCB programme and from the ICC," Butt said. "Finally, since I have only two years left of my ban, I request the ICC to allows me to play in domestic cricket. So by the time my ban ends, I can be available for national selection."

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[philcric]

"Finally, since I have only two years left of my ban, I request the ICC to allows me to play in domestic cricket. So by the time my ban ends, I can be available for national selection."

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[1983-2011]

should have admitted it and apologized on August 28, 2010 when the story broke out

[Crookbond]

He's obviously the butt of all jokes.

[ShanS]

Pfft.. Even this apology for fixing is fixed by BCCI, RAW,MOSAD,CIA,FBI.

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[Asim]

too late...

[Manny_Pacquiao]

he is saying this because someone punched him in the face

[Prakat]

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Mohammad Asif admits to spot-fixing

Nearly three years after the 'News of the World' spot-fixing scandal broke out, disgraced Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif has finally admitted to spot fixing. Asif met officials from the Pakistan Cricket Board and PCB CEO Sauban Ahmed on Thursday morning and admitted that he had made mistakes in the past. The former Pakistan seamer said that he was willing to cooperate with the International Cricket Council and PCB completely. He said that he was ashamed for what he had done and apologised to the entire nation. Recently, Pakistan batsman Salman Butt had also confessed to have been involved in spot fixing. After Asif, all three Pakistani cricketers alleged to be part of a spot fixing charge by the ICC have confessed to have done so. The five year ban on Salman Butt and the two year ban on Muhammad Asif will still hold. Mohammad Asif, Salman Butt and young pacer Mohammad Amir were banned in early 2011 by the ICC's anti-corruption tribunal for spot-fixing in a 2010 test match against England.

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