Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt.
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A day after Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz included the contaminated former captain Salman Butt within the national selection panel, he reversed the choice following a “thorough review”.
The 39-year-old Butt, who had made a profitable return to cricket in 2016 after serving a five-year ban for spot-fixing, was on Friday named together with former teammates Kamran Akmal and Rao Iftikhar Anjum as guide members to the recently-appointed chief selector, Riaz.
A press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board stated, “Chief selector Wahab Riaz has opted to reverse his decision to induct Salman Butt as a consultant member to the selection committee. The decision to appoint Salman Butt was under consideration and after a thorough review, it has been decided he will not be appointed as a consultant member.” The assertion added that any further members on the selection committee consultancy panel shall be introduced sooner or later.
“The authority of choosing a consultant member, whose role relates to providing recommendations and input to the selection committee, rests solely with the chief selector. Any additional members for the selection committee consultancy panel will be announced in due course,” stated the assertion.
The Pakistan staff is at present in Australia to play a three-Test collection starting December 14 at Perth.
Following the conclusion of the collection, Pakistan will tour New Zealand for 5 T20Is starting January 12.
Butt was suspended for 5 years for his function in spot-fixing in the course of the Pakistan versus England Test in August, 2010.
After returning to cricket in 2016, Butt loved a variety of success as a batter and captain in home competitions however was by no means thought-about for the national staff once more though his associate in crime, Muhammad Amir was quick tracked again into the Pakistan aspect in 2016 by the board.
Butt, a former opener, was final month employed for commentary assignments by the PCB for home competitions and is at present busy within the National T20 Championship.
Butt, Amir and Muhammad Asif have been all discovered responsible of spot-fixing by the national crime company within the United Kingdom and in addition served time in jail and the International Cricket Council imposed the bans on them.
Butt, underneath whose captaincy Pakistan gained a Test in opposition to Australia at Headingley and one in opposition to England on the Oval in 2010, has all the time complained of being handled unjustly whereas admitting his regret over his actions.
A number of years again, then head coach Waqar Younis had beneficial his title for a comeback to the national staff, however former captain Shahid Afridi refused to let him return within the staff.
