Former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja has slammed PCB over the appointment of ‘tainted’ Salman Butt as a marketing consultant member to chief selector Wahab Riaz. Ramiz was additionally vital of Kamran Akmal’s appointment who is part of the trio with Rao Iftikhar Anjum being the third member.
Pakistan’s apex cricket governing physique issued a press launch on Friday, December 1 confirming the appointment of the three members and mentioning that they “have assumed their responsibilities in the selection panel with immediate effect”.
“It’s insane to have a selection committee consisting of a member whose decision can be termed as a display of filial affection or non-affection and another who was locked up for match-fixing,” Ramiz was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
The former PCB administrator has been pretty vocal in opposition to Pakistani cricketers booked below prices of match-fixing, spot-fixing or having been discovered to be working in shut liaison with bookies. The 61-year-old had criticised PCB’s resolution to present Mohammed Amir one other alternative to signify the nation once more after the previous quick bowler had served his five-year-long ban.
Notably, Amir, Mohammad Asif and Butt have been concerned in a spot-fixing scandal in 2010. Butt, who was the captain of Pakistan’s Test crew at the time was slapped with a 10-year ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and in addition served a sentence within the United Kingdom (UK).
Butt performed 33 Test matches, 78 ODIs and 33 T20Is for Pakistan and scored 5209 runs throughout his worldwide profession. He performed home cricket after serving his ban however was by no means chosen to play for Pakistan once more. As per reviews, there’s a consensus amongst just a few factions in Pakistan cricket that he has already suffered for his wrongdoings and must be offered with extra probabilities to redeem himself.
