DUBAI – Pakistan former captain Salman Butt has emerged clean afterinvestigations by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption unit didn’t find him involvedin dubious activities during the Ajman All-Stars T20 league tournament.
“They asked me some questions and I cooperated with them completely. Theywere satisfied with what I had to say and I have now got clearance from anyinvolvement in any dubious happenings in the tournament in Ajman,” Butttold PTI.
Butt, who became infamous for his involvement in a spot fixing scandal in2010, and as a result served a five-year ban for it, said that he wasconcerned after the ICC announced it will be investigating some the dubiousleague.
“It was very worrying for me given what I have been through in the past dueto my own blunders. Since serving the ban and returning to cricket I havetried to restrict my socialising and keeping away from off the fieldactivities to keep a clean chit,” Butt said.
Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board gave Butt the green signal to play inthe latest edition of the Dhaka Premier League, a popular Bangladesh clubfranchise which runs until March 20.