*KARACHI – Former Pakistan batsman Saleem Malik – who was banned formatch-fixing in 90s – has apologised to cricket fans after 19 years and hasasked to be reinstated back into the cricketing fold.*
“I want to apologise to all fans of cricket if my actions have hurt them,”Saleem Malik said in a video statement. “I want to assure the InternationalCricket Council (ICC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of my completecooperation.”
However, the former right-handed batsman has said that he is now willing tocompletely cooperate with the authorities. “Cricket is all I know, that isall I have been doing since I was eight,” said the cricketer.
“Cricket is my bread and butter. I would like to make an appeal that,according to human rights laws, I am also treated with kindness like othersare. I am ready to comply by the laws and procedures of the ICC and thePCB.”
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It is pertinent to mention here that Malik was an integral part of thePakistan side during his heydays and had recently said that he wants toserve again, having seen his life ban lifted by courts in 2008.
