Salman Butt Removed From Pakistan’s National Selection Panel a Day After Appointment, PCB Chief Selector Wahab Riaz Confirms Development (Watch Video)
Wahab Riaz stated that he has conveyed to Salman Butt about his removal as a consultant member to him, a day after his appointment for the role. Butt along with Kamran Akmal and Rao Iftikhar Anjum were appointed to the national selection panel and their first assignment would have been Pakistan's five-match T20I series against New Zealand in 2024.
Salman Butt was removed from the national selection panel, a day after he was appointed for that role by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Butt's appointment as a consultant member to the selection panel came under fire because of his past involvement in spot-fixing and subsequent jail term. Wahab Riaz, the national men's team selector confirmed this development in a pressure at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore where he said, "I had proposed the Salman Butt’s name and now I am reversing it," he said. Butt had served a 10-year ban imposed by the ICC for his involvement the spot-fixing episode which rocked Pakistan cricket a decade ago. It has been reported that Asad Shafiq will replace Butt in that role. Pakistan Cricket Team Players Load Their Luggage on Truck After Reaching Australia Ahead of Three-Match Test Series, Video Goes Viral.
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