Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt, who was banned from cricket for five years for his role in spot-fixing, was named to the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) three-member consultant panel to chief selector Wahab Riaz yesterday.
Butt is being granted an official role with the PCB for the first time since his involvement in the Lord’s Test spot-fixing scandal in 2010.
Butt, who has played 33 Tests, 78 ODIs, and 24 T20Is for Pakistan, returned to domestic cricket after his ban was lifted in 2015, but never returned to the national team.
The 39-year-old will now work as a consultant for newly appointed chief selector Wahab alongside former Pakistan cricketers Kamran Akmal and Rao Iftikhar Anjum.
Butt’s duty as a consultant will begin with Pakistan’s five-match T20I series against New Zealand in January of next year.
PCB also designated former cricketer Mohammad Hafeez as the new team director and head coach for the team’s Test series in Australia in December, followed by a visit to New Zealand the following month.