Salman Butt discloses he was part of controversial cricket tournament

Another corruption scandal in the making rocked the cricketing world on Wednesday, after footage of comical dismissals in a private Twenty20 league in the United Arab Emirates led to ICC investigations.

The ICC Anti-Corruption Unit is investigating a match from the Ajman All Stars League recently played in the UAE

Here’s some match footage 😳pic.twitter.com/azU1Cr86e0

— The Cricket Paper (@TheCricketPaper) January 30, 2018

Now, it is already known that Pakistan former captain Salman Butt, alongside fast bowler Mohammad Asif, was part of the questioned Ajman All Stars League.

“I went there as I was not picked for the national regions one-day cup by Lahore and I was doing nothing. But when I reached there I realised it was just an amateur level event which had no match referee, ICC anti-corruption representative or even scorers,” Butt told PTI.

The former skipper stated that he played two games in the league, but was pleased with ICC investigations. “Since the spot-fixing scandal, I try to stay away as far as possible from any related controversies. I am happy the ICC is investigating the event because they were lot of flaws in it. But I played just two games and than went away to Dubai,” he explained.

Butt claimed that he was told it was a private cricket event and was not required a non objection certificate (NOC) by the PCB. “They told me it was a private tournament and not sanctioned so no NOC was required to play. When I went there I realised it was just a badly managed street level event and it made no sense to me.”