Court lifts life ban on Salim Malik
Friday, 24 October 2008
ISLAMABAD, Oct 23 (AP) : Former Pakistan Test captain Salim Malik is free to resume his involvement in cricket after a Pakistan court lifted a life ban Thursday.
"I have served cricket for 19 years and today I feel vindicated," 45-year-old Malik told reporters outside session court in the eastern city of Lahore.
Civil judge Malik Mohammad Altaf ruled in favour of Malik and quashed the ban imposed for match fixing.
The Pakistan Cricket Board put a life ban on Malik's involvement in the game after a PCB-appointed inquiry - beginning in 1999 and ending in 2000 - implicated him in fixing international matches.
"I have served cricket for 19 years and today I feel vindicated," 45-year-old Malik told reporters outside session court in the eastern city of Lahore.
Civil judge Malik Mohammad Altaf ruled in favour of Malik and quashed the ban imposed for match fixing.
The Pakistan Cricket Board put a life ban on Malik's involvement in the game after a PCB-appointed inquiry - beginning in 1999 and ending in 2000 - implicated him in fixing international matches.