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Pakistan captain Salman Butt has seen no proof that he is implicated in any of the ‘spot-fixing’ allegations against people of his team.
England’s victory in the 4th npower Test at Lord’s was completely overshadowed by newspaper revelations alleging attempts to defraud bookmakers.
“These are just allegations. Any person can stand up and say things about you – it doesn’t make them true,” said Salman Butt.
“They include quite a few people. They are still continuing, and we will see what happens.
“There is nothing I have seen, or been shown, that involves me.”
Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed has verified Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif had their cell phones taken away by Scotland Yard officers investigating the case at the tourists’ hotel on Saturday night.
Asked whether there is cause currently for him to resign from the captaincy – a position 25-year-old Salman Butt took over only last month after the retirement of Shahid Afridi – he said: “Pakistan have won a Test match from Australia after 15 years and from England after nine years – so does that mean I should decide from this current scenario?”
Salman Butt declined the chance to publicly refuse allegations made against him in a newspaper investigation which also named 18-year-old Aamer and Asif.
Instead, during a joint press conference with Yawar Saeed, it was the team manager who responded to the majority of questions posed particularly about the ‘spot-fixing’ reports.
“Allegations are only one thing. They are all serious, whether they are small or big,” said Yawar Saeed. “No allegations are true until they are proved either way, so at this time of time they are just allegations.”
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