{"id":7732,"date":"2012-06-22T13:34:19","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T13:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=7732"},"modified":"2012-06-22T13:34:19","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T13:34:19","slug":"butt-arrives-home-vows-to-clear-his-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=7732","title":{"rendered":"Butt arrives home, vows to clear his name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lahore:<\/strong> Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt, who was released from a British jail Thursday, returned home Friday amidst a chaotic welcome and vowed to clear his name of spot-fixing charges for whih he was convicted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am happy and relieved. I want two to three days with my family and once I do that I will hold a detailed press conference to answer all questions to clear my name from spot-fixing,&#8221; Butt said as he was welcomed by some 200 fans at Lahore&#8217;s international airport.<\/p>\n<p>Butt hoped that difficult days were behind him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am thankful to all those who helped me in my difficult times and I hope that my tough days are over. I am desperate to see my second son whom I have not seen since his birth,&#8221; said Butt.<\/p>\n<p>Butt vowed to clear his name and denied links with spot-fixing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have no links with spot-fixing and my only mistake was that I did not make a complaint against those who made offers. I am consulting my legal advisers and will decide on when to appeal against the ICC ban,&#8221; said Butt. &#8220;I want to come back as a good person and cricketer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old was sentenced to 30 months in prison in November after he was found guilty of accepting corrupt payments during the infamous Lord&#8217;s Test against England in August 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Butt along with team mates Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer was jailed for bowling deliberate no-balls in return for money. Their agent Mazhar Majeed was also sentenced and is still jailed.<\/p>\n<p>Amir was released in February while Asif was freed in May. 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